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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 11:46:11 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> I expect more confusing next century. What is 01/02/03?  
> I prefer the www log format, eg: 14/Aug/1996

I think that everyone will standardize on "bookkeeper's notation" anyway
(and what I use on all my checks - confuses the bank sometimes :-)

	YYYYMMDD

It sorts nicely and everything.  Accountants have been using 4 digit
years forever anyway - some old firms have records going back to the
late 1800's, and they've already faced this problem once. :-)

						Jordan