Re:Yikes! (Score 2)

Will the internet route arround trouble like this Virus may cause... That's debatable. I'm sure there's enough Cisco gear out there to cause some major issues... However, people may be (sic) stupid enough not to patch their IIS boxes (let alone run them at all!) but watch how fast ISP's kick customers that are causing mayhem by being infected. It's a similar situation to open relays, there are plenty of ISP's out there (at least here in New Zealand) who actively disconnect permanently connected customers with open relays. The internet as we know it has become almost a self supporting entity, the people (us) involved in any way will not stand for it to be out of service or degraded for long. Sure, we may lose a few websites in the process, but the internet as it stands will always exist. How long do you really think someone's gonna sit looking at an IIS box or Cisco router that's malfunctioning before they actually decide to remove it from the network or fix it. (or someone decides it shouldn't be part of this global network for them!). -- Stop listening to that rock! http://www.nuenergy.co.uk