protected function _formatExceptionDate($date, $format)
{
if (!preg_match('/(\\d{4})(\\d{2})(\\d{2})/', $date, $match)) {
return '';
}
$horde_date = new Horde_Date(array('year' => $match[1], 'month' => $match[2], 'mday' => $match[3]));
return $horde_date->strftime($format);
}