Jim Phillips writes:

>>> Jim Phillips <[log in to unmask]> 11/11/97
07:27am >>>
Knowledgable listers:

I thought I had this year 2000 stuff down.  But now I get a letter
from one of our customers that really confused me.  My understanding
of the leap year algorithm is:

A year is a leap year if it is evenly divisible by 4, except for
those years that are evenly divisible by 400.

Is this correct?  Or am I (as usual) deluded?  Is the year 2000
a leap year or not?
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Jim you're not deluded, just cold (see e-mail about computer on porch).

The rule is if a year is divisible by 4 and is not evenly divisible
by 100 it is a leap year.  1896, 1996, 2004 are leap years.  If a year is
evenly divisible by 100 it is NOT a leap year unless it is also evenly
divisible by 400.  1800, 1900, 2100 are not leap years, 2000, 2400 are
leap years.

Mike Berkowitz
Guess? Inc.