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From the author of Pegasus Mail:

Date:        	Sat, 13 Nov 1999 17:24:10 +1300
From:        	David Harris <David.Harris@pmail.gen.nz>
Subject:    	Y2K Problem in WinPMail v3.01b and later

Our attention has been drawn to a Y2K-compliance problem in the rule
processing engine of all versions of Pegasus Mail for Windows later
than v3.01a. In short, rules that compare message dates in the new
millenium are not properly written into the rule file and are misread
when the rule set is reloaded.

* Who is affected?
If you use filtering rules that check the dates of mail messages, then
you will be affected by this problem. Note that rules that check the
*age* of mail messages are *not* affected by this problem - you will
only be affected if you have rules that explicitly compare the dates
of messages. As far as we can tell, few users are using this facility
in the program at present, so the impact of the problem is likely to
be small.

* What are the symptoms?
If you enter a date later than December 31st 1999 in a rule that
compares the date of a message, that date will be represented
incorrectly when you reload the rule set. The rule will also not
function correctly.

* Is there a workaround?
There is no workaround, other than upgrading to v3.12b when it is
made available, or using rules that compare message ages rather than
message dates.

* What is being done about it?
WinPMail v3.12b, which fixes this problem, will be made available
early next week. Announcements will be made on the mailing lists and
on our web page when v3.12b is released.

We offer our sincere apologies for this problem, since we realize that
Y2K issues are emotive and stressful at the moment. We have been
doing almost continuous Y2K testing for the last 18 months, and we
cannot explain how this problem has slipped through our testing
process, other than by pointing out that it appears in a rarely-used
feature. We have re-evaluated our Y2K testing processes in the light
of this problem and are confident that our general testing methodology
for the core functionality of the program has been sound.

Cheers!

-- David --


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