[1714] in Humor
HUMOR CLASSIC: Annual Cleanup
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
Thu Nov 21 13:17:52 1996
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 13:08:02 -0500
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: abennett@MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
You wouldn't Remember folks, IT"S A JOKE! Go it?
-Drew
From: "Mark A. Herschberg" <hershey@MIT.EDU>
From: Anders Wallgren <anders@macromedia.com>
>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:47:16 -0800 (PST)
>From: chunt@macromedia.com (Christian Hunt)
>Subject: FW: Internet FYI
>
>We definately need to prepare for this! Can sometime tell the Web Team? ;)
>
>>>Subject: Internet Downtime
>>>
>>>*** Attention ***
>>>
>>>It's that time again!
>>>
>>>As many of you know, each 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 November 29 until 12:01 a.m. GMT on November 30 (the day after
>>>the American Thanksgiving, the time least likely to interfere with
>>>ongoing work). During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet
>>>searching servers 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.
>>>
>>
>> matt abarbanel | Macromedia
>> GUM & PUTTY CONSULTANT | 600 Townsend St.
>> mabarbanel@macromedia.com | San Fransico, CA, 94103
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