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TAI64 timestamps for tinydns

Records in tinydns-data format can have a timestamp that is used to expire or activate the record at a certain time. Here is a simple command that can be used to generate timestamps for use with tinydns records.

printf 4%015x\\n "$((10+$(date -d "2008-10-15 02:00" +%s)))"

Just change the date in the example to suit your needs.

This thread from the djbdns mailing list archive explains more about it.