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Date:      Sat, 31 May 1997 11:27:34 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        brian@awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: fetch
Message-ID:  <199705311827.LAA11005@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <199705311510.QAA12461@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> from "Brian Somers" at May 31, 97 04:10:32 pm

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> 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?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
---
Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.



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