A Message from Exodus (fwd)

[Adam Rothschild <asr () millburn net>]

Uggggh.  So many people have requested this privately, I can't take it!

So, here goes.  Note that some of the information in the spam is totally
false.  Some is just plain funny/silly, such as:

"If GTE/BBN has a brown-out tomorrow, their customers are out of luck if
their network fails. At Exodus, traffic for all of our customers would
just get rerouted either though our own backbone, or through another major
Internet carrier (like UUNet)."

Regards,
-asr

> > > From Mike.Johnson () exodus net Tue Sep 29 11:09:32 1998
> > > Received: from venus.exodus.net (venus.exodus.net [209.185.81.244])
> > >  by exoserv.exodus.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA12891; Tue,
> > >  29 Sep 1998 07:47:08 -0700
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> > >  id <Q3Y5LSL0>; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:00:15 -0700
> > > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:00:14 -0700
> > > From: Mike Johnson <Mike.Johnson () exodus net>
> > > Subject: A Message from Exodus
> > > To: "'XXXXX@XXXXXX'" <XXXX@XXXXXXXX>,
> > >   "'XXXX@XXXXXXX'" <XXXXX@XXXXXXX>
> > > Message-id:
> > <XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX () venus exodus net>
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> > >
> > > Gentlemen,
> > >
> > > I would to talk with your company to see if we could provide some of
> > =
> > > our
> > > Internet data center services for use in your business.  In a
> > nutshell,
> > > our primary focus is to provide a world-class facility for managing
> > the
> > > Internet portion of an organization's data center.   For a lot of
> > our
> > > clients (including several ISPs), our US facilities are their ONLY
> > data
> > > center facilities.  Companies like Hotmail, iVillage, Geocities,
> > > CondeNet, and USAToday run all of their server hardware in our
> > > buildings.  On the ISP side of the equation, we have connections
> > with
> > > nearly every public and private Internet exchange in the US and are
> > > expanding into both Europe and Asia.  If GTE/BBN has a brown-out
> > > tomorrow, their customers are out of luck if their network fails.
> > At
> > > Exodus, traffic for all of our customers would just get rerouted
> > either
> > > though our own backbone, or through another major Internet carrier =
> > > (like
> > > UUNet).  As a policy, we always add more physical bandwidth when we
> > > reach 50% of capacity.
> > >
> > > I would really appreciate it if you could point me to someone there
> > in
> > > management who might be interested in spending a lot less money on
> > your
> > > equipment infrastructure and more on your core business.  Here are
> > some
> > > bullet points for you to consider...
> > >
> > >
> > > EXODUS' 7 INTERNET DATA CENTERS FEATURE:
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --=
> > > ---
> > > * 7X24 monitored physical security                =09
> > > * 12" raised flooring
> > > * Battery back up                         =09
> > > * Diesel power generators=09
> > > * FM200 Fire Suppression System           =09
> > > * Diverse local loops
> > > * Scalable space from =BC shared rack to multiple 7'X 8' Virtual
> > Data
> > > Centers with dedicated racks and power. =20
> > >
> > > EXODUS' VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH FEATURE:
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --=
> > > ---------------
> > > * 1 Megabit Ethernet to 100 Megabit Fast Ethernet scalable Internet
> > > connections
> > > * Fixed and "usage based" bandwidth options
> > > * Direct "public" connectivity to NAP's and MAE's
> > > * Multiple PRIVATE peering agreements with other Tier 1 Service
> > > Providers
> > > * OC3 nationwide backbone
> > >
> > > EXODUS' MANAGED SERVICE INCLUDE:
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > * Customized Computer Associates Unicenter TNG reports
> > > * Distributed and Local Director / Disaster Recovery - Load
> > Balancing
> > > * URL monitoring and bandwidth utilization reports
> > > * CheckPoint or Raptor firewall protection
> > >
> > > VALUE PROPOSITION
> > > ----------------------------------
> > > Exodus capabilities can significantly benefit companies that have
> > > figured out how to use the Internet as an effective business tool
> > but
> > > don't want to invest finite resources into managing their Web
> > > operations.  The Exodus solution allows these Internet savvy
> > companies
> > > to reduce Web administration costs, off-load IS resources, and
> > reduce
> > > time-to-market while increasing the quality and reliability of
> > Internet
> > > content distribution, communication and commerce.
> > >
> > >
> > >                    =20
> > > Exodus Clients
> > > "Non-Stop Internet Computing"
> > > Companies doing serious business on the web, park their web servers
> > at
> > > the Exodus Internet Data Centers=20
> > >
> > > Partial List
> > >
> > > Computer Associates       Major Strategic Alliance        =09
> > >                   http://www.ca-nethaven.com
> > >
> > > Geocities         Top 5 Site on the Web
> > > http://www.geocities.com
> > >
> > > Tripod                    Leading Web Community
> > > http://www.tripod.com
> > >
> > > Microsoft         Software Juggernaut
> > > http://www.microsoft.com
> > >
> > > CBS Sportsline            Top 3 Sport Site
> > > http://www.sportsline.com
> > >
> > > Hearst New Media  Major Media Site
> > > http://www.homearts.com
> > >
> > > Oracle                    #1 Database Company
> > > http://www.oracle.com
> > >
> > > Litlenet                  #1 Electronic Commerce Company
> > > http://www.litle.net
> > >
> > > Tibco                     Reuters Information Service Provider
> > > http://www.tibco.com
> > >
> > > BMG                       $5.8 Billion Entertainment Conglomerate
> > > http://www.bmg.com
> > >
> > > D.E. Shaw / JUNO  #2 Free E-mail Site
> > > http://www.juno.com
> > >
> > > Poppe Tyson               #1 Internet Marketing Co. for Wall Street
> > > http://www.poppe.com
> > >
> > > USA Today         #1 National Newspaper
> > > http://www.usatoday.com=09
> > >
> > > Progressive Networks      Real Audio/Real Video
> > > http://www.real.com
> > >
> > > HOTBOT            Top Rated Search Engine
> > http://www.hotbot.com
> > > Conde Nast                Major Media Publisher
> > > http://www.condenet.com
> > >
> > > Hotmail                   #1 Free E-mail Site
> > > http://www.hotmail.com
> > >
> > > Lycos                             Top Rated Search Site
> > > http://www.lycos.com
> > >
> > > *Over $100 Million of Customer equipment are housed in Exodus
> > > facilities.
> > >
> > >
> > > Please contact me if you think we might be able to work together.  =
> > > Thank
> > > you for your consideration.
> > > --
> > > Mike Johnson
> > > Major Account Consultant
> > > EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS
> > > 212.220.5458
> > > mike.johnson () exodus net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Johnson
> > > Major Account Consultant
> > > EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS
> > > 212.220.5458
> > > mike.johnson () exodus net