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FW: tz library compilation problems, etc.
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Jan. 14, 2002

Jan. 14, 2002

-----Original Message----- From: prj(a)po.cwru.edu [mailto:prj@po.cwru.edu] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:49 PM To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov Subject: tz library compilation problems, etc. I had to make some changes to difftime.c to get it to compile: when giving a type name to sizeof (lines 35 and 37), it must be parenthesized. "make install" installs the tzselect man page, but not tzselect itself. Is that intended? Have you considered merging this library with any whole libc, such as glibc or dietlibc? Or has it already been merged? paul

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Bulletin C number 23
by iers＠hpopa.obspm.fr Jan. 14, 2002

Jan. 14, 2002

INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION SERVICE (IERS) SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France) Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26 FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91 Internet : iers(a)obspm.fr Paris, 14 January 2002 Bulletin C 23 To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2002. The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is : from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -32 s Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there will be no time step at the next possible date. Daniel GAMBIS Director Earth Orientation Center of IERS Observatoire de Paris, France

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tz library compilation problems, etc.
by prj＠po.cwru.edu Jan. 11, 2002

Jan. 11, 2002

I had to make some changes to difftime.c to get it to compile: when giving a type name to sizeof (lines 35 and 37), it must be parenthesized. "make install" installs the tzselect man page, but not tzselect itself. Is that intended? Have you considered merging this library with any whole libc, such as glibc or dietlibc? Or has it already been merged? paul

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FW: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Z ones
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Jan. 10, 2002

Jan. 10, 2002

-----Original Message----- From: Astrix Zodiac [mailto:astrixzodiac@zodiacwin.com] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:18 AM To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov; webmaster(a)astro.com Subject: Fw: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Zones Another thing about the data of Argentina Time Zones, the data I send the other day is applicable to the Buenos Aires Region, but in Argentine there is more zones, but in the period of the errors in Elsie, Shanks and Astrodienst data 1974-1988 all the Argentina Times Zones Are EQUAL - in the data of Elsie, Shanks and Astrodienst also there is not differences between the different regions in this period -... Sorry, Elsie, Shanks and Astrodients, my only intention is help to correct an error that carries many years in yours databases, all for make the world of astrology much precise... I consult very much astrologers of argentina and all are sure between 1975 to 1987 There was not Dyalight Saving or another change in the official hour in Argentina, the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires - is the office of the Argentina Government that makes the change of hours of the country - also told the same, because this I am almost totally sure the data in the email of yesterday is correct... And because this decided to send the data to your emails... Good Luck and Good Day... Javier Reinoso... From: Dra. Amelia Urbina <mailto:draurbina@arnet.com.ar> draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar Ptolomeo Mailing List of Astrologers <mailto:ptolomeo@activanet.es> ptolomeo(a)activanet.es Zodiac - Astrology Software for Windows <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com> astrix(a)zodiacwin.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Astrix <mailto:astrixzodiac@zodiacwin.com> Zodiac To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov <mailto:tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov> ; webmaster(a)astro.com <mailto:webmaster@astro.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:28 PM Subject: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Zones Hello... At first, thank you for your work. It is very important for us, astrologers. We decided to write you because we made part of an astrological discussion group called Ptolomeo. Some people wrote asking about Argentina timezones few weeks ago and all of the argentine astrologers told that 'Shanks, Elsie data and other english sources have errors'. So, Dra. Amelia Urbina, member of the group, has contacted the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and she got the following results. Please see the next images: >From Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires - Argentina: If you take a look at your data, Argentina have some DST periods from 1975 to 1987, but according to the Naval Observatory official data (and these have a total acceptance by the argentine astrologers), there was no time changes in these years, as shown below: Elsie data from tzdata2001d.tar.gz (with coincidence to Shanks data and his International Atlas): Rule Arg 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S However, at the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires report we have for the same range of time: It's an official document from Argentina Naval Army, and I am quite totally sure those data are 100% trustful... I really hope this info could be useful for your very good job!! Have a nice day! From: Dra. Amelia Urbina draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar <mailto:draurbina@arnet.com.ar> Ptolomeo Mailing List of Astrologers ptolomeo(a)activanet.es <mailto:ptolomeo@activanet.es> Zodiac - Astrology Software for Windows <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com> astrix(a)zodiacwin.com <http://www.zodiacwin.com/dream/dream6.htm> GuestBook - Opiniones - Opiniões <http://www.zodiacwin.com/> _____ English Support: <mailto:english@zodiacwin.com> english(a)zodiacwin.com Soporte en Español: <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com> astrix(a)zodiacwin.com Suporte em Português: <mailto:brasil@zodiacwin.com> brasil(a)zodiacwin.com _____ <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/secureordersssl/orderng.htm> If you want to purchase Zodiac -> Prices, Options and Order Form <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/secureordersssl/orderspanish.htm> Si desea Adquirir Zodiac -> Precios, Opciones y Orden de Compra <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/secureordersssl/orderbr.htm> Se deseja adquirir Zodiac -> Preços, Opções e Ordem de Compra _____ <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/down/formdm3ng.htm> Download Demo and/or Last Update <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/down/formdm3es.htm> Descarga Demo y/o Ultima Actualizacion <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/down/formdm3br.htm> Download Demo e/ou Atualizaçao Mais Recente _____ <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com?subject=Inform me of future updates> Inform me - Informeme - Quero ser Informado _____ <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com?subject=Remove> No more emails - No recibir mas emails - Não mais receber emails _____ Este mensaje, por soporte internacional, no tiene acentos.

