BH> Is the xp_date value in a user.bbs record simply a 4 
 BH> byte integer, representing the number of days from 
 BH> some, past reference date, pointing to an expiration 
 BH> date for a user?
 BH> If so, what's the reference date?  If not, could 
 BH> someone clue me in, as to how to extract an expiration 
 BH> date from a user record?
Well, OK ... after some diddling around, it appears the 32 bit xp_date is, 
indeed, bit-mapped.  Low 5 bits for day, next 4 bits for month, and next 5 
bits for years since 1980.
 
Now, the question is, is it just the 5 bits for the year (all higher bits 
will remain zero), or are the remaining bits used for something else?
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