Comments on: A Massive Baseball “Denial of Service” Type Event http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/ The Daily Doings of Steph Sat, 19 May 2012 09:18:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Leland http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3556 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:52:31 +0000 http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3556 P.S. Our reporter, Paula Haddock, is a Denver resident and she's not buying the malicious attack story either. P.S. Our reporter, Paula Haddock, is a Denver resident and she’s not buying the malicious attack story either.

]]> by: Leland http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3554 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:37:26 +0000 http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3554 I don't believe it was a DOS. They simply could not handle the demand. Exclusive internet sales was a poor decision all the way around that will haunt them in ticket sales for the next few seasons. I don’t believe it was a DOS. They simply could not handle the demand. Exclusive internet sales was a poor decision all the way around that will haunt them in ticket sales for the next few seasons.

]]> by: Steph http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3510 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:37:59 +0000 http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3510 Your second remark is probably much closer to the truth. I'm thinking O-rings and space shuttles and managers who don't want to hear bad news. I had originally snorted at the Rockies assertion of a trojan horse. But upon reflection it's quite possible that a large number of PC's were infected and the attacked coordinated. But still.... Your second remark is probably much closer to the truth. I’m thinking O-rings and space shuttles and managers who don’t want to hear bad news.

I had originally snorted at the Rockies assertion of a trojan horse. But upon reflection it’s quite possible that a large number of PC’s were infected and the attacked coordinated. But still….

]]> by: Leland http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3509 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:53:45 +0000 http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3509 P.S. After thinking about this for a while and being placed in similar no win situations, it crosses my mind that the IT staff could have warned management what was going to happen only to have management ignore the warnings and go forward anyway. P.S. After thinking about this for a while and being placed in similar no win situations, it crosses my mind that the IT staff could have warned management what was going to happen only to have management ignore the warnings and go forward anyway.

]]> by: Leland http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3508 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:19:52 +0000 http://slatrat.com/index.php/2007/10/22/a-massive-baseball-denial-of-service-type-event/#comment-3508 Oh now really. Are you telling me they didn't have a clue what was going to happen? If that is really the case, their entire web-IT staff should be looking for a job. Oh now really. Are you telling me they didn’t have a clue what was going to happen? If that is really the case, their entire web-IT staff should be looking for a job.

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