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From: kmcvay@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca (Ken McVay)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: C News Expire problem solved <sheesh>
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.160911.203@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 24 Apr 91 16:09:11 GMT
Organization: 1B Systems Management Limited
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After tearing my hair out for a week or more with expire failures, and
(no doubt) frustrating the hell out of Henry, the cause of the problem
was found.

[sheepish grin mode on]

I also had problems with trn displaying newsnews at every invocation, and
had mentioned it in passing. Two replies were received which simply said
"Your system is in 1990."

sheesh.

I don't know how it GOT that way - the CMOS clock was correct - but once
that error was confirmed, it was clear that expire was working correctly,
using 1990 as a starting point :-(

It's fixed - a simple reboot was all that was needed.

Thanks to everyone, especially Henry, for all the advice.


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