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Yes...definitely b. I was there.......and Bill speaks from experience as well since the RIPE meeting happened to be in Tallinn during the peak of the attack. I'm of estonian decent btw.......so I could keep up with local news (besides having personal contacts) and there were severe attacks to government sites and major banks as well as other facilities. Although nothing ended up being down for more than an hour that had been recognized ahead of time as being 'important'. Most people are not aware how much estonia relies on it's network infrastructure for government operations, banking and the daily life of ordinary people. They had the good fortune of starting 'fresh' in the early 1990's without legacy baggage :) They were prepared for the worst......technically the folks I've dealt with are some of the best.........and it's important to keep in mind that since the attack(s) were politically motivated, the timing of the worst of it was known and the banks, ISPs, police, government could coordinate a pretty tight plan of action. It is an unusual situation...or at least the first of its kind. - merike
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