Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 14:48:56 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Gary Piercey <gpiercey@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Year 2000 Compliance of FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.971107144826.6876A-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <3463A97A.E30@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
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if it were me and were really a big issue, I would set up a test box - set it to new years eve of 1999 and see what you had left in the morning. On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Gary Piercey wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > > I have been given the task of evaluating the potential problems that > will face us here at Memorial University with respect to personal > computers. > > We have some users running FreeBSD on campus and I need to know if the > date problem exists in FreeBSD? How is the date and time represented? > Is it the same as Linux in that the time and date is represented as the > number of seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970? What type of problems > will we face when the date rolls over to Year 2000? I couldn't find the > answers to these questions on the WWW page so I hope you can provide me > with an answer. My deadline is approaching fast so a prompt reply would > be much appreciated. > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Gary Piercey > Systems Consultant > Department of Computing & Communications > Memorial University of Newfoundland >
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