Hello list, I am using the getdate(3) function to convert a string date in its tm structure, but I have tried several formats of string-dates and it always returns a NULL pointer. All this dates I suppose invalid for the getdate(3): Fri, 19 Nov 82 16:14:55 EST Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:03:53 GMT Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:59:25 +0400 19 Sep 2006 15:52:25 -0700 19 Sep 2006 15:52:25 EST Do you know what are the correct string formats for this function and if under Unix there are routines to read ascii string dates such in mail text messages or USENET articles? Thank you in advance HIToC -- With regards, HIToC hitoc_mail@xxxxxxxx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-c-programming" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html