Tuesday, 30 July 2002

AustNet and OzOrg administrators would like to issue the following statement:

Recently, there have been suggestions that the disruption in service provided by the OzOrg IRC network is a result of direct attacks instigated by members of the AustNet administrative community. We would like to take the time to confirm that this is not true, and that both networks have a sound working relationship. Any suggestions to the contrary are both unfounded and quite humorous.

Both networks run separately, with different geographic coverage serving different communities. To this end, both networks enjoy a shared relationship of collaboration, and are unified in their goal of providing the best service to both the Australian and the international IRC community. Unfortunately, IRC networks have become the subject of extended Denial of Service attacks throughout the world in recent years, typically as a result of bored, untalented people who would rather throw stones at something than join in and help to build and develop a community. While we both fortify our networks, it is important that we share information in order to prevent further outages. This is the relationship that exists between the two networks.

Should you have any comments or queries regarding this, please contact: community-ozorg@austnet.org