From: "Mark R. Jacobson" <jacobson.11t_private> I know most of us are looking towards Europe but I heard two BBC reports this evening that might be of interest. The first was on a "cyber sit-in" organized in the U.S. and directed at the Mexican (and I think US) governments. Apparently a few pro-Zapatista, cyber-saavy students are now using a software called, "flood-net" to help them with their operations. I apologize if this is "old-news" to some of you. The purpose of this particular protest was to create a "virtual sit-in." The protesters sought to overload the "servers" and public web-pages of certain organizations, though I can imagine some other applications. I am not sure if they were successful, annoying, or both. Stefan Wray, the a New York University student who organized the protest said of his campaign, "we urge multiple actions, virtual and real, on multiple levels, aimed at multiple targets, from multiple sources." Mark -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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