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                                 Exhibit 10.17

                          EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICY
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It is the policy of Exodus Communications, Inc. to administer the following
guidelines with respect to the employment of its Executives.

Executives
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An employee will be considered an Executive for purposes of this policy if they
are presented a copy of this document, execute it and return it to the Company.
It is the intention of this policy that employees with the following titles will
be covered by this policy: CEO, President, COO, CFO, Vice President (excluding
Regional Sales Vice Presidents) and certain other executive positions.  A list
of  "Executives" actually covered by this policy will be maintained by the
Company.

Stock Vesting in Connection with a Change of Control
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Immediately prior to a change of control the Executive shall become vested in
fifty percent of his then remaining unvested stock option shares.

Termination in Connection with a Change of Control
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In the event of a Termination resulting from or related to the change of control
of the Company, the Executive's then effective base salary and medical benefits
will continue in accordance with the following:

        1.  CEO for 18 months,

        2.  CFO, COO or Executive Vice Presidents for 12 months, or

        3.  Vice Presidents for 6 months.

A resignation by an Executive within sixty days after the occurrence or
threatened occurrence of one or more of the following events shall be considered
a "termination" under this section:

        1.  A material reduction in the Executive's job title or
            responsibilities;

        2.  Any reduction in the Executive's base salary or any material
            reduction in benefits or target annual compensation; or

        3.  A directive that the Executive relocate to an office located more
            than a thirty mile radius from the Executive's office immediately
            prior to the Change of Control.
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Change of Control
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A Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a
merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the shareholders of the
Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation own less than fifty
percent of the voting power of the surviving corporation; (ii) the sale of all
or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; or (iii) any person or group
(as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becoming the
beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities representing
more than fifty percent of the voting power of the Company then outstanding.

Termination for Any Other Reason
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In the event of an Involuntary Termination other than as stated above, and not
for "cause," the Executive's then effective base salary and medical benefits
will continue in accordance with the following:

        1.  CEO for 12 months,

        2.  CFO, COO or Executive Vice Presidents for 6 months, or

        3.  Vice Presidents for 3 months.

In addition, Employee's stock options shall continue to vest during this same
period.

Voluntary Termination
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An Executive that voluntarily terminates the employment relationship does not
receive any compensation, stock or benefits under this policy.

Termination for Cause
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An Executive that is terminated for "cause" does not receive any compensation,
stock or benefits under this policy.

Termination for "cause" means any termination of employment by the Company due
to gross misconduct, criminal behavior, breach of security or misrepresentation.



Agreement Not to Compete
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In consideration of the compensation, stock and benefits provided under this
policy, and only for the duration of time covered by those payments, the
Executive shall not manage, operate, control, participate in the management,
operation or control of or be employed by any other person or entity which is
engaged in providing services which are directly competitive with the services
offered by the Company.

Release
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Prior to any benefits being provided under this policy the Executive, at the
time of termination, must execute a Release.

In addition, the compensation, stock and benefits provided under this policy are
subject to cancellation in the event that the Executive takes any action or
engages in any conduct that is defamatory towards the Company.

Acknowledgement
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I acknowledge that I have read this policy and there is no other agreement
between me and the Company addressing these issues.  I agree that any deviations
to this policy must be approved by the Board of Directors.



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Executive's Signature


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Executive's Name


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Date