- From: David Morris <dwm@xpasc.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:46:25 -0800 (PST)
- To: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- cc: "ietf-http-wg@w3.org" <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
Ooops ... blush ... not only did my memory of the date header format fail, I forgot that it isn't a common part of the request. I still prefer that the information be part of the application and not default data provided by the browser. On Thu, 8 Dec 2011, Julian Reschke wrote: > On 2011-12-08 22:24, David Morris wrote: > > ... > > I also see minimal value in adding this complexity vs. just using the > > GMT offset in conjunction with accept values. > > ... > > Are you referring to the Date: header field? > > "All HTTP date/time stamps MUST be represented in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), > without exception. For the purposes of HTTP, GMT is exactly equal to UTC > (Coordinated Universal Time). This is indicated in the first two formats by > the inclusion of "GMT" as the three-letter abbreviation for time zone, and > MUST be assumed when reading the asctime format." -- > <http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-17.html#http.date> > > Best regards, Julian >
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