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Fw: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Zones
by Astrix Zodiac Jan. 10, 2002

Jan. 10, 2002

Another thing about the data of Argentina Time Zones, the data I send the other day is applicable to the Buenos Aires Region, but in Argentine there is more zones, but in the period of the errors in Elsie, Shanks and Astrodienst data 1974-1988 all the Argentina Times Zones Are EQUAL - in the data of Elsie, Shanks and Astrodienst also there is not differences between the different regions in this period -... Sorry, Elsie, Shanks and Astrodients, my only intention is help to correct an error that carries many years in yours databases, all for make the world of astrology much precise... I consult very much astrologers of argentina and all are sure between 1975 to 1987 There was not Dyalight Saving or another change in the official hour in Argentina, the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires - is the office of the Argentina Government that makes the change of hours of the country - also told the same, because this I am almost totally sure the data in the email of yesterday is correct... And because this decided to send the data to your emails... Good Luck and Good Day... Javier Reinoso... From: Dra. Amelia Urbina draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar Ptolomeo Mailing List of Astrologers ptolomeo(a)activanet.es Zodiac - Astrology Software for Windows astrix(a)zodiacwin.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Astrix Zodiac To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov ; webmaster(a)astro.com Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:28 PM Subject: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Zones Hello... At first, thank you for your work. It is very important for us, astrologers. We decided to write you because we made part of an astrological discussion group called Ptolomeo. Some people wrote asking about Argentina timezones few weeks ago and all of the argentine astrologers told that 'Shanks, Elsie data and other english sources have errors'. So, Dra. Amelia Urbina, member of the group, has contacted the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and she got the following results. Please see the next images: >From Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires - Argentina: If you take a look at your data, Argentina have some DST periods from 1975 to 1987, but according to the Naval Observatory official data (and these have a total acceptance by the argentine astrologers), there was no time changes in these years, as shown below: Elsie data from tzdata2001d.tar.gz (with coincidence to Shanks data and his International Atlas): Rule Arg 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S However, at the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires report we have for the same range of time: It's an official document from Argentina Naval Army, and I am quite totally sure those data are 100% trustful... I really hope this info could be useful for your very good job!! Have a nice day! From: Dra. Amelia Urbina draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar Ptolomeo Mailing List of Astrologers ptolomeo(a)activanet.es Zodiac - Astrology Software for Windows astrix(a)zodiacwin.com GuestBook - Opiniones - Opiniões -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- English Support: english(a)zodiacwin.com Soporte en Español: astrix(a)zodiacwin.com Suporte em Português: brasil(a)zodiacwin.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to purchase Zodiac -> Prices, Options and Order Form Si desea Adquirir Zodiac -> Precios, Opciones y Orden de Compra Se deseja adquirir Zodiac -> Preços, Opções e Ordem de Compra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download Demo and/or Last Update Descarga Demo y/o Ultima Actualizacion Download Demo e/ou Atualizaçao Mais Recente -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inform me - Informeme - Quero ser Informado -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No more emails - No recibir mas emails - Não mais receber emails -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Este mensaje, por soporte internacional, no tiene acentos.

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FW: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Z ones
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Jan. 10, 2002

