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http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...tm?bw=bb&mp=wm

Looks like the BBC server has died...

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BBC Radio Scotland is still running...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainf...scotland.shtml

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Reports of explosion at Heathrow too... unconfirmed as yet...

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"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Looks like the BBC server has died...
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> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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MAC - Not really the place for this (I live in Glasgow) I'm sure if people
pop to the Glasgow newsfeeds you will see the various topics in there.

I'm in Gourock - it's pretty important worldwide...

"Gordon Keenan" <gordonian@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Looks like the BBC server has died...
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>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...tm?bw=bb&mp=wm
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> MAC - Not really the place for this (I live in Glasgow) I'm sure if people
> pop to the Glasgow newsfeeds you will see the various topics in there.
>

At first (4hrs back) I thought it was maybe just a stupid accident... but
this is clearly linked to the London stuff a few days back... I hope I'm
wrong but I don't see any issue with making this news item on the Vista
group (good god - if it only helps one family)

"Gordon Keenan" <gordonian@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Looks like the BBC server has died...
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> MAC - Not really the place for this (I live in Glasgow) I'm sure if people
> pop to the Glasgow newsfeeds you will see the various topics in there.
>

IE Imminent attack

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> BBC Radio Scotland is still running...
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainf...scotland.shtml
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I have to agree with Gordon (and I speak as a fully paid-up member of the
SNP). This is a dreadful event, in frightening times, but ...
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general is not the right forum.

The BBC website might have returned a few HTTP 503s while it was receiving a
huge number of hits, but I don't think the BBC was ever in danger of being
"taken out". The radio and TV were broadcasting the whole time.

Cheers
Andrew

I disagree, as a former boyfriend of Shona. I did the right thing...

"Andrew McLaren" <andrew@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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>I have to agree with Gordon (and I speak as a fully paid-up member of the
>SNP). This is a dreadful event, in frightening times, but ...
>microsoft.public.windows.vista.general is not the right forum.
>
> The BBC website might have returned a few HTTP 503s while it was receiving
> a huge number of hits, but I don't think the BBC was ever in danger of
> being "taken out". The radio and TV were broadcasting the whole time.
>
> Cheers
> Andrew