Just came across this, thought it might be worth noting for anyone using
older KDE versions. The KMail in KDE 2.1.X is version 1.2 so it shouldn't be
affected.
'KMail 1.0.x, 1.1 billionth second problems. KMail users take note: versions
prior to 1.0.29.x of this email package will stop working and cause mail
folder corruptions on September 9th! Users of version 1.0.29.x will only lose
functionality, but no folders will be damaged. The problem stems from
improper handling of the billionth second of Unix time, which started
officially on January 1st, 1970. It is, essentially, a minor Y2K of Unix
time, though this is the first instance of a known problem stemming from this
magic date.' http://lwn.net/2001/0906/a/kmail-die.php3
Not been following things so closely lately, first I've heard of date related
problems on September 9th, does anyone know exactly how 1,000,000,000 seconds
causes trouble? I'd speculate on a field width overflow problem, but perhaps
this has been discussed more widely and I've missed it?
Rob
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