Talk:Smurf attack

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It would be really nice to have an etymology for this page. It was called a smurf attack because the source file for the original implementation was called smurf.c. But, why did the author choose that name. I believe the term originated in military slang for a style of amplifier. And I believe the military's term originated in the idea of one smurf (Papa smurf) giving an order, and all the other smurfs saying "Yes, Papa smurf!" and carrying it out. But, I do not know this, it is only a guess. Omnifarious 15:17, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Broken link

The link to http://www.netscan.org/ do not work. Should it be removed? --Anka.213 13:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

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