timestamp output on rnds stats output, GRRR!

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2008/9/18 Matthew Pounsett <matt at conundrum.com>
> On 18-Sep-2008, at 13:47 , Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
>
> > Yo Bind Developers,
> >
> > Using Bind 9.5.0-P2.  Why, oh why, does "rndc stats" give timestamp
> > information in UNIX epoch seconds??!!  Why can't ns_stats_dump() in
> > bin/named/statschannel.c do a call to localtime() or gmtime() and
> > convert the UNIX epoch into a human-readable time?
>
> As another user of BIND I would say, "because epoch seconds are more
> easily manipulated."
>
> If it dumped a human readable timestamp, then in order to manipulate
> that in some way I'd need to write or find some utility that could
> convert it.  With epoch seconds, I can use that timestamp in any
> format I like with my own call to strftime().
>

Maybe the best solution is  simple time switch for rndc ;)
Ex rndc -t human|epoch stats

Best regards,
Shamrock