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Re: Re: Internet Going Down For Maintenance


From: "VB" <VitoB () comcast net>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 21:00:54 -0500

No, internet2 is affected as well, as it is also homed in Bern, Switzerland. Internet3 is to remain unaffected because, as we all know, it operates on Tcpip/IP version 7 so it will continue humming away.

So we are all going to failover to Internet2, right? lol Sweet, no spam..lol

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk
[mailto:full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk] On Behalf
Of Paul Kurczaba
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 3:48 PM
To: Jason Weisberger
Cc: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] 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 () hushmail 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 () sbcglobal 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 TechenspĆ¼f "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.
>>>>
>>>>TechenspĆ¼f 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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