June 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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TimesOwn - World Time Zone Clock
by Tom Hingston 30 Jun '00

30 Jun '00

Hi I have been to your site and wondered if you would consider adding this software to your site. Timesown - World clock and time zone difference calculator A program to tell you what time it is now, in any time zone in the world. You add the countries or your friends names, enter the time difference (once), and you can keep it in your system tray, on the task bar, for easy reach. Great if you use chat programs like ICQ or Messenger, or if you do business with other countries. You will always know what the time is where your friends and contacts live. Features a.. Includes a 'Look up' that calculates most time differences for you. b.. 1 click daylight savings correction for you. c.. Simple installation and easy to use. d.. User choice - customise it to list cities or countries, or even your friends names. e.. List as many places as you want. f.. Auto refresh option - keeps times always up-to-date. g.. Open it as you want it, or leave it in the system tray (by the clock) for easy access. View it and download it from http://hingston.yi.org/chequers/timesown.html direct download http://hingston.yi.org/chequers/timesownzip.exe Shareware Windows95/98/NT/2000 Thanks for your consideration Tom Hingston cheq(a)xtra.co.nz

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RE: FW: Romance Time (forwarded with permission)
by Dave Turnbull 30 Jun '00

30 Jun '00

Hi re "makes me wonder whether that [Windows NT registry] could be edited instead." For Windows NT see the MS note Q176513 (in the MSDN Lbrary CDs or on the web at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/5/13.ASP) for an example of ading a timezone to the list in Windows which can be selected from the Time/Date control panel applet. Although it doesn't talk about it in the article I expect you could then save that new subtree (as a .reg file) which can be "executed" on a(nother) user's computer. Dave Turnbull PS Apologies if I've broken etiquette by replying to the wrong names, I'm new on this mailing list. Point me to the FAQ! > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex LIVINGSTON [SMTP:alex@agsm.edu.au] > Sent: 30 June 2000 04:25 > To: Antoine Leca > Cc: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov; Tim Stratford > Subject: Re: FW: Romance Time (forwarded with permission) > > At 18:49 +0200 2000-06-29, Antoine Leca wrote: > >> > From: Tim Stratford [SMTP:TStratford@oneworldsoftware.com] > >> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:44 AM > >> > To: 'ado(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov' > >> > Subject: One quick question please.... > >> > > >> > Dear Arthur David Olson, > >> > Today I was doing research concerning a time zone or aspect of > time > >> > called Romance Time. The research is for one of our software > customers > >> > and we cannot find much pertaining to the subject at all. Is their > some > >> > information which you could supply me about the subject or some > resources > >> > which I could further research? Thank you very much for your time > and > >> > cooperation. > > > >'Romance' is the name used for Europe/Paris and Europe/Madrid > >areas in the Windows time zone database. > > > > > >Hope it helps, > > > >Antoine > > I'm sure someone'll tell me if this is initiating a discussion that is not > relevant to the tz mailing list, but it involves keeping track of time on > computers... > > I'm not a Windows afficionado, and I doubt I'll ever be, but the > installation where I work now consists mostly of machines running one > version of Windows or another (at this stage mostly Windows NT 4). > > As southeastern Australia (where I am) is starting daylight saving > considerably earlier this year than hitherto, I was concerned to know how > all our Windows boxes (especially our servers) could be made to behave > civilly in this circumstance. I asked a colleage this week about whether a > suitable patch or update from Microsoft (for NT) was possible, but he said > only service packs, which require bringing down the machine, were issued. > The only way we could see of getting around the problem was by setting the > machines' time zone to "(GMT +11:00) Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia" > until the date when NT thinks daylight saving starts in our zone ("... > Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne", from memory). Your (Antoine's) mention of > "the Windows time zone database" makes me wonder whether that could be > edited instead. > > I'd also be interested to know if anyone's worked out how to patch Mac > OS's > Date & Time control panel (presumably its 'cty#' resource) to effect the > same adjustment. > > Thanks for your attention. > > --Alex > > _______________ > Alex LIVINGSTON > Macintosh and Lotus Notes Support / Information Technology (IT) > Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) > UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052 / Australia > > Facsimile: +61 2 9931-9349 / Telephone: +61 2 9931-9264 > Time : UTC+11---[last Mar. Sun.---UTC+10---[last Aug. Sun.---UTC+11--- > > At midday today, Friday, June 30, > time since epoch (1-1-1 at 00:00:00) is > 730300.5 days = 1999.49485616 average Gregorian years > time until 3rd millennium, 21st century, 201st decade, 2001st year is > 184.5 days = .50514384 average Gregorian years >

