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[Joseph McCollum]

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:52:41 -0400 Alan Baragona <baragonasa at VAX.VMI.EDU>
writes:
>X-POSTED
>
>I just received the following disturbing message from the LINGUIST
>e-list.  Is the listserv software for this list also affected?
>
>"LINGUIST has had some bad news.  The developers of listserv software
>have admitted that the version which LINGUIST runs is not Year 2000
>compliant.  As most of you know, listserv is an email-list management
>program--the only one, to our knowledge, able to handle a list the
>size of LINGUIST.  And, as most of you can easily imagine, a Y2K Bug
>could play havoc with a date-oriented operation like LINGUIST.  So we
>have no choice but to upgrade to the newest version of listserv.  But
>an upgrade costs $2500."

Let's test it.  I have just changed the date in my PC to Jun 10, 2000.
(I have altered the date before on my PC, sent messages to other
listservs, and the message would get through fine.)