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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>jbackshall Thu, </span></font></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Oct 9, 2003</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>iiNet advises the short term fix applied on Tuesday evening has been </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>successful in combating the current issue, and is able to confirm </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the network is currently in a stable condition.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Clients known to be infected by the Welchia / Nachi virus are being </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>contacted on an individual basis, in order to ensure the situation </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>does not re-occur. Once this has been completed, it is envisaged the </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>ability to send ICMP echo packets (i.e. pings) will be reinstated. </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This is expected to occur within 48 hours.</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thank you for your patience. Further updates will be provided no </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>later than </span></font>13/10/2003 17:00 WST.</pre></td>
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