IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET FROM
MARCH 31st 23:59 GMT (11:59 PM) UNTIL 00:01 GMT (12:01 AM) APRIL
2nd.
PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR!
It's that time of year again. As many of you know, each year the Internet
must be closed down for a 24-hour period of time in order to receive
maintenance, or a "Tune Up", if you will.
Many of the dead links that have plagued the World Wide Web will be removed, as well as
ftp links that are no longer in service. Lost e-mail will also be removed
from the system at this time.
In addition to the normal maintenance to be completed this year, we
will also be using new high pressure information jets to clear out
the bottlenecks that have plagued the Internet so greatly this past
year. This will greatly speed up email deliveries, as well as make it much easier to restrict the amount of spam being sent
over the Internet.
Although the down time for maintenance will be an inconvenience for
many people, you will find this will allow for a much more efficient
and faster-responding internet.
This year, the "Tune Up" will occur from
23:59 GMT (11:59 PM) on
March 31st until 00:01 GMT (12:01 AM) on April 2nd. During that 24-hour period, hundreds of powerful Internet bots at key locations
around the globe will simultaneously scan the Internet, and complete
the desired maintenance work wherever it may be required.
To help protect any valuable data you may have on the Internet from
possible corruption, we highly recommend you take the following
steps before this 24-hour maintenance period begins:
1. Disconnect all terminals and LANs from the Internet.
2. Disconnect all Internet servers from the Internet.
3. Refrain from connecting any computer, or any other Internet
connection device, to the Internet in any way.
Note:
The term "other Internet connection device" includes such
devices as WebTV, or any other electronic device used to
connect to the Internet.
Again, we understand the inconvenience this will cause many people,
and for that, we apologize. However, the great increase in Internet
performance you will experience after this short period of
maintenance will far outweigh any problems it will cause.
Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation.
Mr. Yuar Beant Ricked
Global Internet Consortium
Department of Hokesology
Webmasters, Network Administrators, and Sysops:
Please be advised that
it is extremely important for the entire Internet
community be notified of the upcoming Internet maintenance period before it
begins to get underway. Please direct all of your users and personnel to read
this notice ASAP!
Please pass this announcement to all other Internet users you
contact as well.
