Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : posted via Sanger's Review Engineers On Y2K Breakdowns (Adam Creed, Computer Currents/Newsbytes) http://www.computercurrents.com/newstoday/99/11/30/news15.html The Internet Association of Japan "has developed a comprehensive analysis and simulation of technical problems that could occur on the Internet due to Y2K." The results of the study have been published on the internet. "The case studies looked at individual Net-connected servers, the routing of traffic between computer servers on the global Internet and the DNS and how servers behave in conjunction with the directing and transferring of e-mail and other Internet traffic. Problems were identified in servers that use and rely on Internet protocols like HTTP and FTP as well as computers that require access to worldwide DNSs. Under certain scenarios e-mail and news group articles could be discarded, e-mail could build up on a mail server and be delayed and IP addresses may not be found. Also older operating systems on routers may have Y2K problems and certain sites may become congested. Recommendations include: ensuring server software is upgraded to the latest version, be aware and plan for abnormal traffic loads over New Year and adjusting clock sources and DNS settings." Go to http://www.iaj.or.jp/y2ktf/r01e.html#23 to view the results.
