To:
"Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>
Cc:
ietf-provreg@cafax.se
From:
Joe Abley <jabley@isc.org>
Date:
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 23:32:29 -0500
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Sender:
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Subject:
Re: format of contents of <domain:curExpDate>
On Thursday, Nov 7, 2002, at 18:15 Canada/Eastern, Hollenbeck, Scott wrote: >>>> 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. I can see how that would be the case if everybody in the world lived in the same time zone. It seems like it might cause friction otherwise, however. Joe