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Re[2]: FW: Romance Time (forwarded with permission)
by tony.milton＠bnpparibas.com 30 Jun '00

30 Jun '00

There is a timezone editor in the NT resource kit. Tony. Internet From: Peter.Hullah(a)eurocontrol.fr on 30/06/2000 08:56 To: alex cc: Antoine.Leca, tz, TStratford bcc: Tony Milton Subject: Re: FW: Romance Time (forwarded with permission) The following URL gives the official Mickeysoft solution to changes in Australian time zones this year. http://www.microsoft.com/australia/support/timezone/2000.htm To change any other timezone problems you have to edit the registry, modifying binary values that I can't find any documentation on. But then that's Mickeysoft for you - can't trust users to fix their bugs for them and won't do it for themselves. Pete PS Where did MS get "Romance Daylight Time" from anyway? Just another of their we-dont-care-what-the-rest-of-the-world-has-as-a-standard-this-is-ours attitudes? Alex LIVINGSTON wrote: > At 18:49 +0200 2000-06-29, Antoine Leca wrote: > >> > From: Tim Stratford [SMTP:TStratford@oneworldsoftware.com] > >> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:44 AM > >> > To: 'ado(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov' > >> > Subject: One quick question please.... > >> > > >> > Dear Arthur David Olson, > >> > Today I was doing research concerning a time zone or aspect of time > >> > called Romance Time. The research is for one of our software customers > >> > and we cannot find much pertaining to the subject at all. Is their some > >> > information which you could supply me about the subject or some resources > >> > which I could further research? Thank you very much for your time and > >> > cooperation. > > > >'Romance' is the name used for Europe/Paris and Europe/Madrid > >areas in the Windows time zone database. > > > > > >Hope it helps, > > > >Antoine > > I'm sure someone'll tell me if this is initiating a discussion that is not > relevant to the tz mailing list, but it involves keeping track of time on > computers... > > I'm not a Windows afficionado, and I doubt I'll ever be, but the > installation where I work now consists mostly of machines running one > version of Windows or another (at this stage mostly Windows NT 4). > > As southeastern Australia (where I am) is starting daylight saving > considerably earlier this year than hitherto, I was concerned to know how > all our Windows boxes (especially our servers) could be made to behave > civilly in this circumstance. I asked a colleage this week about whether a > suitable patch or update from Microsoft (for NT) was possible, but he said > only service packs, which require bringing down the machine, were issued. > The only way we could see of getting around the problem was by setting the > machines' time zone to "(GMT +11:00) Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia" > until the date when NT thinks daylight saving starts in our zone ("... > Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne", from memory). Your (Antoine's) mention of > "the Windows time zone database" makes me wonder whether that could be > edited instead. > > I'd also be interested to know if anyone's worked out how to patch Mac OS's > Date & Time control panel (presumably its 'cty#' resource) to effect the > same adjustment. > > Thanks for your attention. > > --Alex > > _______________ > Alex LIVINGSTON > Macintosh and Lotus Notes Support / Information Technology (IT) > Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) > UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052 / Australia > > Facsimile: +61 2 9931-9349 / Telephone: +61 2 9931-9264 > Time : UTC+11---[last Mar. Sun.---UTC+10---[last Aug. Sun.---UTC+11--- > > At midday today, Friday, June 30, > time since epoch (1-1-1 at 00:00:00) is > 730300.5 days = 1999.49485616 average Gregorian years > time until 3rd millennium, 21st century, 201st decade, 2001st year is > 184.5 days = .50514384 average Gregorian years -- Peter H.C. 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FW: Romance Time (forwarded with permission)
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) 30 Jun '00

