Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 10:06:26 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Q: libc fstat: Why is st_ctime < st_atime == st_mtime after fopen?
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, I wrote:

> Careful testing 
> demonstrates that ctime might be behind mtime and the system clock by as 
> much as 3 seconds(!).

Sorry, this is inaccurate and might be confusing.  The correct wording is 
this: mtime might be ahead of ctime and the system clock by as much as 3 
seconds.