RE: AS/400 Y2K bug

[Neil Palmer <NeilP@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.


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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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