Y2K bug of w3c-libwww-5.2.8/Library/src/HTWWWStr.c:HTParseTime() ?

Hi,

Perhaps this is silly question, but...
Doesn't the HTParseTime() function of latest w3c-libwww (version 5.2.8)
have Y2K bug?

This function parses a year of RFC850/RFC1036 format which is something 
like "Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT" (defined in RFC2616), but
according piece of the code (line 429 of the HTWWWStr.c) is below:
	    tm.tm_year = strtol(++s, &s, 10);
Because tm.tm_year is defined as tm.tm_year == (REAL_YEAR - 1900),
this line seems to have to be changed like follows:
	    tm.tm_year = strtol(++s, &s, 10);
	    if (tm.tm_year < 70)
		tm.tm_year += 100;

I've checked the source in cvsweb (*1), but the function HTParseTime()
is not fixed, yet.

I also think that it is better to fix line 507 of the HTWWWStr.c.
    if (.... || tm.tm_year >120) {
	HTTRACE(CORE_TRACE, "ERROR....... Parsed illegal time: %02d.%02d.%02d %02d:%02d:%02d\n" _
Because tm.tm_year > 120 is completely valid.

P.S.
Pleaes Cc: <soda@sra.co.jp>, since I'm not subscribing www-lib mailing 
list.

(*1)
http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/libwww/Library/src/HTWWWStr.c
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(Noriyuki Soda)		   IT Industry System Division Group 3

Received on Tuesday, 28 December 1999 16:21:08 UTC