Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-edit.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-edit.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-edit.tcl	29 May 2003 18:05:01 -0000	1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-edit.tcl	17 Feb 2004 19:36:49 -0000	1.7
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
         { [template::util::date::compare $start_date $end_date] <= 0 }
         "The term must start before it ends"
     }
+    {start_date
+        { [template::util::date::compare [template::util::date::from_ansi [clock format [clock seconds] -format "%Y-%m-%d"]] $start_date] <= 0 }
+        "The term must start in the future"
+    }
 } -edit_data {
 
     dotlrn_term::edit \
Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-new.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-new.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-new.tcl	29 May 2003 18:05:01 -0000	1.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/admin/term-new.tcl	17 Feb 2004 19:36:49 -0000	1.9
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
         { [template::util::date::compare $start_date $end_date] <= 0 }
         "The term must start before it ends"
     }
+    {start_date
+        { [template::util::date::compare [template::util::date::from_ansi [clock format [clock seconds] -format "%Y-%m-%d"]] $start_date] <= 0 }
+        "The term must start in the future"
+    }
 } -on_submit {
 
     set term_year [dotlrn_term::start_end_dates_to_term_year \