[Full-disclosure] alert: the 111111 bug
Larry Seltzer
larry at larryseltzer.com
Mon Jul 4 13:41:58 BST 2005
>>> For this customer 11/11/11 in the date field means, don't process this
>>> record, which will obviously cause problems with legitimate
>>> transactions on that date.
>>>
>>> I suspect using a new field to flag a state, instead of "special"
>>> data, would have been more appropriate.
>>>
>Not to worry. The 11th of November, 2011 is a Saturday. No one will be
working that day. :-)
Actually, it will probably be a 3 day weekend for Veterans (Armistice) Day.
Even less reason to worry??????
LJS
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