Sun Workstation Y2K Software Compliance

Operating System Compliance

  
The following operating systems are used on the department Sun workstations.
All claimed by the manufacturer to be y2k compliant.

SUNOS 4.1.4 with recommended patches
SUNOS 5.6 with recommended patches. 

Application Software Compliance

httpd3.0A with Y2K patchOK#   
samba204b		OK#
perl v5.003		OK#		      
elm v2.5.3		OK#
pop qualcom2.53		OK#
sfs
hypermail2.0b3		OK#
kermit
rx
rz
emacs
joe
gcc v2.9.5		OK#	
gawk			install v 3.0.0 or greater
ghostscript		4.02 not OK
gnuplot			OK#
tcpwrapper		OK* r?
xv
pcnfsd
book_disk               OK*
cgi_bin programs        r??
netatalk
xwaves v5.3	        OK#
sicstus0.7
hansibase	

key
* locally tested
# manufacturer's claim
+ compliant upgrade to be installed
r recompile with latest compiler installed

Some old software located in /usr/local/bin is of unknown status.

Compilers running on systems under SUNOS 4.1.4 had y2k patches applied
in August 1998. Programs compiled on these systems prior to this should be
re-compiled to ensure compliance.

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