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ylyn on March 14, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Security.txt

Well, the spec only recommends that the date be no further than a year into the future.

So if you really don't want the burden, just set a date in the year 9999 or something.

jensenbox on March 14, 2021 | [–]

It would be way better to not have to "game" the value there if it is going to be garbage data.

waheoo on March 14, 2021 | [–]

Forcing work arounds in implementations so your spec is simpler is the epitome of why standards and specs fail so much.

Design is hard. Good design makes implementation simple.

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