RE: AS/400 Y2K bug

Mitsuhiro,

I've been unable to find an APAR's that reference MSG CPA58E1 so maybe 
we'll have to beat up on someone at COMMON for not opening an APAR on 
this !   :-)

Just open a support call with IBM Japan (ignore all that Level 1, Level 
2 stuff, that's for the USA only).
I'd suggest you forward them (fax/e-mail) a coopy of the posts from the 
list regarding this problem.
Let us know if you have any problems reporting this issue.


Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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-----Original Message-----
From:   keech@VNET.IBM.COM [SMTP:keech@VNET.IBM.COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, September 16, 1998 3:09 PM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        AS/400 Y2K bug

Neil wrote:
>Marty,
>
>Just a comment here, and maybe this has already been done but it's 
just
>not in the area you work in.  You mention it's a known problem and the
>fix is built into a future release.  As it's a Y2K bug problem this 
fix
>should automatically trigger a PTF to be created for all Y2K compliant
>releases whether or not one of our Midrange-L colleagues in Japan 
opens
>a support call which would to trigger an APAR.  In fact, shouldn't
>someone in Rochester (whoever discovered the problem) already have
>opened an APAR internally against V3R2/V3R7/V4R1/V4R2 & V4R3 for this 
?
>
>If not I'm sure we'd like to know why it would take a customer to
>complain specifically before an APAR was opened for a known Y2K bug.
>
>
>Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.

Neil,
You raise good questions, but I am not the one to answer them.  You 
need
to work through your normal support channels for questions about APARs,
PTFs, and Y2K fix policy.

Thankfully, I haven't had a Y2K bug in my code yet.  I've looked, and
tested, and don't think there is one, but I'll fix it if one is
discovered.  So, I really don't know what the policy is, and can't
answer your questions.  I don't even know which releases are
certified to be Y2K compliant, although I know who to ask if the need
arises.

Please, please ask your normal support channels.  I made a mistake in
even answering the first inquiry, since it was not code I own, and
any attempt I make to answer further questions about areas outside
my responsibility will only make things worse.

As I said earlier, I am sorry if I misled anyone.  This is the last
I can say on the matter.

Sincerely,
Marty Keech
IBM AS/400 APPC, Payment Server, 'N Stuff (but *not* Y2K policy!)


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