At http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html I notice that the "T" should be used if there are no separators in the date and time notation. That web page says:
"If a date and a time are displayed on the same line, then always write the date in front of the time. If a date and a time value are stored together in a single data field, then ISO 8601 suggests that they should be separated by a latin capital letter T, as in 19951231T235959." For my [EMAIL PROTECTED] address I am using a web interface instead of my normal POP3 Netscape Messenger email program. That is because the host for that e-mail address requires SMTP authentication, but my version of Netscape does not provide SMTP authentication for incoming emails. I use netscape for my other email addresses. I have Netscape display my name (and even my business name), but I have not tried to change the settings in the online email program. I will see if I can change that setting. Quoting Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If you go to http://metric1.org/dateandtime.htm, you'll see the current date > and time displayed (above the first paragraph) in full conformance with the > simplest ISO 8601 option. That option is, as you suggest, with a space > between the date and the time. > > I've never seen any point in putting a T there, as it's completely > unambiguous without it. > > By the way, is there any way you can do as the rest of us have and configure > your email client (which I believe is IMP 3.2.1) to show your name, rather > than your email address, in the From field of your messages? As far as I > know, all contemporary email clients allow that. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 13:24 > >To: U.S. Metric Association > >Cc: U.S. Metric Association > >Subject: [USMA:28751] Re: ISO 8601 Date & time formats > > > > > >Is the use of "T" between the date and mandantory? I've often > >simply seen a > >blank space used. I've been simply using a blank space. It that OK? > > > >Also in international communications, UT or suffix such as -08:00 > >should be > >used to indicate the time zone. "-08:00" would indicate the > >Pacific Coast time > >zone since it lags UT by 8 hours, except duing Daylight Saving > >Time when it is > >only 7 hours behind Universal Time. > > > >Quoting Michael-O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> John S. Ward wrote: > >> > >> > This is off topic, but there seems to be a lot of confusion > >about the ISO > >> date > >> > and time formats. I recommend everyone to read the summary on > >the ISO web > >> > >> > site: > >> > > >> > http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html > >> > > >> > The format including both date & time is: > >> > YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss > >> > where the capital letter T is used to separate the date and time > >> components. > >> > For example, 2003-04-01T13:01:02. You can also write the date > >without the > >> > >> > time. > >> > > >> > Note that the date separator is "-" and the time separator is ":". > >> Finally, > >> > note that you need all 4 numbers in the year, not just the last 2. > >> > > >> > John > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> I use 8601 now for more 3 years now and never was opposed to a problem > >> by now. > >> Most projects on the web (sourceforge), scientists and students use it. > >> > >> bye > >> > >> -- > >> Don't punish others, don't use MS clients like Outlook/Outlook Express. > >> Make life easier for everyone, use Thunderbird. www.mozilla.org > >> > >> > > > >
