DON'T "THEY" WISH THEY COULD ?? !!!! ???
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In a message dated 3/31/2006 8:35:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:
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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

best,
John C...
SLC, UT...
85 Westy; Sitar