Re: The Y2K glitches start being reported
On Wed, 29 December 1999, Paul Ferguson wrote:
There's more on this story at:
Racal Date-Change Software Bug Bites UK Shoppers http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991229/tc/britain_swipe_1.html
Why do I have visions of engineers at Racal chasing P.R. people down the hallways? I like the part how the Racal spokesperson says its not a millennium issue, but a century issue, therefore not a Y2K problem. I must admit, Boxing Day was not on any Y2K list of problem dates I saw.
I must admit, Boxing Day was not on any Y2K list of problem dates I saw.
Judging by the interview on the news last night they basically said that it was a date issue but not one pertaining to the Year2000 issues, and that the same bug could have happened 1998 -> 1999 roll over. Neil. -- Neil J. McRae - Alive and Kicking. neil@DOMINO.ORG
At 11:31 AM 12/30/1999 +0000, Neil J. McRae wrote:
Judging by the interview on the news last night they basically said that it was a date issue but not one pertaining to the Year2000 issues, and that the same bug could have happened 1998 -> 1999 roll over.
Although not exactly "network" related, another issue which is not directly related to Y2K, but potentially troublesome for some users nonetheless, is the fact that older versions of browsers contain some digital certificates which expire at the end of 1999, introducing potential problems with conducting electronic commerce transactions beginning Jan. 1. http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1018428,00.html - paul
On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Paul Ferguson wrote:
Although not exactly "network" related, another issue which is not directly related to Y2K, but potentially troublesome for some users nonetheless, is the fact that older versions of browsers contain some digital certificates which expire at the end of 1999, introducing potential problems with conducting electronic commerce transactions beginning Jan. 1.
We've been through this one before, as we use Thawte certs for ourselves and our customers. There are still people out there using browsers with old certs, and of course the customers come back to us and go "verisign certs seem to work, why did you sell us one that doesn't?" - the usual "i don't care if it's the browser at fault, i want one that works with faulty browsers" situation :/ Unlikely to actually introduce any real problems, but will flash up a few warning messages about untrusted certs (the error message most browsers produce is always misinterpreted by the user). Not a serious operational issue, as such, but almost certain to induce some minor hysteria with lusers of a more nervous disposition. My greatest admiration goes out to the divots who timed them to expire during the Y2K rollover, though! Well done chaps! -- Patrick Evans - Sysadmin, bran addict and couch potato pre at pre dot org www.pre.org/pre
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