The story you are about to read is true. The names and serial numbers have been filed off, but you'll figure out who it is soon enough. The moral of the story is that even when IT people do exactly what users ask, sometimes nobody ends up happy. But you've probably figured that out already. For the rest of the night, nothing goes out and nothing comes in.
Messages begin to flow again.
All other network traffic slams to a halt. Early risers trying to access the newspaper's Web site discover they can't get the home page to finish loading. Many pages on the site won't come across the Internet at all. Research librarian's phone starts ringing off the hook. Managers insist no lynchings can take place until after the noon news deadline.