From: richard_fanta (richard.fanta_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-08 10:17:56
> What to do if the filesystem doesn't attach any time at all to a
file? Fail
> at compile time? Always return some date in the past, like January
1, 1900,
> that is impossible as a real mdate (since computers were not
invented yet)
> and so can be relied upon to indicate "no date available"?
Sounds splendid and preferable to compile time failure.
Many thanks to you and Peter for adding the clarity that I could not.