Procedures for Maintaining the Time Zone Database

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Best Practice
Pages: 9
Abstract: Time zone information serves as a basic protocol element in protocols, such as the calendaring suite and DHCP. The Time Zone (TZ) Database specifies the indices used in various protocols, as well as their semantic meanings, for all localities throughout the world. This database has been meticulously maintained and distributed free of charge by a group of volunteers, coordinated by a single volunteer who is now planning to retire. This memo specifies procedures involved with maintenance of the TZ database and associated code, including how to submit proposed updates, how decisions for inclusion of those updates are made, and the selection of a designated expert by and for the time zone community. The intent of this memo is, to the extent possible, to document existing practice and provide a means to ease succession of the database maintainers. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
Publication Date: 2012-02-01
Status Note: Best Current Practice
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6557
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6557
Author(s): Eliot Lear
Paul Eggert

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IEEE Std 1003.1:2008 [Superseded]
Eggert, P. and A. Olson, "Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data", 1987, < ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/code/tz-link.htm >. EXTERNAL
International Standards Organization, "Information technology -- Programming languages -- C", ISO/ IEC Standard 9899:2011, December 2011. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2860 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3979 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 4833 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5226 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 5378 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5545 [Active*]

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