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Re: Last Call: Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps to Proposed Standard

2001-11-09 15:20:03
basically I approve of publication of this document, with the following
caveat about scope

This representation is appropriate for dates and times for which the 
GMT offset as of the date and time specified is reliably known.  The
is usually the case for noting the current time (timestamping), or
representing the times of events in the past or the near future.

However, many events are actually specified relative to a particular 
timezone, and timezone offsets occasionally change with little advance
warning.  As such, this representation may not be sufficient for 
specifying dates and times of some kinds of events, particularly
future events.

In such cases it is necessary to include a representation of the timezone
(not merely the GMT offset) along with the date of the event.  This
specification does not provide such a facility, and is therefore
inappropriate for representation of (for example) events on a calendar.

Keith