[Info-vax] 2010 date issues

[Kari Uusimäki]

On 11.1.2010 13:48, JHJR wrote:
> All,
>
> Just a heads up. I haven't seen anything here on this issue yet:
>
> --2010 Date Recognition Problems
>
> (January 5, 2010)
>
> German payment cards are not the only technology to be hit with
> problems recognizing dates in the new year. (See story below.)
> Smartphone users running Windows Mobile are getting text messages
> dated 2016.  Symantec's Endpoint Protection manager is labeling
> signatures dated in the new year as being out-of-date; until the
> problem is addressed in an update, new malware signatures will be
> dated 12/31/2009 with increased revision numbers.  Other vendors
> affected include Cisco, SpamAssassin.
>
> ISC:
>
> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7870
>
> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7873
>
> http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/The-year-2010-is-causing-IT-problems-895628.html
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/symantec_y2k10_bug/
>
> Regards,
> Dan


There was a radio program the other day where a experienced computer 
engineer was interviewed about these kind of problems. He said that many 
software companies did kind of shortsighted workarounds for Y2K which 
are blowing up this year or anytime later. Some have blown up earlier.