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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From: Daniel Hartwig <mandyke <at> gmail.com>
To: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 13544 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#13544: (web http) fails to parse numeric timezones in Date header
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:17:05 +0800

On 15 March 2013 15:08, Daniel Hartwig <mandyke <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Ludo’s patch can be applied with support for arbitrary timezones
> removed.

Actually, Appendix C (RFC 2616) recommends converting non-GMT tz to GMT:

 If an HTTP header incorrectly carries a date value with a time
 zone other than GMT, it MUST be converted into GMT using the most
 conservative possible conversion.
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