Hmmm.....
Sounds like they didn't do their homework when testing for Y2K, otherwise
they wouldn't be in a mad panic...
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Dorrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 11:07 AM
Subject: [SLUG] [Fwd: DEC Machines and Pope Gregory]
> Could it be true....
>
> Kieran Larkin wrote:
> >
> > >From Sydney Uni:
> >
> > >Dear All,
> > >
> > >Today is the first 29th of Feburary on a century year for 400 years,
> > >thanks to the Gregorian Calendar. The DEC machine operating system
> > >licenses can't deal with this, they get the date from the network
> > >time server (suphys). As a result, you won't be able to log on to a
> > >DEC machine today. They will function properly again tomorrow, once
> > >they get the date 1/3/00 from suphys. It may be necessary to reboot
> > >them, we'll know more tomorrow.
> > >
> > >In the meantime, just log on to a sun, or PC running solaris, they are
all
> > ok.
> > >
> > >I've called Compaq (DEC that was) and blown a big rasberry at them.
> > >
> > >Tony.
> > >
> > >
>
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