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Number   :  511
Date     :  2001-08-03
Author   :  rotaiv
Subject  :  Re: maybe stupid question but......
Size(KB) :  1


At 08/03/2001 08:16 AM, Dan Anderson wrote:

>I recognize that this is not an xxcopy-specific approach, but can the
>creation date of specific files be altered by changing the date on the
>computer, then re-saving the file, and changing the computer date back
>again? My recollection is that there are hazards with doing this sort of
>thing but I don't recall what they would be.

A few hazards I can think of are time sensitive software that may 
spontaneously expire, never to be used again (even when the date/time is 
set back to the correct time).

Also, any programs using scheduled appointments and/or reminders may 
suddenly trigger with no way to reset them other than to recreate the 
original event.

Closely related, are any mail archiving software that may suddenly decide 
to archive (or worse, delete) mail older than a certain date, etc, etc.

By the way, all these examples are from practical experiences ....

The way I found out about most of these was to open up the Windows 
date/time settings in Control Panel and use it as a calendar to view dates 
in the future. There was (maybe still is) a bug in Windows that even 
though you did not "apply" the new date, the underlying OS has still 
changed the date/time. It may be fixed now but I downloaded a standalone 
calendar program to avoid any further problems.

Just my two cents worth...

rotaiv.



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