Re the Feb 29 Internet shutdown: > Actually I heard this was a real thing. It seems that there are > too many broken packets and abandoned bits clogging up the lines, > mainly due to bugs in the Netscape 2.0 beta releases coinciding > with the opening of the Claudia Schiffer web site. It's expected > that network throughput will increase by 70-80% as a result of > this cleaning. In addition, the new B-chips (vital for > implementing the newly-enacted bit tax) will be installed at all > backbone access nodes. A total outage is necessary because of > EPA regulations concerning the disposal of entropy (listed as a > Class IV hazardous substance). New filtering software removes most of the hazardous waste in UNIX entropy, so only MVS/VMS systems will be affected when the Internet shuts down on the 29th. Craig Shergold