FYI. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: RFC 8536 on The Time Zone Information Format (TZif) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:48:24 -0800 (PST) From: rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org Reply-To: ietf@ietf.org To: ietf-announce@ietf.org, rfc-dist@rfc-editor.org CC: drafts-update-ref@iana.org, rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8536 Title: The Time Zone Information Format (TZif) Author: A. Olson, P. Eggert, K. Murchison Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: February 2019 Mailbox: arthurdavidolson@gmail.com, eggert@cs.ucla.edu, murch@fastmailteam.com Pages: 34 Characters: 83992 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-murchison-tzdist-tzif-16.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8536 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8536 This document specifies the Time Zone Information Format (TZif) for representing and exchanging time zone information, independent of any particular service or protocol. Two media types for this format are also defined. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC