Index: org/postgresql/PGStatement.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jdbc/pgjdbc/org/postgresql/PGStatement.java,v
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.16 PGStatement.java
--- org/postgresql/PGStatement.java	2 Aug 2011 13:40:12 -0000	1.16
+++ org/postgresql/PGStatement.java	25 Sep 2011 12:42:43 -0000
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     // -infinity / infinity representation in Java
     public static final long DATE_POSITIVE_INFINITY = 9223372036825200000l;
     public static final long DATE_NEGATIVE_INFINITY = -9223372036832400000l;
+    public static final long DATE_POSITIVE_SMALLER_INFINITY = 185543533774800000l;
+    public static final long DATE_NEGATIVE_SMALLER_INFINITY = -185543533774800000l;
 
 
     /**
Index: org/postgresql/jdbc2/TimestampUtils.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jdbc/pgjdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc2/TimestampUtils.java,v
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.25 TimestampUtils.java
--- org/postgresql/jdbc2/TimestampUtils.java	22 Sep 2011 12:53:25 -0000	1.25
+++ org/postgresql/jdbc2/TimestampUtils.java	25 Sep 2011 12:42:43 -0000
@@ -657,6 +657,13 @@
         long secs = toJavaSecs(days * 86400L);
         long millis = secs * 1000L;
         int offset = tz.getOffset(millis);
+        if (millis <= PGStatement.DATE_NEGATIVE_SMALLER_INFINITY) {
+            millis = PGStatement.DATE_NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
+            offset = 0;
+        } else if (millis >= PGStatement.DATE_POSITIVE_SMALLER_INFINITY) {
+            millis = PGStatement.DATE_POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+            offset = 0;
+        } 
         return new Date(millis - offset);
     }