Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 17:13:51 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" <rewt@i-Plus.net> To: "Brian Somers" <brian@awfulhak.org>, "Terry Lambert" <terry@lambert.org> Cc: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: fetch Message-ID: <199705312112.RAA02809@radford.i-plus.net>
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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> >> Hi, >> >> My ISP (demon.co.uk) sends http dates like this: >> >> Sat, 31-May-97 10:48:56 GMT >> >> According to http.c in the fetch sources, it's expecting >> a full year here, ie. >> >> Sat, 31-May-1997 10:48:56 ..... >> >> Has anyone any objection to me making it allow the first ? > >As long as you treat it as the year 0097, no objection at all; >otherwise you are introducing a year 2000 error. > >Has demon refused to correct their server software? Or have >they not been asked? > Why not treat a 2 digit year as a year in the current century? no y2k problem. no y3k problem, etc.. Really though, a 2 digit year is just a lazy way of writing the date. It's human readable, but is a pain for software to interpret correctly. There's no reason for any software to use a 2 digit year except for formatted user input/output. Just an opinion, -- Troy Settle <st@i-Plus.net> Network Administrator, iPlus Internet Services http://www.i-Plus.net
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