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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.34

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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          This Agreement made and entered into as of the 1st day of January
2000, by and between INTERLIANT, INC., a Delaware corporation, having a place of
business at Two Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577 ("Employer"), and,
KRISTIAN NELSON having an address at 19702 Emerald Leaf, Houston, TX 77094
("Employee").

                                  WITNESSETH:
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          WHEREAS, Employer is engaged in the IT consulting, Internet Web and
application hosting, and related services business;

          WHEREAS, Employer desires to employ Employee as a Senior Vice
President, Operations of Employer, and Employee desires to be so employed by
Employer, all pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:

     1.  Definitions.

          As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

          "Agreement" shall mean this Agreement and any amendments hereto.
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          "Agreement Term" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
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          2(a).

          "Base Salary" shall mean the Employee's annual salary as determined
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          pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof.

          "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Employer.
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          "Cause" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.
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          "Employment Year" shall mean each consecutive twelve (12) month period
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          during the Agreement Term, the first of which shall commence on the
          date hereof.

          "Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
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Section 4(d).

     2.  Agreement Term.

         (a) The Employer will employ the Employee and the Employee will work
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Employer for a term of seventeen (17) months commencing as of January 1, 2000
and ending on May 31, 2001, unless sooner terminated as provided in Section 2(b)
or in accordance with Section 9, or in the event of death or disability of the
Employee as provided in Section 2(c) (the "Agreement Term").

          (b) This Agreement may be terminated by the Employer for Cause prior
to the end of the Agreement Term on such date as shall be specified in a notice
given by the Employer to the Employee

          (c) In the event of the death or disability of the Employee during the
Agreement Term, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of such death or
as of the date of determination that such disability has occurred and the
Employee's estate or the Employee, as the case may be, shall be entitled to
receive (i) any and all accrued and unpaid portions of the Base Salary to the
date of death or disability, (ii) all of the benefits to which the Employee
would be entitled pursuant to Sections 7 and 8 hereof to the date of death or
disability, and (iii) in the case of the death of the Employee, such other
payments and benefits as shall be provided to the estates and beneficiaries of
deceased Employees under the then existing policies of the Employer.  As used
herein, a "disability" shall have occurred if, as a result of physical or mental
incapacity, the Employee shall have been incapable of performing Employee's
duties hereunder for a period in excess of twenty six (26) consecutive calendar
weeks or an aggregate of thirty (30) weeks in any twelve (12) month period, as
determined by the Board (or a committee or officer of the Employer designated by
the Board) in its sole discretion.  If the Employee disagrees with such
determination, the Board (or such designated committee or officer) and the
Employee shall select a mutually satisfactory physician to resolve the
disagreement and the resolution of such physician shall be binding on both the
Employer and the Employee.

          (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
Employer shall notify Employee no later than January 1st of the year within
which the Agreement Term is to expire of its intentions to renew this Agreement
for an additional year beyond May 31st of that year.

     3.  Duties.

          The Employee shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and
services for the Employer as the Employer may, from time to time, reasonably
require, devote his entire time, energy and attention to the business of the
Employer and its subsidiaries, and shall not engage in any other business
activity. The Employee shall report to Co-Chairman, Bradley Feld or the Chief
Executive Officer of Employer, or their respective successors. Employee shall
have the title Senior Vice President, Operations of Employer. Employer
acknowledges that Employee's religious beliefs prohibit him from working or
traveling from sundown Friday nights to sundown Saturday nights and accordingly
Employer shall not require Employee to work or travel during that time.

     4.   Non-Competition; Nonsolicitation; Confidentiality; Intellectual
          Property Matters.

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          (a) During the Agreement Term and for a period of one (1) year after
the Agreement Term ("Restricted Period"), the Employee will not engage in any
capacity in the Web or application hosting business, the Web consulting or
development business or in a business substantially similar to or in competition
with the business of the Employer that is located or does business in any state
in the United States or anywhere throughout the world except as an officer,
director, shareholder or employee of Employer or any affiliate thereof.