30 Jun '00

Tim Stratford is not on the time zone mailing list; direct replies appropriately. --ado > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Stratford [SMTP:TStratford@oneworldsoftware.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:44 AM > To: 'ado(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov' > Subject: One quick question please.... > > Dear Arthur David Olson, > Today I was doing research concerning a time zone or aspect of time > called Romance Time. The research is for one of our software customers > and > we cannot find much pertaining to the subject at all. Is their some > information which you could supply me about the subject or some resources > which I could further research? Thank you very much for your time and > cooperation. > > Sincerely, > > Tim Stratford > ONEWORLD Software Solutions > Tel. # (617)621-9966 > Fax # (617)621-9977

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Timezones
by David Usher 29 Jun '00

29 Jun '00

Hello, Could you please tell me how often the timezone database is updated and could you subscibe me to the mailing list. Regards, David usher

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FW: question
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) 22 Jun '00

22 Jun '00

> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Kardell [SMTP:bkardell@lynxsys.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 4:30 PM > To: Olson, Arthur David (NCI) > Subject: question > ... > I am currently some developing software that > requires me to figure out timezone/deviation from UTC > and it also needs to be correct with at least the vast majority > of DST issues. We are writting some Java code and I'm > wondering if you know of any databases/libraries/APIs that we > could use/purchase to help this happen - based on either > a telephone number or city/state/country type information... > Any help or advice that you could provide would be greatly > appreciated. Thanks. > > Brian Kardell > Software Engineer > Lynx Systems > 187 St. Paul Street > Burlington, VT 05401 > (802) 651 - 7369

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FW: Corrections to australasia zoneinfo
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) 19 Jun '00

19 Jun '00

Nickolas is not on the time zone list; be sure to direct replies appropriately. --ado > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeitner, Nickolas [SMTP:nickolas.jeitner@eds.com] > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:34 PM > To: 'tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov' > Subject: Corrections to australasia zoneinfo > > The zoneinfo file I found on munnari.oz.au makes an assumption that South > Australia will follow the eastern states in moving daylight savings > forward > and correspondingly, Tasmania would not. This logic is reversed and it's > actually Tasmania which will follow the other states and South Australian > which wont be changing. > > I've included a diff patch which reflects these changes, please feel free > to > use then as you see fit. I had confirmed the time zone information as best > as I can, including the following SA government site: > > http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/information/daylite.htm > > Patch to apply as follows: > > 71c71 > < Rule AS 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - > --- > > Rule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - > 78,79d77 > < Rule AS 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - > < Rule AS 2001 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - > 100c98 > < Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - > --- > > Rule AT 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - > 101a100,102 > > Rule AT 2000 only - Aug LastSun 2:00s 1:00 - > > Rule AT 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - > > > > Regards Nick > > Nick Jeitner Ph: +61 8 8301 5342 > EDS, Client/Server Eng. Fx: +61 8 8301 5399 > 65 Conyngham St Glenside Email: Nickolas.Jeitner(a)eds.com

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Corrections to australasia zoneinfo
by Jeitner, Nickolas 19 Jun '00

19 Jun '00

The zoneinfo file I found on munnari.oz.au makes an assumption that South Australia will follow the eastern states in moving daylight savings forward and correspondingly, Tasmania would not. This logic is reversed and it's actually Tasmania which will follow the other states and South Australian which wont be changing. I've included a diff patch which reflects these changes, please feel free to use then as you see fit. I had confirmed the time zone information as best as I can, including the following SA government site: http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/information/daylite.htm Patch to apply as follows: 71c71 < Rule AS 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - --- > Rule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 78,79d77 < Rule AS 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - < Rule AS 2001 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 100c98 < Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - --- > Rule AT 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - 101a100,102 > Rule AT 2000 only - Aug LastSun 2:00s 1:00 - > Rule AT 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - > Regards Nick Nick Jeitner Ph: +61 8 8301 5342 EDS, Client/Server Eng. Fx: +61 8 8301 5399 65 Conyngham St Glenside Email: Nickolas.Jeitner(a)eds.com

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hello
by JReinh7904＠aol.com 14 Jun '00

14 Jun '00

To whom it may concern, My computer is on Pacific daylight savings time and I don't know how to change it to Eastern Time can you please help me out. Yours truely, Jen

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