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[ PRIVACY Forum ] United blames 5 hour computer outage on "network

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Sat Jun 18 14:14:48 2011

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United Airlines blames 5 hour computer outage on "network connectivity issue"
http://j.mp/iWp4Zu  (This message in Google Buzz)

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http://j.mp/kvDxid  (NPR Article)

United's explanation is a bit vague, but luckily through my own sources
I've been able to obtain photographic evidence of the actual cause:

http://j.mp/m865A7  (Lauren's Blog [JPG])

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
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