__/ [ B Gruff ] on Friday 02 March 2007 22:38 \__
> I don't know what caused it, or what software was the problem....
>
> ... but Microsoft are sorting it out (Lor' bless 'em!), so I guess we are
> saved, men!
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/02/council_email_meltdown/
Not the first:
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| The problem was attributed to an improper server configuration, causing
| five servers to send out more than half a million emails to Dublin
| solicitors. The deluge of mail originated with a publishing company's
| email marketing message, which was sent to solicitors. When some
| solicitors attempted to reply to the mail, a fault in the
| solicitors' configuration of Microsoft Small Business Server sent
| the original email to their entire email database tens of thousands
| of times.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/10/server_bug_cripples_dublin_law_firms/
Here is my humble impression, having seen an Exchange server in use:
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/01/09/exchange-servers-failure/
I think I wrote a little more about it, but I can't recall where to find it.
And ask yttrx about Exchange backups, which are apparently notorious (as
well as muchly needed because of stability issues and viruses).
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