According to the docs, APR::Date::http parses the format: Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT as per RFC 822. However it does not seem to parse Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 EST correctly. It assumes it's GMT regardless of the timezone specified. If I'm reading RC822 correctly, this is an error.
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