Re: Internal Date Representation (was Re: Year 2000 (or Year 292 BILLION)

Howdie! 

Excerpts from mail: 12-Sep-97 Re: Internal Date Represent.. Vern
Hamberg@goldengate. (1630*) 

> This is why we've been looking for some way to coordinate with an external 
> standard. The best thing I've heard of so far is NTP, or Network Time 
> Protocol, a TCP/IP application that relies on a network of time servers. 
> The same article in NewsWire (by Mel Beckman) mentioned that there is a 
> PRPQ that provides an SNTP (Simple NTP) client for the 400, which would set 
> the date/time clock each time it's run. So far Support Line says they can't 
> find it. Anyone know anything about this? 

I spent some time checking out the SNTP PRPQ rumor.  It is false. 
Currently there is not an SNTP PRPQ available for the AS/400.  However,
please contact Mark Even in the Custom Technology Center (CTC) in
Rochester if you are interested in SNTP.  His phone number is
507-253-1313.  


Mark L Bauman 
AS/400 Software Communications  


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