CA> If FIDO BBS were not mis-configured to repair dates older than

it is not misconfiguration... in the case of those mail movers using
PKTDATE, it is specific and desired...

 CA> 3 years and were dumping them as they are supposed to Jean's
 CA> 'solution' would be no solution at all.

and he'd likely (many have and did) drop out due to frustration and lack of
reply or comment since no one would be able to read his pleas for help...

the main goal of PKTDATE is to repair the dates in the PKTs that fidonet
messages are carried within... there are several checks in place so that it
is not a blind "fix the year" fix...

)\/(ark