* John Buttery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-03-13 06:01 -0600]: > Oh, I definitely agree that the ISO format is the way to go. Although > I would change it a bit since technically the hyphens (-) are > unnecessary due to the fields being fixed-length, but that's a bigger > nitpick than even I am willing to seriously make.
Well, the ISO spec does state that the hyphens are optional. "2001-03-13 06:01" and "20010313T0601" are equivalent in terms of ISO 8601, but I know which one I'd rather read. And, while we're on the topic, you can see my preferred attribution line. It's a modified Sven because I prefer the ISO 8601 format and because time zone is often useful in placing when a message was sent. Most (if not all) of the mailing lists I'm on span multiple time zones. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] / DNRC / UMBC-LUG: http://lug.umbc.edu PGP: ID: D8C75CF5 print: 0A7D B3AD 2D10 1099 7649 AB64 04C2 05A6 --- -- Hello . . . my name is Inigo Montoya; you killed my father . . . prepare to die. . . . ---- --- --