RFC 7808 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Time Zone Data Distribution Service
Overview
RFC 7808, “Time Zone Data Distribution Service”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2016 by M. Douglass, C. Daboo. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines a time zone data distribution service that allows reliable, secure, and fast delivery of time zone data and leap-second rules to client systems such as calendaring and scheduling applications or operating systems.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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