12-31-2004 18:57
Wow - it made me fetch a new version, and that version just ... BOOP ... logged in. Maybe I got lucky, but.... maybe.... oh, release notes:

Second Life 1.5.12 Dec 31, 2004
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- Second Life client is tolerant of delayed response from busy login server.
The login process may take several minutes, but it will be more likely to
succeed.
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