[PATCH 01/12] import: allow the epoch (0s) as a valid time

[Eric Wong (Contractor, The Linux Foundation)]

Despite email not existing until 1971; "Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00"
seems like a common default timestamp for some test emails
to use as a Date: header.
---
 lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
index f8d1003..1f831a7 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ sub parse_date ($) {
                warn "bogus TZ offset: $zone, ignoring and assuming +0000\n";
                $zone = '+0000';
        }
-       $ts ||= time;
+       $ts = time unless defined $ts;
        $ts = 0 if $ts < 0; # git uses unsigned times
        "$ts $zone";
 }
-- 
EW

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