[JDEV] Message timestamps

[Benjamin Kahn]

	Or, how about the number of seconds since 1970?  If we are worried
about year 2038 issues, we can use a 64-bit number.  ;^) 

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Scott Robinson wrote:

> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 15:26:02 -0700
> From: Scott Robinson <quad at jabber.org>
> Reply-To: jdev at jabber.org
> To: jdev at jabber.org
> Subject: Re: [JDEV] Message timestamps
> 
> How is:
> 
> Mon,  4 Oct 1999 15:25:36 -0700
> 
> Not Y2K compliant?
> 
> The standard doesn't suck. ;) We just need to pick which standard we use.
> 
> Scott.
> 
> * Vivre Draco translated into ASCII [Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 05:11:40PM -0500][<VPOP31.3.0b.19991004171141.790.1.1.130a3d50 at oakwind>]
> > On 4 Oct 99,, Scott Robinson sounded off on Re: [JDEV] Message timestamps:
> > 
> > > But I suppose I should insert content into this message. I would
> > > suggest (since we're looking for compatibility) using the timestamp
> > > system specified in RFC-822. It isn't Y10k compatibile, but I'm
> > > thinking a very small modification could be performed to make it
> > > so. ;) 
> > 
> >    Um, if I understand right it's not even Y2K compliant, let alone 
> > Y10K. Remember, if it is standard but it sucks, we shouldn't use it. 
> > Personally, I'd go with the ISO-8601 standard that was suggested...
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