I-D ACTION:draft-newman-datetime-01.txt (fwd)

[Chris Newman]

Here's a new version of the time format document.  The major change is
adding a new format to represent future dates by specifying timezone name.
Something like this seems to be needed by the IETF calendaring/scheduling
working group to deal with future events and recurring events scheduled in
local timezones.

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       Title     : Date and Time on the Internet                           
       Author(s) : C. Newman
       Filename  : draft-newman-datetime-01.txt
       Pages     : 23
       Date      : 01/27/1997

Date and time formats cause a lot of confusion and interoperability 
problems on the Internet.  This document will address many of the 
problems encountered and make recommendations to improve consistancy 
and interoperability when representing and using date and time 
in Internet protocols.                                                                 

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