RE: Y2K blowups - Was: Too many replies to "too many answers" post

[RKumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi Siva,
Thanks and wish u the same. Where the hell  r u in this world? WHat's ur
phone#?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Kostuck [SMTP:kkostuck@execpc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 10:16 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Y2K blowups - Was: Too many replies to "too many
> answers" post
> 
> Ah, "fix upon failure" .  At least now there's a term for it.  This would
> be the 'default' remediation plan for... how many?  I don't subscribe to
> the 'end of civilization as we know it' theory, but... Hold on, we are in
> for a bumpy ride. Wheee!
> 
> Kathleen Kostuck
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> > From: James W Kilgore <email@james-w-kilgore.com>
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Y2K blowups - Was: Too many replies to "too many answers"
> post
> > Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 4:16 PM
> > 
> > Kathleen,
> > 
> > We ran into a similar situation, transaction year must be uyear +-1
> > 
> > Changing the uyear add 1 = hitest so that hitest was a 3,0 field solves
> the
> > problem for now.
> > Next year (2000) uyear sub 1 = lotest will have to be modified to test
> for
> > negative result.
> > 
> > I was watching CNN last week and there were a couple of Y2K
> commentators,
> > including the former Labor Secretary, and one method that is gaining
> popularity
> > is the "fix upon failure" approach.
> > 
> > The example used was a gas pipeline with 10,000 imbedded systems, of
> which only
> > 10% may need upgrading.  The cost of determining which 10% is a cost in
> addition
> > to the actual replacement.  "Fix upon failure" eliminates the cost of
> finding the
> > defectives.  They become readily apparent. The replacement cost remains
> the
> > same.  The consumer just has to wrap their pipes and bundle up for a
> couple of
> > days.  No worse than a usual winter outage.  At least that's the way the
> gas
> > company is looking at it.
> > 
> > Your non client's "fix on failure" had no more a detrimental impact on
> their
> > organization than a temporary power outage would have.  You'll probably
> get
> > another call from them (see what you get for being their hero) when the
> invoicing
> > process tries to compute a due date into the year 2000.  Depending upon
> their
> > terms, you may get the call sometime around October 2nd.
> > 
> > Good luck to them.
> > 
> > James W. Kilgore
> > email@James-W-Kilgore.com
> > 
> > Kathleen Kostuck wrote:
> > 
> > > Spent the first Monday after the New Year patching (not fixing, these
> > > aren't 'fixed') Y2K related problems.
> > >
> > > The worst; A non-client called me out of desperation because invoicing
> had
> > > come to a complete halt.  The problem?  A year edit on the initial
> screen
> > > prevented entry of a date in which the year was greater than the
> current
> > > year plus 1.  Ugly ancient S/3x code.  The quick patch?  Change year
> field
> > > from 2 long to 3.  Very simple, but their ability to invoice was
> _down_
> > > because of it.  All I can do is wish them luck on their compliancy
> efforts.
> > >  I don't have time to actually help them.  And I get the strong
> feeling
> > > that they're going to need some help.
> > >
> > 
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