Re: Y2K countdown

["Dennis Lovelady" <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Glenn:

>Dennis the  nearest I can see is Julian 99099.
>On the other hand  creative IS  people have  used 99999
>  or the likes in date  fields for special purposes-
>- such as it ain't never going to expire  or go away.

Precisely my point.  We have people out here who should *KNOW* what problems
we face, and those same people are "preachin' hellfire and damnation" without
so much as a hint of backup to their claims.  I'm interested in solving the
problems; I am.  But let's not get all sensational about it, is all I'm
saying.  Let's work with facts.  So for example if, as many have held,
September 9 is a "problem date," for certain data formats in certain code
generators or applications, I'd like to know what sort of code or date
format, etc.---the pitfalls---to look for to prevent the problem, rather than
broad, unhelpful statements like "all hell's gonna break loose on that date."

Dennis
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