full-disclosure - IE6 Download

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Message-ID: <3F462396.1030509@jacox.net>
From: computer at jacox.net (James A. Cox)
Subject: IE6 Download

Valdis.Kletnieks@...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.