Re: [exim] Date format

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: Yves
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Date format
Yves <exi.ml@???> (Fr 18 Nov 2016 16:39:06 CET):
> On Fri, 18 Nov 2016, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
> >Current log format:
> >2016-11-18 16:30:28 [32758] SMTP connection from mta22.cp20.com [216.24.225.22]:22582 I=[84.19.194.2]:25 closed by QUIT
> >
> >This is
> > YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
> >but you ask for
> > YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
> >
> >What makes the latter more unique than the first form?
> As he said, a third-party tool needs this latter format.


Yes, that I got. But I do not see, why the format he wants is *more*
unique than the format Exim uses.

At least not unique in the sense I imply.


> >What does the "T" stand for in your format specification? (I assume the
> >additional spaces in your specification where garbage.)
> The format {date}T{time} is an ISO standard (ISO8601).


Ah, ok, yes, you're right, of cause, I could have recognized it. Thank
you.

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Heiko