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From: eggert@twinsun.com (Paul Eggert)
Subject: Re: ntp, time, timezones
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 19:50:48 GMT
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hgs@allegra.att.com (Henning G. Schulzrinne) writes:

> On NetBSD:
>  gettimeofday()    time()    ctime()
>  757958070.532501  757958070 Fri Jan  7 15:54:16 1994
> On Sun:
>  757958070.501251  757958070 Fri Jan  7 10:54:30 1994
> ... Anything to do with leap seconds?

Perhaps, but other inconsistencies between the two dates need explanation.
Your Sun says 10:00 whereas your NetBSD says 15:00.  Also, there should
be 18 leap seconds between 1970 and your date, not just 14.