XML is rapidly becoming of the 'hottest things since sliced bread' (in this USA resident's vernacular). For instance, Microsoft is basing its next generation...
Aron Roberts
aron@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:50 pm
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[2001-Jan-05] Another nomination for the ISO 8601 Hall of Fame. This time, an American site that is doing it right. In fact this site is set in a small corner...
g1smd@...
Jan 5, 2001 12:56 am
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Poking around the NPL's website I discovered a page advertising their new "Phoneclock" clock-synchronisation software ...
Fred Bone
fred.bone@...
Jan 11, 2001 2:22 pm
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To all, This message went to BE Inc. They did not bother to answer. That says enough: BE Inc. wants this trash to be adopted globally. I have de-installed BEos...
Han Maenen
han.maenen@...
Jan 13, 2001 10:15 pm
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[2001-Jan-14] A few days ago, while in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, I visited the local 'Borders' bookshop, which is absolutely huge. They must have millions of ...
g1smd@...
Jan 14, 2001 12:22 am
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To those who wish to contact Be.Inc about their non-standard date and timesettings, here are two of their e-mail addesses: USA and Pacific: info@... Europe:...
Han Maenen
han.maenen@...
Jan 18, 2001 10:29 am
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[2001-Jan-19] Hi, I am aware that the mail server for all of my incoming mail at 'cwc.net' failed around 2001-Jan-16 15:00 UTC. I also believe that a service...
g1smd@...
Jan 19, 2001 2:48 am
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To all, Although I have set my Windows 98 computer to the ISO 8601 standard, I still have the format mm-dd-yyyy AM/PM lurking somewhere in my computer and it...
Han Maenen
han.maenen@...
Jan 19, 2001 9:34 pm
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This is what happened to day when I was using an Internet computer at the university. When I just sat down it was just re-starting. Then I saw the wrong time...
Han Maenen
han.maenen@...
Jan 19, 2001 9:36 pm
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... [2001-Jan-20] The date format that email uses is defined in an Internet Standard known as an RFC. There are several RFC documents relevant to email. I do...
g1smd@...
Jan 21, 2001 3:02 am
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I am looking at how the standard specifies durations and recurring time intervals. Do any of you have experience with this? There does not seem to be a spec...
texin@...
Jan 23, 2001 2:36 am
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$ There does not seem to be a spec for how to do the arithmetic. $ If I have a start date plus a duration of 1 month, what does this $ mean? $ Do I add 30...
Archie Medrano
amedrano@...
Jan 23, 2001 6:37 am
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... OK, but 1 month from March 30 is April 30. Seems odd that you can add one month to either date and get April 30. On the othe hand, there is no way to add...
Tex Texin
texin@...
Jan 23, 2001 7:25 am
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... It looks redundant to me, indeed perhaps it should not be in the standard. Are you looking at the published standard ISO 8601:2000? I have not yet seen...
Pete Forman
pete.forman@...
Jan 23, 2001 10:31 am
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Is anyone aware of standards on costweeks? My understanding was that they were an international standard, my enquiries to date suggest that they are internal...
Dave Clark
dave.clark@...
Jan 23, 2001 10:33 am
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I am looking at the FDIS version of 8601:2000. Tex ... -- According to Murphy, nothing goes according to Hoyle. ... Tex Texin Director,...
Tex Texin
texin@...
Jan 23, 2001 3:50 pm
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I cannot believe I am the first to notice this, but.... The date listing on the eGroups ISO8601 is in format mm/dd/yyyy. Who can we get to fix this? Dave Clark...
Dave Clark
dave.clark@...
Jan 23, 2001 5:36 pm
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[2001-Jan-24] Hi All, Probably the longest message thread we have had in ages! ... The ISO 8601 standard specifies a moment or a point in time, with whatever ...
g1smd@...
Jan 24, 2001 4:18 am
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... [2001-Jan-24] Er, you're not, but no-one at egroups takes any notice of emails. Several in this group have already tried. You'll laugh at this. At the...
g1smd@...
Jan 24, 2001 4:18 am
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... [2001-Jan-24] Yes, ISO 8601 covers this. There are THREE main date formats defined in International Standard ISO 8601: Calendar Date: ...
g1smd@...
Jan 24, 2001 4:19 am
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... I am very sure this is one of those 'platform dependent' things. I have recently worked for one company whose accounting weeks ran from Monday through...
Bob Hirsch
Bob@...
Jan 24, 2001 5:04 am
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Ian, Thanks for the lengthy reply. I am basing my comments on 8601:2000 which does have recurring events. I will look for the IBM book. However, I am concerned...
Tex Texin
texin@...
Jan 24, 2001 6:58 am
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I contacted them about this months ago, to no avail. They did not bother to answer, well this IS an answer as far as I am concerned: E-groups ...
Han Maenen
han.maenen@...
Jan 24, 2001 7:22 am
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Seems a bit strong to consider the ignorance of companies that do not use 8601, as hostile and wanting to destroy 8601. They are just being ignorant. Am I...
Tex Texin
texin@...
Jan 24, 2001 7:42 am
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... Strictly speaking it does not. Weeks run from Mon to Sun only. (I realize that you spelt out the details later in your post.) Even if it does not matter...
Pete Forman
pete.forman@...
Jan 24, 2001 10:47 am
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... Absolutely: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity..."...
Morris, Mike
Mike.Morris@...
Jan 24, 2001 8:12 pm
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I am sorry, but I disagree. They are not ignorant. What makes me believe that what they are doing is intentional is that E-groups has sites in Europe in...
Han Maenen
han.maenen@...
Jan 25, 2001 7:55 pm
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Based on my observation, mm/dd/yyyy is used in the editions of the United States, Canada (English); China (!), Hong Kong (!), Taiwan (!) of eGroups, not all...
Justin JIH
jusjih@...
Jan 25, 2001 8:17 pm
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On 2001-Jan-24 Pete Forman <pete.forman@...> wrote(>>>,>>,>): [2001-Jan-25] ... Sorry, poor wording on my part. ISO 8601 covers a date format...
g1smd@...
Jan 25, 2001 9:04 pm
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Han, OK then, let's string 'em up! (This means send them to the gallows. I didn't want to leave an unexplained American idiom in this conversation ;-) ) I...
