> ---------- > Von: elis > Gesendet: Sonntag, 6. Dezember 1998 09:20 > An: 'Stan Sieler' > Betreff: AW: [HP3000-L] AW: Time Warp / Time Machine (more) > > --------- > Von: Stan Sieler[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Gesendet: Sonntag, 6. Dezember 1998 00:22 > Betreff: Re: [HP3000-L] AW: Time Warp / Time Machine (more) > > Re: > > I have just finished a Y2K project at a clients site using Time > Machine > > for (extensive) testing. We had testing and productive > environment(s) on > ^^^^^^^^^ > > <plug> > > Nope. Sorry. It wasn't. :) > > We've seen problems found in at least 2 products (M...... and NB.....) > Simple...you *MUST* affect file dates when you test. If you don't, > you just aren't testing 100%. In the cases I mention, it was found > that the M and NB products were using the spooler AIF routines to > control spoolfiles > </plug> > > <rest snipped> > > Stan, > > I did NOT say we tested 100% of all possible aspects / functions. I > did NOT evaluate Time Machine in comparison to other tools / methods. > We tested applications (mostly in Powerhouse). And after carefully > assessing which functions should be run through which test (base, > regression and ageing), the test setups worked and the results were as > expected. > > I am absolutely aware, that this is only ONE aspect of the unlimited > number of items that could come into consideration - but it is a > real-world expirience, as required. > > No offense intended to any other product > Elisabeth > >