Re: Internet Going Down For Maintenance

[Steve Kudlak <chromazine () sbcglobal net>]

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 Techenspüf "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.
>
> Techenspüf 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.
>
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