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 Message 479 
 Dale Shipp to Tom Swartz 
 Re: Test Drive 
 01 Dec 18 16:15:04 
 
 -=> On 11-27-18  08:26,  Tom Swartz <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Test Drive <=-

 TS> I used your full .EXE patch. Nice work! I was reading your .DOC file
 TS> on it and you mention something about the C libraries expiring in 2038.
 TS> Can you elaborate on this?

I am confused.  The fix that I made for Y2K Bluewave was a bandaid that
one installed as a follow on batch file after BW packed up the REP
packet.  I would not call it a full .EXE patch.  There is a later fix
created by Richard Backus that patches the EXE file itself.  Perhaps
that is what you are now using.  I do not know about a comment on C
libraries expiring in 2038.  Perhaps Richard (or Nancy) could comment.

 TS> Also, what "OTHER" 3rd party libraries will the patch work on??

Again, my fix was simply for the BlueWave reader for QWK packets and REP
reply packets.  The batch file read the REP packet and corrected the
mistakes made by BW.  IMO, it would not apply to any other programs.  I
cannot speak to Richard's patch with respect to that.

                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
                              (1:261/1466)


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