Index of /jmorzins/www/iso8601

 Name                    Last modified       Size  Description

 Parent Directory        16-Sep-2008 15:58      -  
 y2kdat.htm              29-Jan-1999 06:20    13k  
 y2kgen.htm              29-Jan-1999 06:20    13k  
 y2kiso.htm              29-Jan-1999 06:13    12k  

I came across these files in early 1999.  They explain that
dates in the format:

  YYYY-MM-DD  ( or alternately, YYYY-Month-DD )

are less ambiguous than dates in the format

  NN/NN/NN

because the meaning of each field is clear.  The problem with
"NN/NN/NN" dates (for example, "01/02/03") is that different
countries have different interpretations about which number is
years, which is months, and which is days.

 y2kiso.htm  explains what ISO 8601 dates are.
 y2kgen.htm  explains has general notes and background explaining
              why you would want to use ISO 8601 dates.
 y2kdat.htm  lists various date standards used throughout the world.