I tried print scalar (localtime(-1)); on a Unix machine and got 1 second before epoch. If I try the same on Macperl, I just get the epoch, unmodified. Is this a known behavior? Can I get dates before Jan 1, 1904 using localtime()? Geoff ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch