Re: Cleaning process
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- Subject: Re: Cleaning process
- From: H* W*
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:31:13 -0500
Duncan I apologize for the auction. I was not aware of this. It had been
done last year And I did not realise it would be such confusion. Would it
be OK if I put my home E-mail on this page and update people every other
day as to what the bids are at.
I won' use this page again for a auction. My address lwillems@xcelco.on.ca
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> From: McAlpine, Duncan G <Duncan.McAlpine@PSS.Boeing.com>
> To: 'pumpkins@mallorn.com'
> Subject: Cleaning process
> Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 9:30 AM
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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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