          (b) During the Restricted Period and for one (1) year thereafter, the
Employee will not, unless acting with the express written consent of Employer,
directly or indirectly, solicit or interfere with, or endeavor to entice away:

               (i)  any person who has rendered services as a subcontractor,
               consultant or employee or otherwise for the Company with respect
               to the Business or the Employer or any of their respective
               affiliates during the twelve (12) month period immediately
               preceding the date of termination or expiration of this
               Agreement; or

               (ii) with respect to any business substantially similar to the
               business in which the Employer or any of its affiliates is or has
               been engaged on or after the date of this Agreement, any person
               or entity who was a customer or client of the Employer, the
               Company or any of their respective affiliates at any point during
               the twelve (12) months preceding the termination or expiration of
               this Agreement or any person or entity who requested or received
               a proposal from the Employer, the Company or any of their
               respective affiliates within the twelve (12) months preceding the
               termination or expiration of this Agreement.

          (c) During the Agreement Term and at all times thereafter the Employee
agrees to hold in confidence all matters and things related to the business of
Employer and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries or affiliates of a
confidential or secret nature (including, without limitation, all private or
proprietary information) which the Employee may acquire, learn, develop or
create during the Agreement Term and will not, without the written consent of
Employer, except in the performance of the Employee's duties as an employee of
the Employer, use, publish or disclose any such matter or thing except to the
extent that (i) such information is otherwise publicly available or (ii)
disclosure is required by applicable law or court order.

          (d) Employee hereby assigns, and agrees to assign, to Employer all of
Employee's right, title and interest in and to all inventions, discoveries,
improvements, ideas, computer or other apparatus programs and related
documentation, and other works of authorship, whether or not patentable,
copyrightable or subject to other forms of protection, that are made, created,
developed, written or conceived by the Employee during the Agreement Term (and
any written or oral extension thereof), whether during or outside of regular
work hours, either solely or jointly with another, in whole or in part, either:
(i) in the course of his Employment by Employer or its affiliates, (ii) relating
to the actual or anticipated business or research or

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development of Employer or (iii) with the use of Employer's time, material,
private or proprietary information, or facilities (herein each designated
"Intellectual Property"). Employee agrees to execute (without charge to
Employer) a specific assignment of title to Employer and to do anything else
reasonably necessary to enable Employer to secure a patent, copyright or other
form of protection for Intellectual Property anywhere in the world. Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the Intellectual Property created within the scope
of Employee's employment are, to the extent copyrightable, works made fore hire,
as that term is defined in 17 USC 101, and that all right, title and interest in
the Intellectual Property rests in the Employer.

          (e) Employee agrees to execute upon request by Employer from time to
time during the Agreement Term, any nondisclosure, intellectual property or
confidentiality agreements which Employer may require its employees generally to
execute, consistent with the foregoing.

     5.  Compensation.

          (a) As compensation for services to be rendered to the Employer and in
consideration for the covenants and agreements of the Employee contained herein,
the Employer shall pay to the Employee an annual Base Salary of $200,000
commencing January 1, 2000. At the discretion of the Co-Chairman or Chief
Executive Officer of Employer which is subject to the approval of the
Compensation Committee of the Board, Employee may receive annual or other
increases in the Base Salary during the Agreement Term.

          (b) The Base Salary shall be payable in substantially equal
installments and in substantially the same manner that salaries are paid by
Employer to other employees in comparable positions with the Employer.

          (c) The Employee shall be eligible for an objective based bonus at the
discretion of the Co-Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of Employer, subject to
the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     6.  Vacation.

          The Employee shall be entitled to vacation periods annually during the
Employee's employment under this Agreement consistent with the Employer's
vacation policy for employees generally.

     7.  Reimbursement for Expenses.

          The Employer shall reimburse the Employee for all reasonable and
necessary expenses and other disbursements actually incurred by the Employee for
and on behalf of the Employer in the performance of the Employee's duties upon
submission of adequate documentation of such expenses and in accordance with
Employer's reimbursement policy then in effect.

     8.  Benefits.

          The Employee shall be entitled to participate in any health, medical
and dental,

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insurance or similar plan or program of the Employer established or in effect
for the benefit of its employees generally.

