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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.137 $ ($Date: 1999/02/04 18:15:05 $)
+ $Revision: 1.138 $ ($Date: 1999/02/14 00:45:08 $)
</P>
<P>
The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -2046,18 +2046,6 @@
the century is <SAMP>20</SAMP> rather than <SAMP>19</SAMP>.
</P>
<P>
- Some aspects of Apache's output may use two-digit years, such as the
- automatic listing of directory contents provided by
- <A HREF="../mod/mod_autoindex.html"><SAMP>mod_autoindex</SAMP></A>
- with the
- <A HREF="../mod/mod_autoindex.html#indexoptions"
- ><SAMP>FancyIndexing</SAMP></A>
- option enabled, but it is improper to depend upon such displays for
- specific syntax. And even that issue is being addressed by the
- developers; a future version of Apache should allow you to format that
- display as you like.
- </P>
- <P>
Although Apache is Year 2000 compliant, you may still get problems
if the underlying OS has problems with dates past year 2000
(<EM>e.g.</EM>, OS calls which accept or return year numbers).
@@ -2066,6 +2054,11 @@
the magic boundary to worry about is the year 2038 and not 2000.
But modern operating systems shouldn't cause any trouble
at all.
+ </P>
+ <P>
+ Users of Apache 1.2.x should upgrade to a current version of Apache 1.3
+ (see <A HREF="../new_features_1_3.html#misc">year-2000 improvements in
+ Apache 1.3</A> for details).
</P>
<HR>
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