These status reports will then be posted on a recorded
announcement line at (617) 384-2000 (from inside Harvard, dial 4-2000).
But for students like Geoffrey Mainland, convinced that Y2K hype has been blown out of proportion, the telephone help line seems to be an unnecessary measure.
"I think the most severe consequence of the year 2000 will be an
unusually high number of hangovers on Jan. 1," he says.