     9.   Termination By Employer for Cause.

          Termination of this Agreement for "Cause" by the Employer shall mean
termination due to the occurrence of any of the following events:

          (a)       if the Employee is convicted of any crime (whether or not
                    involving the Employer) which constitutes a felony or
                    involves moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation;

          (b)       if the Employee exhibits dishonest conduct in connection
                    with Employee's employment, which is fraud, theft or
                    misappropriation or embezzlement of Employer's funds, which
                    Termination shall be effective on the tenth (10th) day after
                    written notice from Employer is delivered to Employee;

          (c)       if the Employee shall have breached any of Employee's
                    material obligations under this Agreement, including,
                    without limitation, Employee's agreement not to compete as
                    provided in Section 4 of this Agreement (other than an
                    inadvertent breach as to which Employee shall have
                    discontinued the activity causing the breach within two (2)
                    days following delivery of notice thereof to Employee); or

          (d)       if the Employee has habitually failed to follow the
                    reasonable directives of the Employer for the performance of
                    Employee's duties or responsibilities hereunder, including,
                    without limitation, Employee's duties and responsibilities
                    under Section 3 hereof, after due notice to the Employee,
                    and a reasonable opportunity to be heard by a Co-Chairman or
                    the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer within one (1)
                    month after the giving of such notice and to correct such
                    failure.

     10.  Certain Remedies.

          In the event the Employer terminates this Agreement for Cause, all of
the Employee's rights under this Agreement shall thereupon terminate and
Employee shall be entitled only to all accrued and unpaid portions of the Base
Salary through the date of such termination, and to all vested benefits under
any employee benefit plans maintained by the Employer, whether funded or
unfunded, accrued through the date of such termination. In the event the
Employer terminates this Agreement other than for Cause, Employee shall be
entitled to receive, in addition to all vested benefits described in the
preceding sentence, a severance payment equal to the greater of (i) the balance
of the Base Salary due under this Agreement had Employer not so terminated the
Agreement or (ii) an amount equal to twelve months of Employee's then current
Base Salary.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such termination shall be
without prejudice to any right the Employee may have to continue to participate,
on a post-

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employment basis, in any retirement plan of Employer now existing or established
hereafter for the benefit of its employees in general or any health plan of
Employer, to the extent Employee is eligible under the general provisions
thereof or as required by applicable law, including, without limitation, COBRA.

     11.  Notice.

          Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed by
registered mail, postage prepaid: if to the Employee at Employee's address set
forth on the first page hereof, or at such other address as Employee shall
designate by written notice to the Employer, and if to the Employer at Two
Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577, Attention: General Counsel, or at
such other address as Employer shall designate by notice to the Employee.

     12.  Successors and Assigns.

          This Agreement is personal in its nature and neither of the parties
hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder, except that Employer may
assign this Agreement to any affiliate or successor entity resulting from a
merger, consolidation, sale of stock of Employer or sale of substantially all of
the assets of Employer.

     13.  Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

          This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict
of law rules.   Employer and Employee submit and consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York,
Counties of New York or Westchester with respect to any legal actions between
them relating to this Agreement.

     14.  Only Contract Relating to Employment; Amendments.

          This Agreement supersedes any prior contracts relating to employment
between the Employee and the Employer and constitutes the full and complete
agreement between the Employee and the Employer in such respect and no
statement, representation, warranty or covenant has been made by either party
with respect thereto except as expressly set forth herein. This Agreement cannot
be changed, modified or amended and no provision or requirement hereof may be
waived without the consent in writing of the Employee and the Employer.

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     15.  Headings.

          The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of this Agreement.

     16.  Severability.

          The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision
contained in this Agreement is found to be unenforceable by reason of the
extent, duration or scope thereof, or otherwise, then the court making such
determination shall have the right to reduce such extent, duration, scope or
other provision so that in its reduced form any such restriction shall
thereafter be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.  It is the
intent of the parties hereto that the covenants contained in this Agreement
shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public
policies of each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought (the Employee
hereby acknowledging that said restrictions are reasonably necessary for the
protection of the Employer).

     17.  Counterparts.

          This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer and the Employee have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

                              INTERLIANT, INC.

                              By:    /s/ Bradley A. Feld
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                                    Bradley A. Feld, Co-Chairman

                              Employee:

                              By:   /s/ Kristian Nelson
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                              Kristian Nelson

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.35

                                 January 14, 2000

Mr. Herbert Hribar
13403 Running Pump Court
Herndon, VA  20171

Dear Mr. Hribar:

          Interliant, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby
agrees to employ you and you hereby agree to accept such employment under the
following terms and conditions:

          1.  Term of Employment.
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          (a) Except for earlier termination as provided in Section 8 below,
your employment under this Agreement shall be for an initial term commencing on
or before February 15, 2000 (the "Effective Date") and terminating on the third
anniversary of the Effective Date  (the "Initial Term"),

          (b) After the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be automatically
renewed for successive renewal terms of one year each, unless prior to the end
of any such renewal term either party shall have given to the other party at
least 90 days' prior written notice of its intention not to renew this
Agreement.

