Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 15:40:06 +0200 From: Michael Larsen <none@mlarsen--tech-nic.net.lh.bsd-dk.dk> To: aprils@nar.dk Subject: [Fwd: ]
"ICANN, INC." wrote:
>
> *** Attention ***
>
> It's that time again!
>
> As many of you know, each leap 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 1 until 12:01 a.m. GMT on April 2. 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Louis Touton
> Grand Galactic Council
> ICANN, INC.
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