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Thanks to preparations and planning, NACS is pleased to report that no Y2K-related problems occurred on the campus network, in the campus telephone system, or on NACS computing systems on January 1. Only minor Y2K problems had been anticipated, but we were concerned about possible threats to network and computer security by those attempting to [...]
UCI System Administrators have been busy getting ready for year 2000 (Y2K) and the associated software “bugs” we have all been hearing about in the media. NACS’ Distributed Computing Support (DCS) group is no exception.
DCS has reviewed the 260+ UNIX systems and servers it supports and has identified those that are not considered “Y2K compliant” [...]
NACS hosts monthly meetings of campus computing supporters: the CSCs (Computer Support Coordinators) and CLCs (Computing Lab Coordinators). NACS staff and others will present on Y2K topics during two summer meetings of these groups:
CSCs: June 30th, 2-4 PM (See http://www.nacs.uci.edu/support/csc/)
CLCs: July 28th, 2-4 PM (See http://www.nacs.uci.edu/support/clc/)
Meeting agendas, schedules, and locations are announced and discussed on the UCICSCG@UCI.EDU [...]