Re: Y2K rollover Vigilance

[Zzzil () aol com]

In a message dated 12/7/99 9:22:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Ram () POP Jaring My writes:

> > I would like to get the wizards' take on what people are doing with 
respect
>  > to staying connected and functional on the Internet during the rollover 
to
>  > the year 2000.  Do most organizations seem to be leaning towards reduced
>  > exposure (i.e. shutting down incoming SMTP, restricting download 
cpability,
>  > etc.), total blackout, or business as usual.
>  
>  If one is doubt of the Y2k compliance of their webservers, mailservers,
>  routers, and firewalls, he/she should have done their homework by now.
>  
>  All machines should have been taken off-air and had their clocks changed to
>  pre-Y2K, watch the rollover to check for any problems, reset the clocks to 
> the
>  real time, and put back all machines on-line. This, of cource, should have
>  been done months ago.
>  
>  Firewalls are generaly new products, and wont have Y2k rollover problems. 
> Most
>  people run webservers that are fairly new too. Routers should have been
>  checked long ago.
>  
>  If everything has been tested before to be Y2k-okay, then I see no reason 
to
>  reduce exposure or shut things off.
>  


It's not about firewalls, it's about interfacing with all those
folks who did nothing to get ready.  It's about who's going
to be there trimming logs instead of drinking Champagne.

My DH and I plan to be conveniently out of pager range,
but who says pagers/cell phones/phones/traffic lights,
are going to work anyway?  You have to assess your
situation in terms of what your exposure costs-  If you can
shut everything off, then hell, why not!  If not, then add
a backup person or two who can use a hefty holiday bonus.
Bottom line, most off us HAVE to plan for everything to fall
apart, and be ready. Extra personnel at this point in time
is like the tiniest fraction of the whole readiness cost.

As far as having tested everything in advance, it's a nice
idea, but in real life, all the variables have changed.  You
have different data, different loads- an overall unpredictable
environment.

Good luck to everyone! I think it's exciting.
Lizzz