Re: The end of the Internet as we now it

[Michael Thomas <[e-mail]>]

On 10/15/20 12:26 PM, Christian Huitema wrote:
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> On 10/15/2020 12:13 PM, Michael Thomas wrote:
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>>
>> On 10/14/20 11:17 PM, Christian Huitema wrote:
>>> I think there must be some side effect from my setup. What is really
>>> weird is that it fails from 2 different computers.
>>>
>>> I know the RFC can be accessed elsewhere. In fact, the IETF datatracker
>>> works. It is just an issue for me with the tool server. But it is 
>>> really
>>> weird.
>>>
>>> On 10/14/2020 11:10 PM, Mark Nottingham wrote:
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>> Don't you have a teen in the house that can help you with this stuff? 
>
> I got much better than that, help from Henrik Levkowetz. It turns out 
> that the issue was caused by a DOS attack on the tool server -- or in 
> any case a traffic pattern that had the same effect as a DOS attack. 
> To keep the server operational, the tools team blocked a set of IP 
> address ranges from which the offending traffic appeared to come, and 
> my own IP address was caught in one of these ranges. Thanks to Henrik 
> for diagnosing and explaining the problem.
>
> I know that my choice of subject line was a bit over the top, but 
> maybe it is not so wrong after all. Even sophisticated web site 
> operators like our tools team have difficulties dealing with spikes of 
> traffic and with attacks, and they have only blunt instruments at 
> their disposal. So, yes, the Internet is not working as it used too.
>
>
oh my, that is obscure.  welcome back to adolescence, Henrik :)

Mike