From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: org-contacts and dates before 1970
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 19:03:55 +0100
Message-ID: <87ipt2ipdg.fsf@ucl.ac.uk>
References: <BANLkTimPfjSVk1NE3hz+Qv6wDmokv1mwrw@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Return-path: <emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:33330)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>) id 1QOD0a-0002IO-TF
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2011 14:04:09 -0400
Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>) id 1QOD0Z-00068u-FW
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2011 14:04:08 -0400
Received: from vscane-a2.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.42]:38852)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>) id 1QOD0Z-00068I-BV
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 22 May 2011 14:04:07 -0400
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimPfjSVk1NE3hz+Qv6wDmokv1mwrw@mail.gmail.com> (Le Wang's
	message of "Mon, 23 May 2011 00:19:57 +0800")
List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." <emacs-orgmode.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: </archive/html/emacs-orgmode>
List-Post: <mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
To: Le Wang <l26wang@gmail.com>
Cc: Orgmode Mailing List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>

Le Wang <l26wang@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Le Wang <l26wang@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Is it possible to specify birthdays without year? =C2=A0I often want t=
o jot
>>>> down someone's birthday so I'm not surprised next year, but don't want
>
>>>> to ask them how old they are. =C2=A0:)
>>>
>>> Not really :(
>>
>> Fair enough. =C2=A0I'll use 1900 as a place holder for now.
>
> I'm seeing another issue now, where if any org contact has a birthday
> pre 1970, I get the error "Bad sexp at line xxx ...".  Does this work
> for anyone else?
>
> I'm on Windows 7 runing native build of Emacs CVS and 23.2.1.  My
> org-mode is less than a week old.

This is probably related to the same problem as discussed in this
thread:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/39206

on the limitations of unix time (whether on Unix or not...).
--=20
: Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1
: using Org-mode version 7.5 (release_7.5.288.gcec8.dirty)