November 2000 - tz - lists.iana.org

proposed tz change for Latvia, Lithuania
by Paul Eggert 25 May '15

25 May '15

It's March Madness time for daylight-saving rule changes. Here's a proposed change to the tz database to keep up with the latest political development, which affects time stamps starting March 29: * Latvia and Lithuania will not observe DST, starting this year. Thanks to Andrei Ivanov for this info. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/europe,v retrieving revision 2000.3 retrieving revision 2000.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2000.3 -r2000.3.0.1 --- europe 2000/03/04 15:31:08 2000.3 +++ europe 2000/03/08 17:48:59 2000.3.0.1 @@ -1135,6 +1135,12 @@ Link Europe/Rome Europe/San_Marino # 1997-01-21 on transition to Summer time ... established the same order of # daylight savings time settings as in the States of the European Union. +# From Andrei Ivanov (2000-03-06): +# This year Latvia will not switch to Daylight Savings Time (as specified in +# <a href="http://www.lv-laiks.lv/wwwraksti/2000/071072/vd4.htm"> +# The Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Rep. of Latvia of +# 29-Feb-2000 (#79)</a>, in Latvian for subscribers only). + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Latvia 1989 1996 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Latvia 1989 1996 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - @@ -1151,7 +1157,8 @@ Zone Europe/Riga 1:36:24 - LMT 1880 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1989 Mar lastSun 2:00s 2:00 1:00 EEST 1989 Sep lastSun 2:00s 2:00 Latvia EE%sT 1997 Jan 21 - 2:00 EU EE%sT + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2000 Feb 29 + 2:00 - EET # Liechtenstein # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1178,6 +1185,11 @@ Zone Europe/Vaduz 0:38:04 - LMT 1894 Jun # motion to give up shifting to summer time in spring, as it was # already done by Estonia. +# From Andrei Ivanov (2000-03-06): +# I've heard that Ministers of three Baltic countries on their summit +# somewhere in February decided not to switch to summer time starting from +# this spring. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Vilnius 1:41:16 - LMT 1880 1:24:00 - WMT 1917 # Warsaw Mean Time @@ -1192,7 +1204,8 @@ Zone Europe/Vilnius 1:41:16 - LMT 1880 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1998 2:00 - EET 1998 Mar 29 1:00u 1:00 EU CE%sT 1999 Oct 31 1:00u - 2:00 EU EE%sT + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2000 Feb + 2:00 - EET # Luxembourg # Whitman disagrees with most of these dates in minor ways; go with Shanks.

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Fiji and Tonga has stopped using DST
by Steffen Thorsen 04 Dec '00

04 Dec '00

Risto Nykänen <ristonykanen(a)luukku.com> has reported to me that both Tonga and Fiji has stopped using DST. I have tried to research this a little bit further, and found an official statement about Fiji: from http://www.fiji.gov.fj/core/press/2000_09_26_4.html > The interim government has decided not to introduce "daylight saving" > this year. > > A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said the decision follows > strong opposition from some commercial enterprises and the Ministry of > Education who were concerned about the disruptions caused to school > children, especially during the examination periods. > This means that as from Sunday 4th, November, there will be no change > as normal standard time will keep on operating. I have not found anything for Tonga, but it is actually no surprise if they have stopped using DST, as the "first into year 2000" hype has ended. Back in March I found a notice on the website http://www.tongaonline.com that Tonga changed back to standard time one month early, on March 19 instead of the original reported date April 16. Unfortunately, the article is no longer available on the site, and I did not make a copy of the text, and I have forgotten to report it here. (Original URL was: http://www.tongaonline.com/news/march162000.htm ) Regards, Steffen -- Steffen Thorsen <steffen(a)thorsen.priv.no> <steffent(a)pvv.ntnu.no> http://www.thorsen.priv.no

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TZ and DST changes for East Timor and Dominican Republic
by Steffen Thorsen 04 Dec '00

