*Important Notice re. Internet Cleaning!*
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 April 1st until 12:01 a.m, GMT on April 2nd During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet search engines 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.
Interconnected Network Maintenance staff, Main branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Please notify your friends relatives and business associates on this event so they too will be prepared.
This year, the cleaning process will take place from 12:01 a.m.. GMT on April 1st until 12:01 a.m, GMT on April 2nd During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet search engines 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.
Interconnected Network Maintenance staff, Main branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*****************
Please notify your friends relatives and business associates on this event so they too will be prepared.
13 Comments:
Thanks for the info.
Enjoy your weekend!
Got a bridge you wanna sell me too, girlfriend?
Happy April Fools Day to you too!!!!!! :)
Interesting how you posted between the hours you stated. Hmmm???
"Interesting how you posted between the hours you stated."
She obviously used her telepathic powers. *wink*
Too funny
How true is this? Is this part of the April Fools Day? Hope not. Anyway, thanks for the info.
Wow I needed that. As heartbreaking as my day was, I forgot it was April fools day!
oops...too late! lol
Good advice, my friend.
By the way, Hasppy April Fools Day to you, as well.
Hehe - too funny my friend. Just too bad you posted this on April 1st *wink*.
APRIL FOOLS!!! You almost had me going!
You got me!!!! :)
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