# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.1 Security:
# Syntax
internet
# Examples
put "Date:" && the internet date & return after field "Mail Header"
# Description
Use the internet keyword to work with dates in email headers and other dates generated by standard Internet protocols that use the same format.
The internet form of a date consists of the following parts, separated by spaces:
* the day of the week followed by a comma * the day of the month * the three-letter abbreviation for the month name * the four-digit year * the time in 24-hour format, including seconds, delimited by colons * the four-digit time zone relative to UTC (Greenwich) time
An internet date looks like this: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 17:18:54 -0800
>*Note:* The internet keyword is implemented internally as a > property and appears in the propertyNames. However, it cannot be > used as a property in an expression, nor with the set command.
For technical information about the date format produced by the internet keyword, see [RFC 2822](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2822).
# Tags
math,
# See
- **keyword:** short, abbreviated - **command:** convert, set - **function:** format, propertyNames, date - **control structure:** function - **glossary:** keyword, property, command, protocol, error, expression