Hi Jussi,

Jussi Hamalainen to Paul Walker, 06 Apr 99 19:04.

 JH>> Why can't this be done by simply using a single integer UNIX
 PW>> Because then it wouldn't be a type-2 packet
 JH> True. Why do we have to stick to old standards anyway?

Because standards are kind of on the useful side. Although I wouldn't object 
an upgrading of the "official" one to 2+, it has to be said. 

 PW>> Besides, don't forget Unix's own "Y2K" comes in 2038 sometime.
 JH> That is easy to fix. We just change the time_t type from a 32bit
 JH> unsigned integer to a 64bit unsigned integer and recompile the
 JH> software. That's all there is to it. :)

I don't think it's that simple, otherwise you could just do exactly the same 
with DOS (how about data files, or software which does things with the date 
and expects 4 bytes?), but it's definitely off-topic, so... :-)

  Paul              (p.r.walker{at}warwick.ac.uk)                 

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