GNU bug report logs - #13544
(web http) fails to parse numeric timezones in Date header

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Package: guile;

Reported by: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 13544 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
To: Daniel Hartwig <mandyke <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 13544 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#13544: (web http) fails to parse numeric timezones in Date
	header
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:21:49 +0100

On Sat 09 Mar 2013 02:41, Daniel Hartwig <mandyke <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Interpretting ‘+0000’ timezone is sensible in a robust implementation,

Yes, I agree, this makes sense.

> though what to do if a numeric timezone is given other than this?

I would continue to raise an error I think.  Timezones get complicated,
fast, and there is little hope that we could preserve correctness.
WDYT?

Andy
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