Kouber Saparev wrote:
> >>
> >>select timestamp '2005-09-23 23:59:59.9999999'
> >>
> >>I get the following result (note the value of the seconds):
> >>
> >>2005-09-23 23:59:60.00
> > 
> > 
> > It's the leap second.
> > 
> > 
> 
> It is not a leap second. Leap seconds are always either on the 30th of 
> June or on the 31th of December.
> 
> Here there is a list of all the leap seconds so far:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second
> 
> And, in fact, the wrong result is the same for each date, regardless of 
> the year, month or day.

Right.  We allow leap seconds for any date/time.  Are you saying we
should only allow them for certain dates/times?

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