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Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE6 Download
- To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
- Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE6 Download
- From: "James A. Cox" <computer@jacox.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:07:18 -0500
Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>Microsoft was basically forced into this because they're having performance
>issues with windowsupdate.microsoft.com - having all 750 million Windows users
>download the patch for MS03-026 through one pipe really sucks. It must have
>stuck in their craw to sign the contract, as Akamai is a Linux-oid box.... :)
>
>
Microsoft has been using Akamai for at least several months. I believe
they engaged them after a spate of DDoS attacks against their servers.
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