          2.  Compensation.
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          (a) You shall be compensated for all services rendered by you under
this Agreement at the rate of $350,000 per annum (such salary, as it may from
time to time be increased, is hereinafter referred to as the "Base Salary"),
payable in semi-monthly installments.  Prior to each anniversary of the
Effective Date, the Board of Directors shall review your performance, the
earnings of the Company during the prior year and the Company's economic
prospects for the coming year and shall consider in its discretion whether to
increase the Base Salary payable to you hereunder.

          (b) With respect to each year during the term of this Agreement, you
shall be eligible to receive an incentive bonus of up to $350,000
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based upon your meeting the performance milestones set forth on Exhibit 2(b)
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annexed hereto.

          (c) On the Effective Date, the Company will make an interest free loan
to you in the amount of $250,000.  Such loan must be repaid on the first
anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that any sums received by
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you prior to such date pursuant to Section 2(b) above must be applied to prepay
such loan.  On the Effective Date, you shall execute and deliver to the Company
a promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2(c).
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          (d) The Company shall grant to you, on the Effective Date, options to
purchase an aggregate of one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) shares of
the Company's common stock (the "Options") in three Tranches as follows:

Tranche No. 1:  500,000 shares with an exercise price of $12.00 per share.
Tranche No. 2:  500,000 shares with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.
Tranche No. 3:  500,000 shares with an exercise price of $24.00 per share.

     The Options shall be exercisable in installments in accordance with the
following vesting schedule:

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CumulativeDate                           Vested Percentage      Balance Vested
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<S>                                      <C>                    <C>
First Anniversary of Effective Date      25% of each Tranche    25% of each Tranche

Second Anniversary of Effective Date     25% of each Tranche    50% of each Tranche

Third Anniversary of Effective Date      25% of each Tranche    75% of each Tranche

Fourth Anniversary of Effective Date     25% of each Tranche    100% of each Tranche
</TABLE>

          (e) Upon a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Plan) (i)
all Options will fully vest and (ii) you shall be paid by the Company an amount
equal to one year's worth of Base Salary in effect as of the date of the Change
of Control.

          3.  Duties.
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          (a) You shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
subject to the direction and control of the Board of Directors of the Company.
You shall also be a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.  Your
principal office shall be located in the vicinity of Purchase, New York.

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          (b) You shall devote your full business time, energies and attention
to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be entitled to serve as a member of the
Board of Directors of one unrelated company so long as such company does not
compete with the Company.

          (c) You shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be subject to the
Company's rules, practices and policies applicable to the Company's senior
executive employees.

          4.  Benefits.   You shall be entitled to such benefits, if any, as are
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generally provided by the Company to its senior executive employees including,
without limitation, personal leave, sick leave, and holiday leave to the extent
such leaves are provided to all senior executive employees.  You also shall have
the benefit of any life and medical insurance plans, pensions and other similar
plans as the Company may have or may establish from time to time for its senior
executive employees.  The foregoing, however, shall not be construed to require
the Company to establish any such plans or to prevent the Company from modifying
or terminating any such plans, and no such action or failure thereof shall
affect this Agreement.  In addition, you shall be entitled to 21 work days' paid
vacation per year and the Company, as a Company expense, shall allow you to use
the Company's leased suite or apartment in the vicinity of Purchase, New York.
The Company shall also reimburse you for expenses associated with relocating
personal effects from Denver to Washington, D.C. and in an amount not to exceed
$5,000 for up to four months early termination of your apartment in Denver.

          5.  Expenses.  The Company will reimburse you for reasonable expenses,
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including travel expenses, incurred by you in connection with the business of
the Company upon the presentation by you of appropriate substantiation for such
expenses including incremental expenses associated with travel to and from
Washington, D.C.

