Re: Y2K rollover Vigilance

[Daniel Monjar <dmonjar () monjard orgtek com>]

On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 01:59:41PM +0800, Saravana Ram wrote:
> > 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.

WRT email I think there is something to be said for queued incoming Internet
mail on an intermediate host and waiting for the vrius scan vendors to
update their definitions.  After new defs are in place the queued mail can
be deliveried to the MTA running the virus scan.
-- 
Daniel Monjar
Organon Teknika
Durham, NC US