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Re: Signing time format

1997-10-05 16:03:41
This is different because the the format to support dates beyond 2050 is
already defined.  The Y2K problem is a problem because a format to handle
the upcoming century was not agreed to by everyone well in advance.

Russ


At 07:44 PM 9/24/97 EDT, Roger Fajman wrote:
Don't you think that fifty years is enough time to upgrade all certificate
implenetations?

Sure, but a lot of people thought that they didn't have to worry about
the year 2000 because it was 25 years away.  Why set deadlines sooner than
they really need to be?


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