RE: IBM Y2K Readiness

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good enough Bruce !  
In case you couldn't tell, I was just getting a little jab in there at
Big Brother  ;-)



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bvining@VNET.IBM.COM [SMTP:bvining@VNET.IBM.COM]
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 1998 10:20 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      IBM Y2K Readiness
> 
> I am not sure who from IBM responded with the windowing answer, but
> current IBM products most certainly do follow our guidelines for Year
> 2000 and to solely provide an ambiguous windowing approach is not one
> of
> the product options.  The original response was mistaken and a PTF is
> being provided for the V3 facsimile offerings.
> 
> I must also report that other offerings, having been previously
> declared
> as Year 2000 Ready, have also had to put out PTFs.  This is true, for
> instance, for some of the security outfiles provided within OS/400 for
> V3R2 and V3R7.  I am not aware of any major operational problems
> found,
> but there has been some cleanup in the area of programming interfaces
> (and especially outfiles).  Unless someone out there knows how to 100%
> test the operations and interfaces of a product (in a timeframe that
> is
> meaningful that is), I would not be surprised to see additional PTF
> activity.  On the good side, I do view that the lack of a century
> indicator in a file of the non-Licensed Program facsimile offering
> to be an indication of pretty good testing and design in the IBM
> products; that is, if this is the worst that surfaces with all the
> past
> and current internal/external testing then I will be "happy".
> 
> Bruce Vining (speaking for myself)
> 
> >
> >Interesting.  Then according to IBM's own rules, that they also force
> >down on their business partners, they should no longer be selling
> >Fax/400 as it is not yet Y2K ready.   :-(
> >
> 
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