Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!ucbvax!ulysses.att.com!smb From: smb@ulysses.att.com Newsgroups: comp.protocols.time.ntp Subject: leap second Message-ID: <9012102051.AA02092@trantor.umd.edu> Date: 10 Dec 90 20:51:43 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: inet Organization: The Internet Lines: 4 The AP just ran a story -- in a somewhat light-hearted tone -- saying that there will be a leap second inserted after 23:59:59 universal co-ordinated time, on December 31. I don't think the reporter really understood why anyone would care...