[ 09 Dec 99 14:32, Michael Wendell wrote to Darrell Salter ]

 MW> could have sworn linux was y2k about 20 years ago.  :)

just like Macs, *nix systems are still vulnerable because eventually there is
a convertion to/from the unix time format from/to human readable. If those
algorithms are broken, then you still got problems.

 MW> right now, im more interested in feb 29 myself and wonder what is
 MW> going to work on that day.

A programmer who knows of the 100 year rule and not the 400 year rule should
be shot. At least there was an excuse for two digit years...

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