RE: 9/9/99

[Chris Bipes <ChrisB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Our customer service department decided that if they could not reach a
merchant, they would enter 11/11/11 for the new account call date.  We later
received a request to exclude this special date on reports.  (Blank dates
meant they have not called, while future dates was when to call back.)
Under the covers the century is 20.  (< 70 = 20) & (>=70 = 19)  I guess I
have a few years until it bites me.  This is the type of things that happen
when users have their way.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Meecham [mailto:wm@extol.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 12:53 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: 9/9/99


A few places that I worked at used 9/9/99 to mean the end of time.  Was this
a very common practice or was I just lucky enough to work at a
disproportionate sample?  If it is common, the end of time is this month, is
anyone on this list worried about it?
 
Bill

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