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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Who would have thought it only takes six hours to for maintence of the whole internet.

Hmm... I may need to take a trip to Switzerland to see this "internet core" also...

[quote author=Nabeshin link=topic=11132.msg106739#msg106739 date=1112373889]
Who would have thought it only takes six hours to for maintence of the whole internet.

Hmm... I may need to take a trip to Switzerland to see this "internet core" also...
[/quote]
...rofl?

[quote author=iago link=topic=11132.msg106734#msg106734 date=1112371636]
April 1, 2005 Posted: 6:36 AM EDT (1136 GMT)

Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
[/quote]
Just incase you didn't understand, I highlighted key points.

[quote author=iago link=topic=11132.msg106734#msg106734 date=1112371636]
Charter: http://lists[color=red].grok.[/color]org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
[/quote]

Grok? ..

Hah! Didn't notice that..

[quote author=Blaze link=topic=11132.msg106854#msg106854 date=1112395097]
[quote author=iago link=topic=11132.msg106734#msg106734 date=1112371636]
April 1, 2005 Posted: 6:36 AM EDT (1136 GMT)

Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
[/quote]
Just incase you didn't understand, I highlighted key points.
[/quote]

Yeah, I saw that after I posted it.  Of course, last time somebody complained about material being re-posted on that list, it was hilarious.

And yes, that's the URL.  www.dictionary.com/search?q=grok

I'm sure the Grok you know is not affiliated with that website.

BTW: [quote]in coordination with the United Nations,[/quote]

So the UN would be enforcing this? Does that mean only 127 countries would be losing internet?

Anyway, Happy April Fools [again].

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=11132.msg106882#msg106882 date=1112399692]
BTW: [quote]in coordination with the United Nations,[/quote]

So the UN would be enforcing this? Does that mean only 127 countries would be losing internet?
[/quote]

You're thinking too hard :P

[quote author=Falcon[anti-yL] link=topic=11132.msg106838#msg106838 date=1112391539]
[quote author=Nabeshin link=topic=11132.msg106739#msg106739 date=1112373889]
Who would have thought it only takes six hours to for maintence of the whole internet.

Hmm... I may need to take a trip to Switzerland to see this "internet core" also...
[/quote]
...rofl?
[/quote]

I was joking, I'm usually not that dumb.