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internet shutdown (fwd)



Although Not Linux related, I just can't keep this to myself.
You have to see this.


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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 18:19:50 +0000
From: Cellcom CEllcom <mlltest@attmail.com>
To: Oori <oori@bushwack.gilo.jlm.k12.il>
Subject: internet shutdown


 *** Attention ***

 It's that time again!

 As many of you know, each leap year the internet must be shut down
 for 24 hours in order to allow us to clean it.  The cleaning process,
 which eliminates dead email and inactive ftp, www and gopher sites,
 allows for a better-working and faster internet.

 This year, the cleaning process will take place from 12:01 a.m. GMT
 on April 29 until 12:01 a.m. GMT on April 30.  During that 24-hour
 period, five powerful internet-crawling robots situated around the
 world will search the internet and delete any data that they find.

 In order to protect your valuable data from deletion we ask that you
 do the following:

 1.  Disconnect all terminals and local area networks from their
 internet connections.

 2.  Shut down all internet servers, or disconnect them from the
 internet.

 3.  Disconnect all disks and hardrives from any connections to the
 internet.

 4.  Refrain from connecting any computer to the internet in any way.

 We understand the inconvenience that this may cause some internet
 users, and we apologize.  However, we are certain that any
 inconveniences will be more than made up for by the increased speed
 and efficiency of the internet, once it has been cleared of
 electronic flotsam and jetsam.

 We thank you for your cooperation.

 Kim Dereksen
 Interconnected Network Maintenance staff
 Main branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 Sysops and others:  Since the last internet cleaning, the number of
 internet users has grown dramatically.  Please assist us in alerting
 the public of the upcoming internet cleaning by posting this message
 where your users will be able to read it.  Please pass this message
 on to other sysops and internet users as well.  Thank you.


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