Re: [art] [saag] Date formats: RFC3339 vs. RFC 5322

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 4/13/2021 12:19 PM, Nico Williams wrote:
> English-centric much?:)

The RFC5322 date format was not designed for use as extensive as venues 
speaking English.  It's original target for use was restricted only to 
North America (cf, RFC733).

I thought it quite exciting to even include Atlantic Standard Time, as 
well as the zones for Hawaii and Alaska, although getting the latter 
turned into a bit of an exercise.

I was working at The Rand Corporation at the time and had been told that 
the Librarian there had magical research skills.  The timezone topic 
finally prompted my contacting her and asking for help.  She said she'd 
see what she could find.

I don't think it was as much as a half-hour before she called back with 
the answer.  I was duly impressed.  (Astonished would be the more apt 
word.)  So I asked her how she found the answer that quickly.

She told me she call the phone company's information operator for Juneau 
and asked her what they called their timezone. She then repeated the 
exercise for Oahu...

d/

-- 
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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