Message-Id: <10672.121221@fatcity.com> From: "Ron Rogers" Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 12:05:22 -0500 Subject: Re: Novell being de-supported -- is it true? Patrice, The information you requested can be found it: Metalink DOC Note:120207.1 "Oracle products on Novell Netware Desupport = Notice" ROR =AA=BF=AA >>> BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca 11/06/00 10:50AM >>> I did a search in Metalink, nowhere does it say Oracle will de-support Novell. It does say it will de-support NDS, IPX/SPX and Oracle Names, though. If someone can point me to a link that states Novell will be de-supported, = I would like to see it. This is the closest thing I found in Metalink: Note:123179.1 Advisory Notice Content Type: TEXT/PLAIN Type: DESUPPORT Creation Date: 26-OCT-2000 Last Revision Date: 26-OCT-2000 Status: PUBLISHED Language: USAENG Oracle Support Services Product Obsolescence Advisory October 2000 Product: NDS External Naming, SPX/IPX Protocol, Net8 Open and Oracle Names Platform: All Platforms Advisory Announcement: Oracle Corporation announces the end of error correction for NDS = External=20 Naming, SPX/IPX Protocol and Net8 Open on all platforms, upon the = effective=20 obsolescence of Oracle8i, v8.1.7. Oracle8i v8.1.7 will be the terminal=20 release for these features. =20 Oracle Corporation announces the end of error correction for Oracle = Names=20 on all platforms. The desupport date of Oracle Names is dependent on = the=20 schedule of Oracle9i. Oracle9i (v8.2) will be the terminal release of=20 Oracle Names.=20 Advisory Announcement Details: Extended Assistance Support will be provided after the official Error=20 Correction Support end date if the customer has a current support = contract=20 in place. Extended Assistance Support provides telephone and electronic=20= support only, consisting of the following: - Answers to customer questions and queries - Workarounds, where if possible=20 - Assistance with migration plan to supported products Extended Assistance Support does not include the following:=20 - Software Error Correction Support - Backporting of fixes - Certification with supported products, newer operating system releases=20= or new compilers - Escalation support, response time adherence and skill availability Support Notes: Oracle recommends that customers migrate from Oracle Names and=20 NDS External Naming to LDAP Directory Naming, of Oracle8i v8.1.6 or=20 a later version; to migrate from SPX/IPX to TCP/IP, as soon as possible=20 to maintain the highest level of support for their products and systems. Customer Action: To request a migration to LDAP Directory Naming or TCP/IP, please call=20 719-785-7600 (West), 719-635-8900 (Central) or 407-240-8900 (East)=20 and route your call to Client Relations. Non-U.S. customers should=20 contact their Oracle Local Support Center(LSC).=20 This service announcement is addressed to your company contact on=20 record with Oracle. Please ensure that this letter is made available=20 to the appropriate personnel at your site. If you are not the individual= =20 within your company to whom this notice should be sent, please contact=20 your Oracle Local Support Center(LSC). This document is for informational purposes only, and is intended to=20 outline Oracle's current plans regarding the migration path for=20 customers under technical support. The information in this document=20 is subject to change without notice at Oracle's discretion. Future=20 releases of Oracle programs that may be part of a migration path are=20 provided, in accordance with Oracle's current transfer policies,=20 only to customers who are current on Technical Support. Technical Support customers who have access to OracleMetaLink 2.0 may=20 also find this information online at: =20 http://metalink.oracle.com under the Product Lifecycle section. . Copyright (c) 1995,2000 Oracle Corporation . All Rights Reserved. Legal Notices and Terms of Use. =20 I hope I didn't break any copyright laws here, please let me know if I = did. Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) --=20 Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com=20 --=20 Author: Boivin, Patrice J INET: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca=20 Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may