04 Dec '00

* East Timor seems to have changed time zone from GMT+8 to GMT+9, around the end of September. * The Dominican Republic is now using the same time zone as Eastern US with DST during summer (EST/EDT). detail information: East Timor: Charles C. Schlegel" <chucks(a)bkk3.loxinfo.co.th> reported this: > I have just returned from East Timor, and have discovered that the UN > Transitional Authority there has decided to change the time zone of > the country. I think it took effect at the end of September. E. > Timor time is now 2 hours ahead of Bangkok, not one hour as before. > > I don't know just who you could contact to get formal confirmation of > this. The political/administrative structure in E. Timor is still > very much in a state of evolution. The legal governing body at > present is = the UN Transitional Authority for East Timor (UNTAET). Dominican Republic: Enrique Morales <emorales(a)pnud.org.do> reported to me that the Dominican Republic has changed the time zone to Eastern Standard Time as of Sunday 29 at 2 am. Some sort of "official" statement is available in Spanish here: http://www.listin.com.do/antes/261000/republica/princi.html Use of http://babelfish.altavista.com to "translate" to English: > Power Executive modified last night decree previous which the next > Sunday 29 arranged to retard in one hour the clocks in all the country > to 12:00 of the midnight, that now will be the same day but to 2:00 of > the dawn, to avoid probable disadvantages in the services of > telecommunications. > > Decree 1011, emitted last night, arranges that > the delay is from the 2:00 of the dawn of the same Sunday 29, instead > of the 12:00 of the midnight of that same day, as it established the > previous one, the 820-00, of the 25 of last September. The new decree > arranges in addition that the Sunday first of April of next year 2001, > to 2:00 of the dawn, all the clocks are advanced in one hour. [continues ...] I have some other tz updates to report as well, I hope to have them ready tomorrow. Best regards, Steffen -- Steffen Thorsen <steffen(a)thorsen.priv.no> <steffent(a)pvv.ntnu.no> http://www.thorsen.priv.no

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RE: Brazil again
by Jesper Nørgaard 04 Dec '00

04 Dec '00

The recent changes to abandon DST in the states Pernambuco and Roraima as of October 15, and Alagoas, Sergipe, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão as of October 21, will surely make necessary to invent new time zone items in the TZ database. But I suggest two more changes that are not directly generated from these events. I checked out the pages mentioned by Steffen Thorsen http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html and found a couple of pages that should be of interest Brazil on Standard Time: http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbr.htm Brazil on Daylight Time: http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbrhv.htm Unfortunately these two pages have not been updated as per the last changes from 15.th. and 21.st October 2000, but they reflect well how the situation was supposed to be before those dates. NEW TIMEZONE IN AMAZONAS Since the TZ database for Brazil has been elaborated per state, we have an obligation to document the exceptions from that. In the case of Amazonas we only have one entry "America/Manaus" on GMT-4.0 without DST, but according to the pages there is a region of the Amazonas State with GMT-5.0 without DST (like Acre or the "America/Porto_Acre" entry). The city information I have about this follows here: GMT-4.0 without DST @ Brazil - Amazonas East, Manaus,-3.10,-60.00 Borba,-4.39,-59.59 Coarí,-4.11,-63.14 Fonte Boa,-2.53,-66.02 Humaitá,-7.52,-63.02 Lábrea,-7.27,-64.78 Moura,-4.12,-63.42 Bôca do Acre,-8.75,-67.38 Jutaí,-5.18,-68.90 Floriano Peixoto,-9.07,-67.42 GMT-5.0 without DST @ Brazil - Amazonas West, Atalaia do Norte,-4.33,-70.20 Benjamin Constant,-4.37,-70.03 Eirunepé,-6.67,-69.87 Envira,-7.30,-70.22 Ipixuna,-7.57,-72.60 The format is {@ Country/State} City, Latitude, Longitude Therefore I suggest to put a second entry in the TZ database for Amazonas as "America/Atalaia_do_Norte" or something like that. FERNANDO DO NORONHA ON DST According to these official pages, Fernando do Noronha has been on DST for some while back (e.g. before October 15 where the status probably changed). This is as a contrast to other islands like Trindade and Martin Vaz, which have not been on DST according to the pages. This change to the status of Fernando do Noronha could well be linked with the change of status of the islands from being "self ruling" to be under the rule of state Pernambuco. I don't have information when these events should have happened, but the issue is worthwhile investigating. The ironic thing is that at this point when I'm reporting that Fernando do Noronha has been on DST, it most probably is no longer on DST. This is because it now is under Pernambuco State rule, and since Pernambuco abandoned DST on October 15, probably the island did the same. By the way the TZ database is mentioning Fernando do Noronha as "Fernando de Noronha". I believe it should be spelled with "do" instead of "de". Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Programador/Analista CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT, Lisboa 27, 06600 Mexico, D.F. Tel.: +52 (5) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (5) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 CIMMYT home page: http://cimmyt.cgiar.org Check out my Time Zone Converter: http://timezone50.homepage.com ---------- From: Steffen Thorsen[SMTP:straen@thorsen.priv.no] Sent: Martes 31 de Octubre de 2000 17.09 To: Time Zone List Subject: Brazil again I forgot one entry in my last mail: Manoel Andrade <mandrade(a)hotlink.com.br> reported to me that some states/territories in Brazil have stopped using DST, just about a week after the DST period started. Now looking at the official page http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html : It seems that Pernambuco and Roraima stopped using DST on 15 October at midnight. Then, just one week later, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraiba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão stopped using DST on 22 October at midnight. Regards, Steffen -- Steffen Thorsen <steffen(a)thorsen.priv.no> <steffent(a)pvv.ntnu.no> http://www.thorsen.priv.no