          6.  Confidentiality, Non-Interference and Proprietary Information.
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          (a) Confidentiality.  In the course of your employment by the Company
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hereunder, you will have access to confidential or proprietary data or
information of the Company and its operations.  You will not at any time divulge
or communicate to any person nor shall you direct any Company employee to
divulge or communicate to any person (other than to a person bound by
confidentiality obligations similar to those contained herein and other than as
necessary in performing your duties hereunder) or use to the detriment of the
Company or for the benefit of any other person, any of such data or

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information. The provisions of this Section 6(a) shall survive your employment
hereunder, whether by the normal expiration thereof or otherwise. The term
"confidential or proprietary data or information" as used in this Agreement
shall mean information not generally available to the public including, without
limitation, personnel information, financial information, customer lists,
supplier lists, trade secrets, information regarding operations, systems,
services, knowhow, computer and any other processed or collated data, computer
programs, pricing, marketing and advertising data.

          (b) Non-Interference.  You agree that you will not at any time after
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the termination of your employment by the Company, for your own account or for
the account of any other person, tortiously interfere with the Company's
relationship with any of its suppliers, strategic partners, customers or
employees.

          (c) Proprietary Information and Disclosure.  You agree that you will
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at all times promptly disclose to the Company (which, for the purposes of this
Section 6, shall include the Company and any subsidiaries and affiliates of the
Company), in such form and manner as the Company may reasonably require, any
inventions, improvements or procedural or methodological innovations, programs
methods, forms, systems, services, designs, marketing ideas, products or
processes (whether or not capable of being trade-marked, copyrighted or
patented) conceived or developed or created by you during or in connection with
your employment hereunder and which relate to the business of the Company and
any subsidiaries or affiliates ("Intellectual Property").  You agree that all
such Intellectual Property shall be works made for hire under U.S. copyright law
and shall be the sole property of the Company.  You further agree that you will
execute such instruments and perform such acts as may reasonably be requested by
the Company to transfer to and perfect in the Company all legally protectible
rights in such Intellectual Property.

          (d) Return of Property.  All written materials, records and documents
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made by you or coming into your possession during your employment concerning any
products, processes or equipment, manufactured, used, developed, investigated or
considered by the Company or otherwise concerning the business or affairs of the
Company, shall be the sole property of the Company, and upon termination of your
employment, or upon request of the Company during your employment, you shall
promptly deliver same to the Company.  In addition, upon termination of your
employment, or upon request of the Company during your employment, you will
deliver to the Company all other Company property in your possession or under
your control, including, but not limited to, financial statements, marketing and
sales data, patent applications, drawings and other documents, and all Company
credit cards and automobiles.

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          7.  Equitable Relief.   With respect to the covenants contained in
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Section 6 of this Agreement, you agree that any remedy at law for any breach of
said covenants may be inadequate and that the Company shall be entitled to
specific performance or any other mode of injunctive and/or other equitable
relief to enforce its rights hereunder or any other relief a court might award.

          8.  Earlier Termination.  Your employment hereunder shall terminate
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prior to the expiration of the Initial Term (or any renewal term, in the event
of renewal) on the following terms and conditions:

               (a) This Agreement shall terminate automatically on the date of
your death. Upon any termination pursuant to this Section 8(a), the Company's
sole obligation shall be to pay your estate one year's worth of Base Salary in
effect as of the date of your death. Such amounts shall be paid to your estate
as and when such amounts would have been due had your employment continued.

               (b) This Agreement shall be terminated if you are unable to
perform your duties hereunder for 90 days (whether or not continuous) during any
period of 360 consecutive days by reason of physical or mental disability. The
disability shall be deemed to have occurred on the 90th day of your absence or
lack of adequate performance. Upon any termination pursuant to this Section
8(b), the Company's sole obligation shall be to pay you one year's worth of Base
Salary in effect as of the date of termination of your employment hereunder.
Such amounts shall be paid to you as and when such amounts would have been due
had your employment continued.

               (c) This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the Company's
sending you written notice terminating your employment hereunder for "Just
Cause," which shall mean your gross dereliction of duty or any legal or moral
actions that would prevent you from carrying out your duties as anticipated by
the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall
be required to deliver to you thirty days' prior written notice of its intention
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8(c) whereupon you shall
have a period of 90 days to cure the acts or omissions giving rise to "Just
Cause."

