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Date:      Fri, 12 Jun 1998 03:44:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Terry Todd <tlt@tltodd.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: y2k testing
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980612034330.11999K-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200001010002.SAA05586@tltodd.com>

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On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Terry Todd wrote:

> 
> I am still running 2.1.7 here.  I decided to run a test to prove my friends
> have blown this y2k thing all out of proportion so I ran as root:
> date 9912311821
> just this morning.  My X windows completely hung when I hit return.
> I was able to telnet in but the X session is still hung.  It won't
> respond to CTRL-ALT backspace.  I suppose this has all been tested
> with the later versions.

I don't think X likes timewarps.  I've had X go batty when I adjust the
date, especially backwards.  It could be limited to X 3.2.0, which you're
on.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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