Just a question. You are told that you need fix A,B and C. That will take care of the problem. But the system runs continuously and can't be tested with the systems it interacts with [for obvious reasons]. This is a matter of trust. Do you trust the input from all of these code jockies and, worse, all of these IT managers. Give your opinion.

Best wishes,,,

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), November 06, 1999

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Z1X4Y7: For me the question is moot since I formed my opinion based on other sources. However, if I were still in business I would not trust anything told to me unless end-to-end testing were done by an independent source. Even at that point I would have grave reservations due to the possibilities of cross-contamination down line.

-- Neil G.Lewis (pnglewis1@yahoo.com), November 06, 1999.

"Do you trust the imput from all these code jockies and, worse, all of these IT managers.

IMHO, this statement does not jive with the question. If the system runs continuously and can't be tested with the systems it interacts with, then who makes the decision to take it off line. I doubt such decision would rest with IT managers.

And while we are on the subject, I applaud and hats off to those programmers and IT managers who may be sweating they guts off in the trenchs, trying to make y2k a BITER. Though I question total success this late for the BIG picture, I do trust these are individuals, like you and I, who when push comes to shove, will perform they task to the highest standards for which they are capable.

Just a thought about American Ingenuity. We are not down untill its all over.

-- Tommy Rogers (Been there@Just a Thought.com), November 06, 1999.

Our MIS guru's accidently deleted a part of a production database while troubleshooting a software problem. While management paced the non working facility the MIS guru kept saying out loud "relax, you guys worry to much."

I am not worried we are in good hands... NOT!!!!!!!

Why do the rational arguments of the polly's contain the hidden belief that all MIS individuals working on y2k remediation know what they are doing? I would suppose that MIS contains just as many clueless individuals that are posing as programmers. Why should the programmers or managers working on this be any different from any other department of any other company in the country.

Think back really hard to big MIS projects in the past. Any problems? Delays?

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst, and take what comes.

-- squid (itsdark@down.here), November 06, 1999.

The head IT support manager at one electric coal fired power plant main job is to catch an employee using the internet or playing games on the computer. This is the no. 1 priority according to the plant manager. The plant manager said that all the desktop computers are y2k ready. The test that was done for the Foxboro and PLC systems were to set the computers to various dates and declare it ready.

-- electric employee (dark@night.com), November 06, 1999.

Just look at IT's track record. (see Z- 'a' attacks aren't that bad)

-- a (a@a.a), November 07, 1999.

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I will have to discuss that with Flint:

Best wishes,,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), November 07, 1999.

a:

I will have to discuss that one with Flint.

Best wishes,,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), November 07, 1999.