RFC 6557

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RFC 6557 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that defines procedures and guidelines for the maintenance and distribution of the IANA time zone database.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standard-track document
Request for Comments
area Applications
associatedRegistry IANA time zone database
bcpNumber BCP 175
category Best Current Practice
defines archiving requirements for time zone database releases
guidelines for distribution of the IANA time zone database
procedures for maintaining the IANA time zone database
process for public review of time zone database changes
security considerations for time zone database distribution
definesRoleOf TZ Coordinator
focusesOn change management for time zone data
coordination between IANA and the TZ Coordinator
maintenance of time zone identifiers and rules
governs how IANA manages the time zone database
hasIdentifier RFC 6557
intendedAudience IANA operators
software developers using time zone data
time zone database maintainers
language English
obsoletes RFC 2467
RFC 4833
RFC 5338
publicationMonth February
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: "IETF"

Internet Engineering Task Force
publishedYear 2012
publisher RFC Editor
relatedToStandardizationBody Internet Engineering Steering Group
relatedToWorkingGroup IETF time zone community
relatesTo IANA time zone database
IANA time zone database
surface form: "Olson time zone database"

IANA time zone database
surface form: "tz database"
specifies procedures for distributing updated time zone data
procedures for handling disputes about time zone data
procedures for proposing changes to the time zone database
responsibilities of the TZ Coordinator
status Best Current Practice
stream Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: "IETF"
subject Internet protocol parameters
time zones
timekeeping
title Procedures for Maintaining the Time Zone Database
type technical specification

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