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RE: Nunavut (northern Canada) changes time zones again
by Jesper Nørgaard 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

There was news about the Nunavut time zones in Nuniatsaq News the 10.th. of November, but I didn't see it until today. The link is http://www.nunatsiag.com/archives/nunavut001130/nvt21110_02.html although this seems to be a dynamic address with date and time; Check out the Nunatsiaq News archives from 10.th of November to find the article, if the above doesn't work. Quote: "After a week of confusion, clocks in the territory's westernmost hamlets are now synchronized - an hour behind the rest of Nunavut. The Nunavut government last week retreated from its unified-time-zone policy, permitting Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay to stay on central time for the winter. ... Anawak said the Nunavut government would allow its employees in Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay to operate on central time year-round, putting them one hour behind the rest of Nunavut for six months during the winter." The only way I can get this to match, is if Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay will be on Central Time all year round (e.g. GMT-6 with DST) while the rest of the central and eastern Nunavut will be on Eastern Standard Time all year round (e.g. GMT-5 without DST), so that during winter Kugluktuk will be one hour behind, and in the summer will be on the same time as the rest of Nunavut. This implicitly means that Central and Eastern Nunavut does *not* have daylight saving. I wonder if any of you have any comments on this, or more official documentation. The above article seems to go to great lengths to express daylight saving issues without mentioning the (forbidden?) term "daylight saving". Perhaps it has become too political in Nunavut to imply that you can gain something with "daylight saving" ;) ? Can the article be interpreted any other way? Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Programador/Analista CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT, Lisboa 27, 06600 Mexico, D.F. Tel.: +52 (5) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (5) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 CIMMYT home page: http://cimmyt.cgiar.org Check out my Time Zone Converter: http://timezone50.homepage.com ---------- From: Rich Wales[SMTP:richw@webcom.com] Sent: Martes 7 de Noviembre de 2000 5.19 To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov Subject: Nunavut (northern Canada) changes time zones again http://www.nationalpost.com/stories/20001107/360812.html Nunavut (formerly the eastern part of Canada's Northwest Territories) has been struggling with time zones for over a year. The territory originally straddled three zones, and efforts to impose a single time for all of Nunavut have met with vocal opposition. The latest change (effective Mon. 2000-11-06) appears to keep most of the territory on UTC-5h (i.e., CDT in summer and EST in winter) year- round. However, some communities in western Nunavut will set their clocks an hour earlier, to UTC-6h. The news story didn't make it clear whether western Nunavut would change its clocks in the summer or not. Also, the National Research Council -- Canada's federal regulatory body for time zones -- hasn't updated its maps yet (http://www.nrc.ca/inms/time/tze.html) to reflect the latest change in Nunavut. Rich Wales richw(a)webcom.com http://www.webcom.com/richw/

