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Date: Fri Apr  1 21:59:16 2005
From: timoguin at gmail.com (Tim O'Guin)
Subject: Re: Internet Going Down For Maintenance

Global Message: BRB.  Quick reboot.

On Apr 1, 2005 2:48 PM, Jason Weisberger <jbdubbs@...il.com> wrote:
> LOL.  I'd love or someone to buy this one.  As if the Internet is in
> one central location.
> 
> 
> On Fri,  1 Apr 2005 08:51:26 -0800, bart2k@...hmail.com wrote:
> > Actually, I believe that since the internet core is run off of the
> > MS platform that this has something to do with the release
> > Microsoft SP1 for their 2003 release yesterday.  ;)
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:09:02 -0800 Steve Kudlak
> > <chromazine@...global.net> wrote:
> > >I suspect that this has something to do with today being April
> > >First
> > >called "April Fool's Day". My sister in Pittsburgh is one year
> > >oloder
> > >today. Since she was born a couple months permature she was a
> > >pretty big
> > >April Fool's surprise.
> > >
> > >Have Fun,
> > >Sends Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >Larry Seltzer wrote:
> > >
> > >>Internet To Close For Maintenance This Weekend
> > >>
> > >>April 1, 2005 Posted: 6:36 AM EDT (1136 GMT)
> > >>
> > >>BERN, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Long-scheduled maintenance will
> > >bring the
> > >>Internet down this Saturday from 9PM to 3AM Greenwich Mean Time.
> > >>
> > >>The Internet Architecture Board, in coordination with the United
> > >Nations,
> > >>has planned an "infrastructure maintenance window" for several
> > >years.
> > >>According to IAB Senior Consultant Ursula Techensp?f "such a
> > >massive network
> > >>requires occasional maintenance to upgrade aging equipment." Also
> > >planned is
> > >>the first resorting of IP (Internet Protocol) numbers since
> > >before the
> > >>dotcom boom.
> > >>
> > >>Techensp?f added "Years ago, when the Internet was largely
> > >academic, such
> > >>maintenance was not as stressful or disruptive. Most maintenance
> > >can be
> > >>performed on a 'hot' network now, but resetting of the Internet
> > >core still
> > >>requires taking it down."
> > >>
> > >>Users should not expect to lose much data, although experts do
> > >warn of a
> > >>potential data surge when the network comes back up, and advise
> > >users to
> > >>bring systems back on the network slowly and cautiously.
> > >>
> > >>Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may
> > >not be
> > >>published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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