[Info-vax] OpenVMS funny with SSH

[Craig A. Berry]

On 4/5/24 7:12 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2024-04-04, Single Stage to Orbit <alex.buell at munted.eu> wrote:
>> Just noticed this when I used SSH to login:
>>
>> $ ssh alex at kakapo
>>
>>   Welcome to OpenVMS (TM) x86_64 Operating System, Version V9.2-2
>>
>>      Last interactive login on Thursday,  4-APR-2024 21:57:38.46
>>      Last non-interactive login on Wednesday, 17-NOV-1858 00:00:00.00
>>
>> 1858???? :-D
> 
> That needs reporting in the forum. That last line should be suppressed
> when there is a zero date value in that VMS quad time field (which is
> what the above date/time is).
> 
> It looks like a check for a zero (ie: missing) date/time is going wrong,
> which is something that could have implications elsewhere.

If the display needs modification (debatable) it should not be
suppressed; it should say "never" because that's what the start of epoch
value has always meant in the UAF time fields.