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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Clearly, someone thought no one should be using CommView aft

From: Eugène Adell <eugene.adell@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:18:09 +0200
Hello,

probably the guy writing this considered the "Epochalypse" problem.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem if necessary.

best regards
E.A.

Le lun. 19 avr. 2021 à 04:18, Richard Sharpe
<realrichardsharpe@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I just came across this validation check in the commview wiretap code:
>
> if (... cv_hdr.year < 1970 || cv_hdr.year >= 2038 || ...)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Richard Sharpe
> (何以解憂?唯有杜康。--曹操)(传说杜康是酒的发明者)
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