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From: ndjc@ccicpg.UUCP (Nick Crossley)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: sccs error msg
Summary: sccs get clock check is specious
Keywords: sccs, clock
Message-ID: <73836@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 90 22:43:44 GMT
References: <18210@well.sf.ca.us> <1990May30.013209.3786@virtech.uucp>
Reply-To: ndjc@ccicpg.UUCP (Nick Crossley)
Organization: ICL North America, Irvine, CA 92718
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In article <1990May30.013209.3786@virtech.uucp> cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
>	co11: "Clock may be set wrong!"
>	The time of day may be set wrong.
>	Check the current time with the "date" command.
>	If it is wrong, contact your local UNIX support group immediately!
>	(This message is produced whenever the difference between
>	the current date and the creation date of the newest delta in
>	the SCCS file is greater than one year.)

I have always thought this check is silly.  There *ARE* programs which
do not have to be modified every year!  And why is sccs trying to check
the system clock?  If sccs does it, why not all utilities?

	$ cat /1988/accounts/summary
	cat: warning: clock may be set wrong!
	...
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