RE: format of contents of <domain:curExpDate>

["Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>]

> >> Whatever the format turns out to be, it would be a good 
> thing if the
> >> nature of the contents of <domain:curExpDate> could be clearly
> >> specified in the domain mapping document.
> >
> > "date" is a built-in XML Schema data type.  XML Schema is a 
> normative
> > reference.  The XML Schema specifications describe the format quite 
> > clearly.
> 
> Thanks, that does indeed clear it up.
> 
> Just out of interest, why was it decided to use "date" in 
> <domain:curExpDate>, rather than "dateTime" as used in (e.g.) 
> <domain:qDate> and <host:trDate>?

Because the date alone provided the needed granularity without having to get
into hours, minutes, or seconds.

-Scott-