[Mono-bugs] [Bug 42699][Nor] New - DateTime.Parse error causes infinate loop with dates before 1970

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Changed by mstump@mipclan.org.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=42699

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+Bug#: 42699
+Product: Mono/Class Libraries
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Normal
+Component: CORLIB
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: mstump@mipclan.org               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: DateTime.Parse error causes infinate loop with dates before 1970
+
+Please fill in this template when reporting a bug, unless you know what you
+are doing.
+Description of Problem:
+dates before 1970 cause DateTime.Parse to go into an infinate loop.
+
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+     using System;
+
+     public class foo
+     {
+         public static void Main()
+         {
+             DateTime.Parse("6/7/1968");
+         }
+      }
+
+Actual Results:
+loop
+
+Expected Results:
+return
+
+How often does this happen? 
+every time
+
+Additional Information:
+it happens in mono .23 and the cvs pulled down upto and including may 09