Folks: This from Times - London. =========================================================================== Computer virus hits Internet traffic Traffic on many parts of the Internet has slowed dramatically, the apparent effects of a fast-spreading virus-like infection interfering with Web browsing and delivery of e-mail. Sites monitoring the health of the Internet reported significant slowdowns globally. Experts said the latest electronic attack bore remarkable similarities to the Code Red virus during the summer of 2001 which also ground traffic to a halt on much of the Internet. Howard Schmidt, one of President George W Bush's top cyber- security advisers, said it was not debilitating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~