WTF? I just got 50 new emails

[ThePresence]

Just saw on my phone 50 new emails.
No sender, no receiver listed.
All from 12/31/1969.

Weird thing is Outlook doesn't show anything, it's just on the phone.

Blast from the past?

WTF?

 

[highland145]

So is that 1/1/70 or the twilight zone?

 

[moshquerade]

Hmmmm... all of the old threads here are dated 1969 also. coincidence?

 

[Exterous]

Hmmmm... all of the old threads here are dated 1969 also. coincidence?

Oh shi-! Break out the tin foil hats!!!

 

[Crusty]

So is that 1/1/70 or the twilight zone?

It looks like an overflow error with an unsigned int.... but could also be a straight up logic bug.

 

[Crusty]

Hmmmm... all of the old threads here are dated 1969 also. coincidence?

Coincides with the epoch time that was chosen for computers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_(reference_date)

 

[OCGuy]

It's probably cancer.

 

[busydude]

probably because of this.

 

[ThePresence]

Seems like I'm not the only one: http://androidforums.com/lounge/40115-e-mail-12-31-1969-a.html