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Hello Mark - 

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

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

There was a time when this was NOT the philosophy at all. 

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

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

There was ample warning to either update or replace non Y2K
OLRs. You are overstating their difficulty. The problem was
just self-interest and stubbornness IMO. 

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

I will have to take your word for this. 

Personally I found a Y2K OLR. :-) 

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