Re: [LI] Mutt not Y2k compliant :.-(

[Nick Hill <nikhilwiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is a Y2K bug in the fundamental UUCP. The
problem might arise if any of the MTAs enroute use
UUCP to transfer mail.

Nikhil.

--- Suresh Ramasubramanian <r.suresh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Thus spake Manoj Victor Mathew:
> 
> > Here is a portion my Mutt index.
> 
> >   83     Feb 16 2036 23:55  bobby p rajan  ( 0.7K)
> mounting NTFSpartitions
> 
> > Date: 10 Jan 00 04:57:31 MST
> 
> ^^^^^^^^^^ 
> 
> This is rather illegal, RFC wise.  So ~any~ MUA
> generating such
> crappy date headers should take the blame, NOT Mutt.
>  I think pmail.net
> does something similar.
> 
> OTOH, a header like
> 
> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:11:44 -0500
> 
> is much more legal.  The timezone must be specified.
>  RFC 822 actually
> specifies only two or three timezones (GMT, two
> others, and then the
> military timezone, which is depreciated in later
> RFCs)
> 
> See ftp.sunet.se or http://faqs.org/rfcs for the
> full text of RFC 822
> 
> > So what does that mean? Mutt thinks  10 Jan 00  is
>  Feb 16 2036 :-(
> 
> > Any other suggestions? Or patches?
> 
> You don't need to do anything.  Whoever makes the
> mail client should make
> a few changes.
> 
> > Visit the ILUG-Cochin home page at
> http://www.netshooter.com/ilug-cochin
> 
> ... and after that visit the ILUG-Hyderabad page at
> http://linuxindia.virtualave.net (coming soon -
> http://www.ilughyd.org )
> 
> -- 
> Suresh Ramasubramanian     | CAUCE India
> r.suresh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   | suresh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.india.cauce.org | Stopping Spam In India
> 
> We all agree on the necessity of compromise.  We
> just 
> can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
>    -- Larry Wall
> 
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