Sylvain Lauzon wrote the following to Charles Jennings, and I quote (in part):

 CJ>>    The irony is that the date would probably have been okay if
 CJ>> Hector had left it alone.

 SL>   I know ealier version didn't has the bug. I don't know why they 
 SL>   decided to put up this string in their code. Why do they stoped on 
 SL>   SX after 1999 when they said it was Y2k ready??
 SL>   Sorry about late reply.

     Two main reasons I think.  He wasn't making much money off of
it.  When the internet came around there were fewer BBSs and fewer
users.  Plus Hector acquired some other software that he wanted to
work on.  So he just didn't have the time to upgrade/fix SX.

    Later, 
      Charles

... Ask yourself, how would Bugs Bunny have handled this?
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