Y2K stuff

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Mon Jan 4 21:08:44 1999

> > Is it? My current credit card has an expiry date after the end of this
> > year and I've never had any problems with it.
>
> I read that it has happened in one of those panicky articles. I guess it
> was fixed the day after someone became aware of the problem.

It's not a problem that CAN be fixed the next day. Sure, some of the problem
is in big central computers, but some of it is buried in the merchant
terminals. Some of those terminals were OK, some have been replaced, and
some are using workarounds.

Eric
Received on Mon Jan 04 1999 - 21:08:44 GMT