Re: Cleaning process
TO: list owner DUNCAN
FR: list subscriber Ron Bauman
Duncan,
If you don't want people to send information back and forth to each
other over your list about auctioning seeds (pumpkin seeds); what makes
it okay to send a message like this that is not even related to pumpkin
growing?
McAlpine, Duncan G wrote:
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> > Internet Cleaning
> > DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET FROM MARCH 31st 23:59 pm (GMT)
> > UNTIL 12:01am (GMT) APRIL 2nd.
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> > *** Attention ***
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> > 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.
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> > We thank you for your cooperation.
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> > 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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