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Singer's kept a post from wibble from back in the day (well, over a year later, actually, but closer than today) when all this was happening, so here it is, in its entirety.
Singer kept a post from wibble from back in the day (well, over a year later, actually, but closer than today) when all this was happening, so here it is, in its entirety.


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>print that as well while you're at it..
>print that as well while you're at it..


Total bullshit... as you're expect from Shaun! Redbrick servers weren't
powered off during the "spike" incident, it's network access was cut. In
fact all out-bound telnet access from DCU was cut if I recall correctly.
Redbrick was previously abruptly powered down (un-plugged) at a different
time due to suspected "lab room exam cheating" via our chat system, and the
fact that CSD couldn't contact an admin@redbrick to do the job for them,
and they hadn't any account with sufficent privledges on redbrick to
shutdown the system properly.
Just setting some facts straight :]
Wibblbe an alias for another well-known
redbrick user. I recall setting them straight on this fact (otheriwse that
innocent student could have been kicked out of DCU) and disusered Spike.
>>allegedly TCD and Glasgow. His carrying out of this deed was traced back to
>>his Redbrick account and great was the wrath and anger of CSD who pulled the
>>plug on Redbrick and threatened to close it down. As it was the system was
>>shut down for three weeks and restored only with several conditions.
>
>Actually reliable resources point to the fact that it was electricians that
>cocked up and CSD shut down the wrong section down (CS labs) which shut down
>mother for a while, This was confirmed by Andy Lundberg himself. So fucking
>print that as well while you're at it..
Total bullshit... as you're expect from Shaun! Redbrick servers weren't
Total bullshit... as you're expect from Shaun! Redbrick servers weren't
powered off during the "spike" incident, it's network access was cut. In
powered off during the "spike" incident, it's network access was cut. In
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