If they had used the newer format, we'd be talking about this in a few weeks time when the larger limit was reached. This is a problem of bad coding, and using

If they had used the newer format, we'd be talking about this in a few weeks time when the larger limit was reached. This is a problem of bad coding, and using the wrong tool for the job. A defensive coding practice would have prevented this from going unseen. Using a database to store data would have prevented such arbitrary limits.