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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:26 am  |
*** Attention ***
It's that time again!
As many of you know, each year the ENTIRE Internet must be shut down for 24 hours in order to allow us to clean it. The cleaning process, which eliminates dead email, inactive ftp and www sites, and empty USENET groups, 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 (the time least likely to
interfere with ongoing work). During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet search engines 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 hard drives 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
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. Please pass this message on to other sysops and Internet users as well. Thank you.
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For those who BELIEVE this, read down further:
APRIL FOOLS! |
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~ Voltaire www.Candessence.com |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:35 am |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:37 am |
| My plan had been to announce a recall of all the lead-shedding Dermawands or Baby Quasars -- didn't want to be responsible for any heart-attacks, though. |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:40 am |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:44 am |
| alibabka wrote: |
| My plan had been to announce a recall of all the lead-shedding Dermawands or Baby Quasars -- didn't want to be responsible for any heart-attacks, though. |
To borrow from Mr. Heston (for the NRA): The only way anyone will get my BabyQ is to pry it from my cold, dead hands! |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:48 am |
| haha...when I saw your post on 4/1 and then you said "It's that time again," somehow I thought of April's fools, but it's cute. hehe |
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havana8
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:11 am |
| Candy8865 wrote: |
*** Attention ***
It's that time again!
As many of you know, each year the ENTIRE Internet must be shut down for 24 hours in order to allow us to clean it. The cleaning process, which eliminates dead email, inactive ftp and www sites, and empty USENET groups, 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 (the time least likely to
interfere with ongoing work). During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet search engines 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 hard drives 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
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. Please pass this message on to other sysops and Internet users as well. Thank you.
*more below
For those who BELIEVE this, read down further:
APRIL FOOLS! |
Good one Candy. I got totally suckered in here!  I was thinking, "really? I never knew that!" Ha. Clearly I should have my first cup of coffee BEFORE I read anything...  |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:22 pm |
Didn't get me but its funny.
I liked Arielle's response. |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:38 pm |
| I am sooooo gullible. I totally believed that and even started to read it to my husband, then I saw the bottom. Thank goodness I didn't get too far in reading it to him because he would have really bugged me for believing that. |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:38 am |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:18 am |
| bkkgirl wrote: |
| haha...when I saw your post on 4/1 and then you said "It's that time again," somehow I thought of April's fools, but it's cute. hehe |
Ditto  |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:39 am |
| smart ass |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:52 am |
| no more drinks for Candy |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:06 am |
heh, heh, heh.
That's ok - when I 1st starting reading it (still 1/2 asleep) I was thinking, wow - what a great idea! ROFLMAO!!
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~ Voltaire www.Candessence.com |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:42 am |
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| no more drinks for Candy |
That's okay, Candy...I'll buy ya a round!  Sad to say, I was on the fence about whether the "cleaning process" was legit for a good while as I was reading along... 
Mary |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:35 pm |
| Mary H. wrote: |
| MelissaMarie wrote: |
| no more drinks for Candy |
That's okay, Candy...I'll buy ya a round! Sad to say, I was on the fence about whether the "cleaning process" was legit for a good while as I was reading along...
Mary |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:41 pm |
Hi havana8,
Do you mean to say you can actually read PRIOR to having a cup of coffee? 
I'm lucky if I continue breathing before having a cup of coffee in the morning! 
Good one Candy! I wasn't suckered in ... but I did giggle throughout!
Mary |
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