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Conference evms::y2k

Title:OpenVMS Year 2000
Moderator:EVMS::MARIONN
Created:Mon Aug 26 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:82
Total number of notes:427

64.0. "Netscape" by STAR::MEZZANO (What's up, doc?) Mon Mar 17 1997 13:48

                     NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                            YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

                              November 27, 1996

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NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 2.02, 3.0, AND 3.01

Netscape Communications Corporation confirms that Navigator 2.02, 3.0, and
3.01 have been tested extensively to certify that the software should
properly process and use dates before, during, and after the transition from
December 31, 1999, to January 1, 2000, provided the underlying operating
system (OS) of the host machine is year 2000 compliant.

Netscape performed operational tests of the history, cache, bookmarks,
cookies, mail, Java, and JavaScript functionality of the software using a
number of dates including, but not limited to December 31, 1999; January 1,
2000; February 28, 2000; February 29, 2000; March 1, 2000; and dates
following the year 2000 (to the limits of the platforms' operating systems).

According to our tests, Navigator should not abnormally end or provide
incorrect or invalid results due to date data, including dates that
represent a different century, provided the underlying OS and other software
are year 2000 compliant.

There is no user interface for input of date data into the software. Display
of date information through the user interface is dependent on the date data
provided by the underlying OS, and should be correct if that OS is year 2000
compliant. Concerns regarding year 2000 compliance of the host OS or other
software should be directed to the OS or software provider.

Netscape will continue to test future versions of Netscape Navigator for
year 2000 compliance.

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64.1... and another oneSTAR::MEZZANOWhat's up, doc?Mon Mar 17 1997 13:5049
>NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
>
>YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
>
>February 27, 1997
>
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>
>Products:
>
>   * Netscape Communications Server - all versions
>   * Netscape Commerce Server - all versions
>   * Netscape Enterprise Server - all versions
>   * Netscape FastTrack Server - all versions
>   * Netscape LiveWire and LiveWire Pro
>   * Netscape Proxy Server 1.1 and later
>   * Netscape Catalog Server - all versions
>   * Netscape Collabra Server 4.0 and later
>   * Netscape Messaging Server - all versions
>   * Netscape Directory Server 2.0 and later
>   * Netscape Certificate Server - all versions
>   * Netscape Calendar Server - all versions
>   * Netscape Media Server - all versions
>
>Netscape Communications Corporation confirms that the software listed above
>has been tested to certify that the software should properly process/utilize
>dates before, during, and after the transition from December 31, 1999 to
>January 1, 2000, provided that the underlying operating system (OS) of the
>host machine is Year 2000 compliant.
>
>According to our tests, the software should not abnormally end or provide
>incorrect or invalid results as a result of date data, including date data
>which represents a different century.
>
>The software relies on the date-handling capability of the underlying OS.
>Processing and display of date information through the user interface is
>dependent on the date data provided by the underlying operating system, and
>will be correct if that OS is Year 2000 compliant. Concerns regarding Year
>2000 compliance of the host operating system should be directed to the
>providers of that operating system.
>
>Netscape's Quality Assurance department has performed several tests on the
>above software to check for Year 2000 compliance. However, Netscape has not
>tested the above server software on all platforms and all versions of
>operating systems that it currently supports. Therefore, it is imperative
>that the user of the software verify that the underlying operating system
>and platform support the transition to Year 2000.
>
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64.2likely C-format time storageXDELTA::HOFFMANSteve, OpenVMS EngineeringMon Mar 17 1997 17:503
   I've seen a few reports that Navigator falls over in 2038...
64.3AUSS::GARSONDECcharity Program OfficeMon Mar 17 1997 20:225
    re .2
    
    They might argue that that is covered by their disclaimer regarding the
    underlying operating system (viewing the C RTL as being provided with
    VMS if you are talking about Netscape running under VMS).