[justlurking]

I know about that. Not a big deal for a computer to handle.

No, it's not. But, it may have triggered an automated detection algorithm at Twitter, affecting all users.

I don't have a Twitter account: is there an "abuse" button to report automated spam? If so, you may be seeing the effect of a concerted effort by the left to suppress it by reporting Wikileaks email URLs as abuse.

Yes, it could be human intervention by someone at Twitter. But, it could also be a group of people gaming the system by taking advantage of the lack of human oversight.

[kiryandil]

I was talking about that specific instance. It's NOT a DOS attack - it's an automated thing once every five minutes.

No big deal for a computer to handle, as I said.

I may have just a wee bit of experience in the field. :)