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Re: lynx-dev dev.17 patch 1 - FTP times
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pg |
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Re: lynx-dev dev.17 patch 1 - FTP times |
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Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:23:58 -0700 (MST) |
In a recent note, Klaus Weide said:
> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:47:32 -0600 (CST)
>
> > The way the International Date Line snakes around,
> > is it possible that two time zones are more than 24 hours apart? This
> > is particularly likely since "Millennial Island" renamed itself and
> > unilaterally bent the IDL to its east in a recent publicity stunt.
>
> So let them suffer for it.
>
Unfortunately, it's people in Honolulu or Fairbanks who'll connect
to "Millennial Island"'s FTP server; encounter dates two dates in
the future, suffer, and whine on this list.
Pedantically yours,
gil
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