warbosstodd@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWe Found a Ticking Time Bomb in macOS TCP Networking - It Detonates After Exactly 49 Days - Photon Blogphoton.codesexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down131 cross-posted to: apple@lemmy.zippulse_of_truth@infosec.pubhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squarechtk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·2 months ago 49 days period is too specific. 49.7 days is also the maximum uptime for Windows 95 and 98.
minus-squarefallaciousBasis@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoNo it’s not. That’s just the point at which a timer overflows which could cause a problem but it doesn’t guarantee one.
minus-squareAatube@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agohttps://www.cnet.com/culture/windows-may-crash-after-49-7-days/
49.7 days is also the maximum uptime for Windows 95 and 98.
No it’s not. That’s just the point at which a timer overflows which could cause a problem but it doesn’t guarantee one.
https://www.cnet.com/culture/windows-may-crash-after-49-7-days/