Nice one Joy!          :-)          And a Happy April Fool's Day to  you and
yours.

On 3/31/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>   _____
>
> From: nyckayaker-bounces@rockandwater.net
> [mailto:nyckayaker-bounces@rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of Richard Clifford
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:38 PM
> To: nyckayaker@rockandwater.net
> Subject: NYCkayaker World Wide Web cleanup
>
>
>
> From: Department of Homeland Security
> Date: March 29, 2006 8:48:17 AM MST
> To: All US Medical Facilities
>
> Subject: World Wide Web cleanup
>
> It is necessary to inform all Internet dependent facilities that the
> Internet will be shut down for cleaning for twenty-four hours from
> midnight
> on March 31 through the early hours of April 2. This cleaning is necessary
> to clear out the "electronic flotsam and jetsam" that has accumulated in
> the
> network. Dead email and inactive ftp, www, and gopher sites will be
> purged.
> The cleaning will be done by five very powerful Japanese-built
> multi-lingual
> Internet-crawling robots (Toshiba ML-2274) situated around the world.
> During
> this period, users are warned to disconnect all devices from the Internet.
> If electronic files will be needed during that period of time, it is
> advised
> that back-up systems be used, without attempting to access them through
> the
> Internet. Although the general public has not been informed of this
> shutdown
> to avoid a general panic, it has been deemed necessary to inform public
> medical and emergency facilities that may have become Internet dependent.
> This message may be passed on to any facility or person that you believe
> may
> be affected by this short shutdown.
>
> Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
>
> U.S. Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security Randy Beardsworth
>

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