--- /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/gnus/parse-time.el	Wed Jan 14 06:26:01 1998
+++ parse-time.el	Tue Nov  7 17:47:11 2000
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 
 (put 'parse-time-syntax 'char-table-extra-slots 0)
 
-(defvar parse-time-syntax (make-char-table 'parse-time-syntax))
-(defvar parse-time-digits (make-char-table 'parse-time-syntax))
+(defvar parse-time-syntax (make-syntax-table 'parse-time-syntax))
+(defvar parse-time-digits (make-syntax-table 'parse-time-syntax))
 
 ;; Byte-compiler warnings
 (defvar elt)