RFC 7809 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV : Time Zones by Reference
Overview
RFC 7809, “Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV : Time Zones by Reference”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2016 by C. Daboo. It updates RFC 4791. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines an update to the Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV) calendar access protocol (RFC 4791) to allow clients and servers to exchange iCalendar data without the need to send full time zone data.
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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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2016
- RFC 7808 Time Zone Data Distribution Service
- RFC 7810 IS-IS Traffic Engineering Metric Extensions
- RFC 7807 Problem Details for HTTP APIs
- RFC 7811 An Algorithm for Computing IP/LDP Fast Reroute Using Maximally Redundant Trees
- RFC 7806 On Queuing, Marking, and Dropping
- RFC 7812 An Architecture for IP/LDP Fast Reroute Using Maximally Redundant Trees
- RFC 7805 Moving Outdated TCP Extensions and TCP-Related Documents to Historic or Informational Status
- RFC 7813 IS-IS Path Control and Reservation