Hi, >mysql> select NOW(); >+---------------------+ >| NOW() | >+---------------------+ >| 2136-11-12 06:04:09 | >+---------------------+ >1 row in set (0.15 sec) As far as I remember there was an issue about this on the mySQL mailing list. Someone said there is a severe bug in gcc for alpha platforms which causes this odd date problems. :wq! RoF