[LEAPSECS] Crunching Bulletin B numbers (POSIX time)

[Tony Finch]

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011, Clive D.W. Feather wrote:

> Tony Finch said:

> >

> > > There's no reason why you couldn't extend numeric tz offsites to include

> > > leapseconds, as in "Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:17:16 +000021".

> >

> > Yes there is: timezone offsets are relative to UTC not TAI.

>

> That would be a matter of defining the new notation (offsets are currently

> sign plus 4 digits, after all).


Hence my earlier question: is there already a standard specifying this?
If not why not? Is it in fact trivial as Ian claimed?

Tony.
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