[edi581] Annual Internet Cleaning
- From: JerryTaylr@xxxxxxx
- To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 23:40:45 EST
I just came across the following notification and thought I would forward it
to all of you.
Jerry Taylor
Technology Integration Teacher
Greece, NY School District
Web page: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor
TASK page: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/
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DATE: 4/1/03
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 e-mail and inactive ftp, www and gopher sites,
allows for a better-working and faster Internet.
This year, 2003, 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-crawling robots situated around the world will search the
Internet and delete any unnecessary data that they find.
In order to protect your valuable data from deletion we ask that you do the
following during this 24-hour period:
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
DATE: April 1, 2003 :o)
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Class website: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor/suny/
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