eBay To Go Offline Because Of Y2K Worries
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eBay is taking no chances over the year-end,
announcing plans to close its servers down between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. EST later today, and again, between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. EST on Jan. 1.
The times correspond to 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. PST on Dec. 31, and
again at 11 p.m. PST Dec. 31 and 3 a.m. PST on Jan. 1.
A notice on the main eBay Web page at http://www.ebay.com advises
users of the planned closures - to make last-minute adjustments and
preparations for the end-of-year date change.
Meanwhile, WTOP radio in Washington, D.C., reports that eBay also is
shutting down the site in response to the threat of hacker viruses
that are keyed into the Year 2000 date change.