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In article <D$hHBGASyjY3EwWD@equipoise.demon.co.uk>,
  Tim Gowen <tim@equipoise.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> The Ferret is okay but not fantastic.  Using the information for
> marketing purposes is a little bit cheeky, I admit, but I don't have a
> major problem with it.  The problem is that Novell's information is not
> particularly useful: it will only let you know if your Novell NLMs and
> so on are compliant; with ArcServe or Innoculan it just tells you to go
> to the third party and find out there.
>

You see, though, that's not a Novell issue.  When you use third party
programs, Novell cannot and will not guarantee that those products Y2K status
will be affected.  They are only concerned with the Netware portion.  If that
portion interferes with another program, it is irrelevent.

Now, in the past, Novell has made great strides in resolving issues that
relate to other software.  I have not seen such an initiative on Microsoft's
part, though they make an effort as well.

> So basically there's no point to it.  All the info related to Netware
> and Y2K is available on their website.  If you have several servers and
> they're not completely identical then it's handy for spotting those
> little differences which might otherwise get overlooked, but otherwise I
> was distinctly lukewarm about the whole thing.  The results come in PDF
> format, which was nice.
>

I agree.  But, it IS a good tool for those administrators that want something
concrete, in hand, to bring to the boss when said boss	screams about his
servers being compliant, therefore affecting his bottom line and the future
of his business.  It was more of a "feelgood" tool at best.  And besides,
patches change so often, your BEST plan of action is to check the Netware
website regularly for updates.

>         Tim
>
> --
> "All those Silicon Valley billionaires aren't even geeks - they're Gap-
> heads in rumpled khakis and Lands' End Polos; they're like less
> ironic Peanuts characters with portfolios." -- Libby Gelman-Waxner
> + The RATM FAQ: http://www.juglans.demon.co.uk/Tim/Tim.htm
>
>

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