[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19733: XML-RPC returns invalid dates if the date is zero

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#19733: XML-RPC returns invalid dates if the date is zero
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 Reporter:  koke              |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  3.4
Component:  XML-RPC           |     Version:  3.3
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch mobile  |
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Comment (by koke):

 Also, IXR_Date doesn't like "weird" dates.

 * mysql2date returns {{{-00011130T00:00:00}}}. It looks weird but it makes
 sense: 0000-00-00 -> -1-12-00 -> -1-11-30
 * IXR_Date works by taking substrings, and the leading '-' is what breaks
 everything.

 Using a NULL for a 'zero' date might make sense, but I wonder how many
 things would break, probably including XML-RPC :(

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