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| -rw-r--r-- | src/time/format.go | 7 |
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diff --git a/src/time/format.go b/src/time/format.go index 552887609b..fc2136a3f6 100644 --- a/src/time/format.go +++ b/src/time/format.go @@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ import "errors" // // The executable example for time.Format demonstrates the working // of the layout string in detail and is a good reference. +// +// Note that the RFC822, RFC850, and RFC1123 formats should be applied +// only to local times. Applying them to UTC times will use "UTC" as the +// time zone abbreviation, while strictly speaking those RFCs require the +// use of "GMT" in that case. +// In general RFC1123Z should be used instead of RFC1123 for servers +// that insist on that format, and RFC3339 should be preferred for new protocols. const ( ANSIC = "Mon Jan _2 15:04:05 2006" UnixDate = "Mon Jan _2 15:04:05 MST 2006" |