def httpdate(date)
if /\A\s*
(?:Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun),\x20
(\d{2})\x20
(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec)\x20
(\d{4})\x20
(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})\x20
GMT
\s*\z/ix =~ date
self.rfc2822(date)
elsif /\A\s*
(?:Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday|Saturday|Sunday),\x20
(\d\d)-(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec)-(\d\d)\x20
(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)\x20
GMT
\s*\z/ix =~ date
self.parse(date)
elsif /\A\s*
(?:Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun)\x20
(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec)\x20
(\d\d|\x20\d)\x20
(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)\x20
(\d{4})
\s*\z/ix =~ date
self.utc($6.to_i, MonthValue[$1.upcase], $2.to_i,
$3.to_i, $4.to_i, $5.to_i)
else
raise ArgumentError.new("not RFC 2616 compliant date: #{date.inspect}")
end
end