Kristaps Dzonsons <krist...@bsd.lv> wrote:

> >> ... it says the modification time is a time_t.  Which means we only
> >> have seconds, not subseconds.
> > 
> > Fair enough.  The protocol predates common availability of nanosecond
> > file timestamps.
> 
> It's worse than that.  It's 32-bit time_t.

Do negative values have a specific meaning?  If not, it can be treated
as unsigned 32-bit, and then it is harmless in our livetimes and beyond.

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