Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

| I don't think ISO 8601 is allowed by RFC822, but I may be wrong.

ISO 8601 is not allowed by RFC 822.  RFC 822 discourage the transmission
of all 8 bits either.  RFC 822 has such a few signs of obsolescence.

A great number of sites are nevertheless transmitting 8-bit mail.  I think
RFC's are there to help trigger progress, and they usually do at the time
they are written.  But it comes a time where some RFC's are inhibiting
progress, and when that time comes, we should stay able to move forward.
I give reason to those using 8bit channels for transmitting mail (the
EHLO protocol is fine) despite what RFC 822 may say.  I hope the same
will happen for dates.  Let's be more progressive than submissive! :-)

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