Lindsay Graham wrote:
John, it may be the native time format of C, but I've never seen it before.
It's not hard to find in the wild. Some RFCs specify it (reluctantly) as an accepted alternative to the more sensible formats. I don't say it's a good idea, but it /is/ the easy way to get time in C (though I don't know why it was chosen), and it /is/, as a result, common as muck, even though it's stupid.
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