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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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>> I disagree with the german one, try this:
>> 
>> 	% env LC_TIME=de_DE date
>> 	 Fr 29 Nov 1996 20:29:37 MET
>> 	^
>> 	|
>> 
>> that initial space is bogus.
>
>POSIX wants 3-letter abbreviation here, but in real life
>Germans and Russians use 2-letters abbreviations.

>Final space is more bogus than initial one in cases like
>Fr , 29 Nov 1006 20:29:37 (ARPA-like),
             ^^^^
I know that the ARPA net was old, but... :-)

I still think it is bogus.  If they say "3-letter", then 
"Fr " isn't allowable, neither is " Fr".

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