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Mac OS X 10.2.5 released: Date bug addressed

Mac OS X 10.2.5 released: Date bug addressed

CNET staff

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.2.5, resolving the notorious 1970 date reset bug first reported here on MacFixIt, as well as delivering the following major enhancements:

  • Bluetooth Setup Assistant now works with certain Microsoft keyboards and mouse devices.
  • Addresses an issue in which domain name lookups could fail if the DNS server responded with a very large reply packet.
  • Improves Mail's selection of character encoding for messages sent in these languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian.
  • Improves Mail responsiveness for accounts configured with multiple POP servers, when the servers are unavailable.
  • Addresses an issue in which Classic fails to start ("Error 1016") when applications available to a non-Admin user are restricted.

Knowledge Base article #25405 has a full list of changes.

Let us know your experiences after installing the Mac OS X 10.2.5 update: Late-breakers@macfixit.com.

Resources

  • #25405
  • Late-breakers@macfixit.com
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