               (d) This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the Company's
sending you written notice terminating your employment hereunder (without Just
Cause therefor having been given by you) for any reason or for no reason. Upon
any termination pursuant to this Section 8(d), the Company's sole obligation to
you shall be to pay you one year's worth of Base Salary in effect as of the date
of termination of your employment hereunder. Such amounts shall be paid to you
as and when such amounts would have been due

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had your employment continued. Upon a termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 8(d) you shall automatically be credited with one additional year
of employment for purposes of the Option vesting schedule set forth in Section
2(d) above.

               (e) Except as specifically set forth in Section 9(d) above, upon
termination of this Agreement, the Company's obligations hereunder shall cease.

          9.   Representation and Warranty.  You represent and warrant to the
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Company that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by you
will not conflict with or result in a violation of any agreement to which you
are a party or any law, regulation or court order applicable to you.

          10.  Entire Agreement; Modification.  This Agreement constitutes the
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full and complete understanding of the parties with respect to your employment
arrangements.  No representations, inducements, promises, agreements or
understandings, oral or otherwise, have been made by either party to this
Agreement, or anyone acting on behalf of either party, which are not set forth
herein, and any others are specifically waived.  This Agreement may not be
modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement thereof may be sought.

          11.  Severability.  Any term or provision of this Agreement which is
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invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without
rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

          12.  Waiver of Breach.  The waiver of either party of a breach of any
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provision of this Agreement, which waiver must be in writing to be effective,
shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach,

          13.  Notices.  All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
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sent by express mail or by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, if to you, to your residence as listed in the Company's
records, and if to the Company, to its address set forth at the head of this
Agreement, attention of Chairman with a copy to the Company's General Counsel at
the same address.

          14.  Assignability; Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall not be
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assignable by you without the written consent of the Board of Directors of the
Company.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of

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you, your legal representatives, heirs and distributees, and shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

          15.  Governing Law.  All questions pertaining to the validity,
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construction, execution and performance of this Agreement shall be construed and
governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
the conflicts or choice of law provisions thereof.

          16.  Headings.  The headings of this Agreement are intended solely for
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convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement.

          17.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

          18.  Disputes.  In the event of any dispute under this Agreement, the
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non-prevailing party shall pay all legal fees and expenses of the prevailing
party.

          19.  Review of this Agreement.  You acknowledge that you have (a)
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carefully read this Agreement, (b) had an opportunity to consult with
independent counsel with respect to this Agreement and (c) entered into this
Agreement of your own free will.

          If this letter correctly sets forth our understanding, please sign the
duplicate original in the space provided below and return it to the Company,
whereupon this shall constitute the employment agreement between you and the
Company effective and for the term as stated herein.

                              INTERLIANT, INC.

                                   /s/ Leonard J. Fassler
                              By: ________________________
                                     Leonard J. Fassler,
                                     Co-chairman

Agreed as of the date
first above written:

/s/ Herbert Hribar
___________________________
Herbert Hribar

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                                  EXHIBIT 2(b)
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                            Targeted Incentive Bonus
                            ------------------------

          A.  For the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the
first anniversary of the Effective Date you shall be entitled to receive the
following incentive bonus.

               (i) Upon completion by you and approval by the Board of Directors
          of the Company of the year 2000 business plan (which should be
          completed and approved by March 31, 2000) you will be entitled to
          receive $175,000.

               (ii) Upon achievement of key measures of the annual business plan
          (revenue and EBITDA), you will be entitled to receive an additional
          $175,000.

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                                  EXHIBIT 2(c)
                                  ------------

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE
                                 ---------------

$250,000                                                        February 1, 2000

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Herbert Hribar ("Payor"), hereby
promises to pay to the order of Interliant, Inc. ("Payee") the sum of Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in lawful currency of the United
States of America on February 1, 2001; provided, however, that any sums received
by Payor pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Employment Agreement dated January 14,
2000 between Payor and Payee must be applied by Payor to prepay this Note.  This
Note shall not bear interest.

          This Note shall be deemed to have been made under and shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York in all respects, including matters
of construction, validity and performance, and none of its terms or provisions
may be waived, altered, modified or amended except as Payor or Payee may consent
thereto in writing.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Payor has executed and delivered this Note to
Payee as of the date first above written.

                                    /s/ Herbert Hribar
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                                    By: Herbert Hribar

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