Re: Millenium proofed

In message <01bd1b96$95327c00$0c00000a@memo.home.nl> you write:
> For all I know, Squid depends on the OS for date/time functions. Unix'
> end-of-time is around 2037, due to 32-bit register restrictions. It is to be
> expected most platforms will use 64 bits-registers around that time.

Or, if not 64-bits by then, hopefully at least an unsigned 32-bit value.

% ctime -u 2147483647
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 UTC 2038

% ctime -u 2147483648
Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 UTC 1901

James

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