> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Olson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 12 March 2003 01:08
> 
> The epoch affects many things so let's document it 
> even further.  Jesus's latest commit (bug #22620) is 
> related.  Sara added some good information in #21646.
> 
> One idea is to create a <note> entity named
> &note.timestamp; that *briefly* describes unix
> timestamps including the windows limitation.  This
> entity will link to a section (or faq) that further
> describes epoch and potential gotchas.
> 
> Do any other OS's disallow negative timestamps?
> 
> Every function that deals with epoch will include this 
> short note towards the bottom of the page.  Maybe it 
> should simply be in the 'see also' versus a <note>?
> Thoughts? 

I'd definitely go for the note -- people may not click through to a "see
also" if they don't "think" it's relevant.

Cheers!

Mike

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