Re: Oracle server 7.3.3 Y2K ?

If you have a support contract it is free.

If you want a copy of 7.3.4 or 8.0.x or 8.1.x for Linux or NT you can download them from the Oracle web site <www.oracle.com>

hth
jerry gitomer

WLO wrote in message
<6zeO3.31631$K5.318681_at_news1.rdc1.bc.home.com>...
>So, is the 7.3.4 upgrade is free download or need to be
purchased ? can anyone
>point me to the download URL if it is free ?
>
>Many thanks..
>
>In article <7u7t7l$h2m$3_at_news0.skynet.be>,
Gert.DeNeve_at_advalvas.be says...
>>
>>also you have to apply SP5, to get NT y2k compliancy.
>>
>>Regards
>>Gert
>>
>>Martin Hepworth <maxsec_at_totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:38073F5C.BD4A05AA_at_totalise.co.uk...
>>> Nicolas Bronke wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > > I am currently running Ora server 7.3.3 on NT. What I
heard from
>>others
>>> > is for
>>> > > > Y2K compliant I need to upgrade to version 7.3.4.
>>> > >
>>> > > Not quite. Point is, if you have any questions (be it Y2K
or other),
>>and
>>> > you
>>> > > contact
>>> > > support after 31-12-1999, they'll tell you to upgrade.
7.3.3 will be
>>> > desupported
>>> > > after that date. In order to get attention in the Y2K
blurr, Oracle
>>simply
>>> > > "upgraded"
>>> > > the desupport statement to a Y2K statement.
>>> > >
>>> > Sorry for intervention, but
>>> >
>>> > does that mean Oracle 7.3.3 has problems with the year
2000?
>>> > If yes what will happen?
>>> >
>>> > Can anybody tell me which Oracle release has problems with
the year
>>2000?
>>> > Oracle 7.3
>>> > Oracle 8.03 , 8.04, 8.05
>>> > Oracle 8i (8.1.5)
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for any comments.
>>> >
>>> > Regards
>>> > Nicolas Bronke
>>>
>>> Hi
>>> there's a page at www.Oracle.com that will give this info -
you'll a
>>> PDF viewer like acrobat to read it though.
>>>
>>> Bascally there are a couple of issues with 7.3.3 - it will
mostly work,
>>> but...
>>>
>>> ALso 7.3.3 will be supported till 31 Dec 2000 IF you have a
valid
>>> support contract.
>>>
>>> the versions that have been tested and certified compliant
are 7.3.4,
>>> 8.0.5 and 8.1.5 (latest 8i).
>>>
>>>
>>> Martin
>>
>>
>
Received on Tue Oct 19 1999 - 12:44:08 CDT