Re: Re: Internet Going Down For Maintenance

[Paul Kurczaba <seclists () securinews com>]

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 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.
> > > >
> > > > Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may 
> > >
> > > not be
> > >
> > > > published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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