[geeks] Using a mailing list for a DDOS attack

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: "Anthony Ortenzi" <geeks at litfire.com>
" 
" Geoff Mendelson said:
" > It depends upon how qickly they happen. It's also not 1300 calls,
" > it's 1300 people trying it out, so it's 1300 false alarms.
" 
" It does bring up an interesting question -- one of testing critical systems.
" 
" Is it never OK to verify that an emergency number works on your system?  It
" really sucks to find out that it doesn't when someone's blood is draining
" quickly.

when 911 was first set up around here, you could dial 811 to test your
access/coverage.  iirc you got a canned message saying you
successfully reached the 911 ctr.  it may even have included your
dialing number.
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