On 17-mei-04, at 4:53, Sean Donelan wrote:
All networks are vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks and flash
crowds. Broadcasting & Cable investigates the problems with the
telephone and SMS voting with the Fox television show American
Idol.
This is _very_ old news. Something like this happened in Holland ages
ago, and it was even named the "Henny Huisman effect" after the show's
host.
There was a similar thread on this list about cellular and
international PSTN circuit congestion in New Zealand as the clock
ticked over from 1999 to 2000, e.g.:
