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  3. From: sb380@city.ac.uk (HOLT A D)
  4. Subject: Re: 29 Feb 2000?
  5. Message-ID: <sb380.721988321@KingsX>
  6. Sender: news@city.ac.uk (Unix Network News)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: kingsx
  8. Organization: The City University
  9. References: <6434@sersun1.essex.ac.uk>
  10. Distribution: uk
  11. Date: 17 Nov 92 08:18:41 GMT
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  14. peter@serv2.essex.ac.uk (Peter Allott) writes:
  15.  
  16. >Will there be a 29 Feb 2000?
  17. Yes
  18.  
  19. >The cal program thinks so!
  20. It's correct
  21.  
  22. >As it also thinks 29 Feb 4000 will exist It's clearly wrong
  23. Probably won't exist - but only because it is unlikely that another
  24. 2000 years will pass without the calender being reorganised.
  25.  
  26. >What is the correct rule? Do all countries agree???? 
  27. Leap year every fourth year, except
  28.   Not in the century years (1900, 1800, 1700), _except_
  29.     There is a leap year every fourth century (2000, 2400, ...)
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  31. Andy
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