$ cd <dir>/confluence-2.7.1-source/confluence-project/confluence-rpc-plugin/src/java/com/atlassian/confluence/rpc/soap/services/
$ diff -bu SpacesSoapService.java{.dist,}
--- SpacesSoapService.java.dist 2008-03-17 18:46:53.000000000 +0100
+++ SpacesSoapService.java      2008-04-07 12:21:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.atlassian.confluence.rpc.soap.services;
 
+import com.atlassian.confluence.core.DateFormatter;
+import com.atlassian.confluence.core.FormatSettingsManager;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.importexport.DefaultExportContext;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.importexport.ImportExportException;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.importexport.ImportExportManager;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.atlassian.confluence.spaces.SpaceGroupManager;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.spaces.SpaceManager;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.user.AuthenticatedUserThreadLocal;
+import com.atlassian.confluence.user.ConfluenceUserPreferences;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.user.PersonalInformation;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.user.PersonalInformationManager;
 import com.atlassian.confluence.user.UserAccessor;
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@
     private UserAccessor userAccessor;
     private SpaceGroupManager spaceGroupManager;
     private PageManager pageManager;
+    private FormatSettingsManager formatSettingsManager;
     private SetSpacePermissionChecker setSpacePermissionChecker;
 
     public void setUserAccessor(UserAccessor userAccessor)
@@ -97,6 +101,11 @@
         this.pageManager = pageManager;
     }
 
+    public void setFormatSettingsManager(FormatSettingsManager formatSettingsManager)
+    {
+        this.formatSettingsManager = formatSettingsManager;
+    }
+
     public RemoteSpaceSummary[] getSpaces() throws RemoteException
     {
         User user = AuthenticatedUserThreadLocal.getUser();
@@ -597,6 +606,11 @@
             context.addWorkingEntity(space);
             context.setContentTree(importExportManager.getContentTree(user, space));
 
+            // Following "Accessing the DateFormatter" code in
+            // http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Date+formatting+with+time+zones
+            DateFormatter dateFormatter = (new ConfluenceUserPreferences()).getDateFormatter(formatSettingsManager);
+            context.setDateFormatter(dateFormatter);
+
             String archivePath = importExportManager.exportAs(context, new ProgressMeter());
             downloadPath = importExportManager.prepareDownloadPath(archivePath);
             gateKeeper.addKey(downloadPath, user);