Re: China's Internet Out of Order Until January 15

Jan 01, 2007 0 Replies
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Associated Press News Wire wrote in :


China Telecom said that by rerouting traffic through satellite
> transmissions and landline cables connecting China and Europe, about
> 70% of overseas Internet connections had been reconnected.
> But the official was quoted as saying the link to North America would
> not be significantly improved until the undersea cables were repaired.
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Does this mean spam from China will be
> taking a two week holiday (albiet a forced one)? PAT]

According to someone working at a big ISP there has been quite a drop in spam from Asia.


The 'void' was filled by spambots in America and Europe sending out more.


Koos van den Hout, PGP keyid DSS/1024 0xF0D7C263 via keyservers snipped-for-privacy@kzdoos.xsall.nl or RSA/1024 0xCA845CB5 -?) Fax +31-30-2817051 Visit the site about books with reviews /\\\\

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