Re^2: How to Parse an RFC 822 style date with Time::Piece?

Even its author says (in the POD even, IIRC) that you should probably try to make something else work before you go for Date::Manip though. It's a great module when you are trying to cope with sloppy date/time descriptions or want to allow them, but it tries to be so smart it really shouldn't be used if you don't really need its capabilities.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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Re: Re^2: How to Parse an RFC 822 style date with Time::Piece? by iguanodon (Priest) on Feb 20, 2003 at 02:53 UTC
I've seen that comment in the Date::Manip docs. But it's so easy to use and just gets the job done. If I'm concerned with performance, I'll have to look into some of the many other date and time modules. But I have lots of stuff (for example cron jobs) where I'll gladly trade some CPU cycles to save a few of my cycles.	[reply]
Re^4: How to Parse an RFC 822 style date with Time::Piece? by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Feb 20, 2003 at 07:38 UTC
I never said otherwise; just remember the OP wanted to parse RFC822 dates here - he doesn't need the power of Date::Manip. That's why I objected. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]