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to: Jussi Hamalainen
from: Paul Walker
date: 1999-04-01 23:09:36
subject: (1/3) Packet type 2, draft 990328

Hi Jussi,

Jussi Hamalainen to Goran Eriksson, 30 Mar 99 14:08.

 JH> Just a small remark: IMHO this looks awful. Why can't this be done
 JH> by simply using a single integer UNIX style timestamp? Since most
 JH> compiler libraries already have functions to break a UNIX date into

Because then it wouldn't be a type-2 packet, which AIUI is what Goran was 
documenting? :-)

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

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

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