John Zoltak replies:

>Another reason for the AAMMDD format is that HP and now exegesys in
>their Materials Management 3000 (MM3000) product has chosen that format
>for Y2K resolution. So some of us (like me) are stuck with it. Not that
>I'm complaining. I can adapt.

I don't consider the fact that a software supplier has chosen the easy 
way out to be a convincing argument (for the use of AAMMDD).  We have 
chosen to replace our accounting package rather than be forced into 
the vendor's Y2K solution.

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