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RFC 868: The 32-bit int. is clearly unsigned, but 17 Nov 1858 is...

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Comment by fizbin
Submitted on 8/18/2006
Related RFC: RFC 868
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The 32-bit int. is clearly unsigned, but 17 Nov 1858 is "time 0" in VMS computers (which store their time in 64-bit numbers as the number of 100ns periods since time 0).The times mentioned are for the convenience of implementation writers, and also as a sort of in-joke.