RE: NFSv4 Suggest Seconds is a 64bit value

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From: Carl Beame (beame@mail1.tinet.ie)
Date: 07/15/98-05:21:34 PM Z 

From: Carl Beame <beame@mail1.tinet.ie>
Subject: RE: NFSv4 Suggest Seconds is a 64bit value
Message-Id: <1998Jul15.232223+0100@panasonic.bws.com>
Date: 15 Jul 1998 23:21:34 +0100

> > > From: David Robinson [mailto:david.robinson@eng.sun.com]
> > >
> > > > FROM
> > > >
> > > >    /*
> > > >     * Timeval
> > > >     */
> > > >    struct nfstime4 {
> > > >        uint32_t seconds; /* Runs out Feb 2038 */
> 	     ^^^^^^^^				^^^^^
> 
Actually the time() function in 'C' runs out in 2038, but the NFS time
under NFS V3 runs out in 2116 as it is an unsigned number and dates
before 1970 cannot be represented.

- Carl

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