Cleaning process
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: Cleaning process
- From: M* D* G*
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 06:30:20 -0800
> Internet Cleaning
> DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET FROM MARCH 31st 23:59 pm (GMT)
> UNTIL 12:01am (GMT) APRIL 2nd.
>
> *** 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.
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> This year, the cleaning process will take place from 23:59 pm (GMT) on
> March 31st until 00:01 am (GMT) on April 2nd. 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.
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> 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.
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> 3. Disconnect all disks and hardrives from any connections to the
> Internet.
> 4. Refrain from connecting any computer to the Internet in any way.
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> We understand the inconvenience that this may cause some Internet
> users, and we apologize. However, we are certain that any inconveniences
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> 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.
>
> Fu Ling Yu
> Interconnected Network Maintenance Staff
> Main Branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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> 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.
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> Please pass this message on to other sysops and Internet users as
> well.
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> Thank you.
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> Note: for more information regarding the internet cleaning process...see note
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> April Fools!
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