From VKIMBALL@ml.co.grant.wa.us Mon Dec 27 10:55:33 1999 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id KAA54536 for ; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:55:32 -0800 Received: from mail1.wa.gov (mail1.wa.gov [147.55.96.33]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id KAA32381 for ; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:55:32 -0800 Received: from ml.co.grant.wa.us ([198.238.217.195]) by mail1.wa.gov (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-0U10L2S100V35) with SMTP id gov for ; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:55:28 -0800 Received: from GW-Domain-Message_Server by ml.co.grant.wa.us with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:56:32 -0800 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:56:07 -0800 From: Vicky KIMBALL To: ph-assess@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Y2K at DOH Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Pretty interesting. I think we are ok though, because we don't use an internet based e-mail system. >>> "Oliver, Don" 12/27/99 09:28AM >>> The following is a message that has gone out to all of our agency staff from Mary Selecky. Please be aware that we will not be able to receive any attachments from close of business on Dec. 30 thru Jan. 4. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- No Email attachments next Thursday evening through Jan. 4 You (DOH staff) will not be able to send or receive Email attachments on the department's Outlook system from 6:00 PM Thursday, Dec, 30 through 6:00 PM Tuesday, Jan. 4. We are taking this precaution to minimize the threat of computer virus infection during the Y2K rollover period. For most of you, the main effect of this will be an inability to use attachments on Monday, Jan. 3 and Tuesday, Jan. 4. The most common way to work around this limitation will be to cut and paste text from Word or Excel documents into Email messages. HOW IT WORKS The blocking of Email attachments will be automatic. The attachments will not be saved or forwarded to you at a later date. Both senders and receivers of Email with attachments will get automatic messages telling them that the attachments were not delivered. If someone from outside the department tries to send you an attachment, this will give them notification that it didn't come through. WE ARE NOT ALONE The precautions we are taking are not unique to DOH. Other state agencies and some businesses are taking similar precautions. We believe that our measures will allow us to both protect our systems and keep vital business going. Thank you for helping us safeguard the agency's systems and computer resources. Donald Oliver Health Service Administrator Office of the Assistant Secretary Environmental Health Programs ! ! .