MP> I can't say what will happen to Opus in the year 2000, 
 MP> but I think someone tested that way back when.
Hhhhmmmm...... you mean like when the leap year problem knocked us about for 
a day or so???   But that was one of the fastest patches ever 
leased!!
 MP> Most of the BBS type utils are based in C, and most of 
 MP> the fido structures have either a C style time_t 
 MP> timestamp, or a full four digit year. Either way, there 
 MP> shouldn't be any probs. Ofcourse, "shouldn't" is the 
 MP> operative keyword here.
As fate would have it, I posted my note after seeing a NIGHTLINE bit about 
this year 2000 bug thing, but since then I have seen someone make such claims 
about several other bbs packages within their user database structures.
And opus has always done its' dates just a bit different internally (recall 
all of those BOP proggies and hassles about opus not meeting Fidonet 
standards??)
 MP> You could always test your system by setting the date 
 MP> ahead a couple of years.
I still have a full 1.73a on another system, if I get time I just might.
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