Lets clear up some misconceptions

[Brian Densmore]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Hutchins
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:23 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: Lets clear up some misconceptions
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 05 November 2003 01:57 pm, Brian Densmore wrote:
> 
> > Let's get one thing straight, Windows does not
> > run control systems for nuclear power plants.
> 
> OK, but there are well supported rumors that it's responsible 
> for the blackout 
> this summer because it was running control systems for the 
> power grid - not 
> that it should have been, but it was - and they got knocked 
> out by one of the 
> worms.
Actually, I believe the rumor is that there were windows clients
on the same network as the control systems, and that the traffic
from worms flooded the network with traffic and shutdown the 
"automated" communication between grids, so that one grid didn't
get notification of another grid shutting down, and the person who
was *supposed* to call from one grid to notify the other grids didn't
make the call. I don't know if the rumor is true in this case, but
it did actually happen back when the SQL worm came out. Forget now
which part of the grid went down then, but someone actually was paying 
attention and made the call, thus preventing the blackout that happened
this summer. It wouldn't surprise me if the rumor is true. But again,
it is not windows running control systems. Windows doesn't do this. 
In fact Bill *Lucifer* Gates *of Hell* has even said this himself on
numerous occasions. Sorry for the lengthy response.

Brian