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Date: Fri Apr 1 22:48:59 2005 From: seclists at securinews.com (Paul Kurczaba) Subject: Re: Internet Going Down For Maintenance Wait... Its not? :) Jason Weisberger 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >>>>Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >>>>Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >>>Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >>>Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> >> >> >>Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get >>secure FREE email: http://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 >> >>Free, ultra-private instant messaging with Hush Messenger >>http://www.hushmail.com/services-messenger?l=434 >> >>Promote security and make money with the Hushmail Affiliate Program: >>http://www.hushmail.com/about-affiliate?l=427 >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >>Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >>Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> > >
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