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TZ Database
by Jacob, Brad [IT] 28 Nov '00

28 Nov '00

Dear Sirs, I'm having trouble with downloading the TZ database. The address keeps coming up as invalid. Could you please send me a copy of this TZ database? I'm a developer and need something like this for my project. Thank You, Brad Jacob

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Re-entrant, any-zone mktime()-equivalent?
by Jonathan Lennox 16 Nov '00

16 Nov '00

Has anyone ever developed patches for tzcode to support a function that is the equivalent of timelocal()/mktime() and timegm() for arbitrary time zones? What I'm looking for is something that would be the rough equivalent of: time_t timetz(struct tm *tm, char *tz) { time_t t; char *oldTZ = getenv("TZ"); setenv("TZ", tz, 1); tzset(); t = mktime(tm); if (oldTZ != NULL) { setenv("TZ", oldTZ, 1); } else { unsetenv("TZ"); } tzset(); return t; } However, I'd like to have a function which a) worked correctly in multi-threaded environments, and b) reported an error message if the timezone string was invalid, rather than just falling back to GMT. I need this for a Internet Telephony server which needs to support time-of-day routing for users in arbitrary timezones, and I want to use the TZ database names to identify these timezones. (This is for an implementation of the Call Processing Language, soon (pending IESG approval) to be an IETF Proposed Standard. <http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~lennox/draft-ietf-iptel-cpl-04.txt>.) Obviously, writing such a function would require some fairly intrusive hacking on tzcode -- especially since tzcode uses static variables rather liberally. Before I start bashing on the code, I'd appreciate any advice anyone else has, especially if the work's already been done. Thanks for any advice or pointers anyone can give! -- Jonathan Lennox lennox(a)cs.columbia.edu

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Nunavut (northern Canada) changes time zones again
by Rich Wales 07 Nov '00

07 Nov '00

http://www.nationalpost.com/stories/20001107/360812.html Nunavut (formerly the eastern part of Canada's Northwest Territories) has been struggling with time zones for over a year. The territory originally straddled three zones, and efforts to impose a single time for all of Nunavut have met with vocal opposition. The latest change (effective Mon. 2000-11-06) appears to keep most of the territory on UTC-5h (i.e., CDT in summer and EST in winter) year- round. However, some communities in western Nunavut will set their clocks an hour earlier, to UTC-6h. The news story didn't make it clear whether western Nunavut would change its clocks in the summer or not. Also, the National Research Council -- Canada's federal regulatory body for time zones -- hasn't updated its maps yet (http://www.nrc.ca/inms/time/tze.html) to reflect the latest change in Nunavut. Rich Wales richw(a)webcom.com http://www.webcom.com/richw/

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Brazil: Fernando de Noronha
by Oscar van Vlijmen 07 Nov '00

07 Nov '00

I have checked this against the large Times atlas and my grammar Portuguese. The atlas says Fernando de Noronha. The preposition 'de' means just: from, of. 'Do' however is a contraction of the preposition 'de' and the article 'o'. I believe it's therefore correct to say Rio Grande do Norte (in the North) and Mato Grosso do Sul (in the South), but Fernando de Noronha (from Noronha). Regards, Oscar van Vlijmen 2000-11-07

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07 Nov '00

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