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to: Paul Walker
from: Jussi Hamalainen
date: 1999-04-06 19:04:56
subject: (1/3) Packet type 2, draft 990328

-=> Quoting Paul Walker to Jussi Hamalainen <=-

 JH> Why can't this be done by simply using a single integer UNIX
 JH> style timestamp?

 PW> Because then it wouldn't be a type-2 packet

True. Why do we have to stick to old standards anyway?

 PW> Besides, don't forget Unix's own "Y2K" comes in 2038 sometime. ;-)

That is easy to fix. We just change the time_t type from a 32bit
unsigned integer to a 64bit unsigned integer and recompile the
software. That's all there is to it. :)

-=[ Count Zero / TBH - Jussi Hamalainen - email count{at}theblah.org ]=-

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