Jan. 10, 2002

-----Original Message----- From: Astrix Zodiac [mailto:astrixzodiac@zodiacwin.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 5:37 PM To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov; webmaster(a)astro.com Subject: Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Zones Hello... At first, thank you for your work. It is very important for us, astrologers. We decided to write you because we made part of an astrological discussion group called Ptolomeo. Some people wrote asking about Argentina timezones few weeks ago and all of the argentine astrologers told that 'Shanks, Elsie data and other english sources have errors'. So, Dra. Amelia Urbina, member of the group, has contacted the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and she got the following results. Please see the next images: >From Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires - Argentina: If you take a look at your data, Argentina have some DST periods from 1975 to 1987, but according to the Naval Observatory official data (and these have a total acceptance by the argentine astrologers), there was no time changes in these years, as shown below: Elsie data from tzdata2001d.tar.gz (with coincidence to Shanks data and his International Atlas): Rule Arg 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S However, at the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires report we have for the same range of time: It's an official document from Argentina Naval Army, and I am quite totally sure those data are 100% trustful... I really hope this info could be useful for your very good job!! Have a nice day! From: Dra. Amelia Urbina draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar <mailto:draurbina@arnet.com.ar> Ptolomeo Mailing List of Astrologers ptolomeo(a)activanet.es <mailto:ptolomeo@activanet.es> Zodiac - Astrology Software for Windows <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com> astrix(a)zodiacwin.com <http://www.zodiacwin.com/dream/dream6.htm> GuestBook - Opiniones - Opiniões <http://www.zodiacwin.com/> _____ English Support: <mailto:english@zodiacwin.com> english(a)zodiacwin.com Soporte en Español: <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com> astrix(a)zodiacwin.com Suporte em Português: <mailto:brasil@zodiacwin.com> brasil(a)zodiacwin.com _____ <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/secureordersssl/orderng.htm> If you want to purchase Zodiac -> Prices, Options and Order Form <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/secureordersssl/orderspanish.htm> Si desea Adquirir Zodiac -> Precios, Opciones y Orden de Compra <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/secureordersssl/orderbr.htm> Se deseja adquirir Zodiac -> Preços, Opções e Ordem de Compra _____ <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/down/formdm3ng.htm> Download Demo and/or Last Update <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/down/formdm3es.htm> Descarga Demo y/o Ultima Actualizacion <https://server25.hypermart.net/maxxie/down/formdm3br.htm> Download Demo e/ou Atualizaçao Mais Recente _____ <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com?subject=Inform me of future updates> Inform me - Informeme - Quero ser Informado _____ <mailto:astrix@zodiacwin.com?subject=Remove> No more emails - No recibir mas emails - Não mais receber emails _____ Este mensaje, por soporte internacional, no tiene acentos.

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Errors in Data of Shanks and Elsie about the Argentina Time Zones
by Astrix Zodiac Jan. 9, 2002

Jan. 9, 2002

Hello... At first, thank you for your work. It is very important for us, astrologers. We decided to write you because we made part of an astrological discussion group called Ptolomeo. Some people wrote asking about Argentina timezones few weeks ago and all of the argentine astrologers told that 'Shanks, Elsie data and other english sources have errors'. So, Dra. Amelia Urbina, member of the group, has contacted the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and she got the following results. Please see the next images: >From Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires - Argentina: If you take a look at your data, Argentina have some DST periods from 1975 to 1987, but according to the Naval Observatory official data (and these have a total acceptance by the argentine astrologers), there was no time changes in these years, as shown below: Elsie data from tzdata2001d.tar.gz (with coincidence to Shanks data and his International Atlas): Rule Arg 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S However, at the Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires report we have for the same range of time: It's an official document from Argentina Naval Army, and I am quite totally sure those data are 100% trustful... I really hope this info could be useful for your very good job!! Have a nice day! From: Dra. Amelia Urbina draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar Ptolomeo Mailing List of Astrologers ptolomeo(a)activanet.es Zodiac - Astrology Software for Windows astrix(a)zodiacwin.com GuestBook - Opiniones - Opiniões -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- English Support: english(a)zodiacwin.com Soporte en Español: astrix(a)zodiacwin.com Suporte em Português: brasil(a)zodiacwin.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to purchase Zodiac -> Prices, Options and Order Form Si desea Adquirir Zodiac -> Precios, Opciones y Orden de Compra Se deseja adquirir Zodiac -> Preços, Opções e Ordem de Compra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download Demo and/or Last Update Descarga Demo y/o Ultima Actualizacion Download Demo e/ou Atualizaçao Mais Recente -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inform me - Informeme - Quero ser Informado -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No more emails - No recibir mas emails - Não mais receber emails -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Este mensaje, por soporte internacional, no tiene acentos.

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IERS Message No. 20: Revised Form for IERS Analysis Campaign
by central_bureau＠iers.org Jan. 9, 2002

Jan. 9, 2002

*************************************************************************** IERS Message No. 20 January 9, 2002 *************************************************************************** IERS Analysis Campaign to align EOPs to ITRF2000 / ICRF Revised Call for Participation Form The Call for Participation in the IERS Analysis Campaign to align EOPs to ITRF2000 / ICRF, distributed as IERS Message No. 19 on December 20, 2001, contained a link to a PDF document which may be used to submit proposals. Unfortunately, this PDF form created at Technical University Munich seems not to work with Acrobat Reader on most computers, but only with Acrobat full version. In case that you already tried to use this form, your proposal was not received at the IERS Central Bureau. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The Call for Participation Form is now also available in other formats. Please re-send your proposal using one of these: Plain text version for sending by e-mail: http://www.iers.org/iers/about/ac/campaign.txt This version is also given at the end of this IERS Message. PostScript version, for printing on PostScript printers and sending by mail or fax: http://www.iers.org/iers/about/ac/campaign.ps HTML version for importing into text processors like MS Word (or printing with Internet browsers) and sending by mail or fax: http://www.iers.org/iers/about/ac/campaign.html PDF version for online submission (to be used with Acrobat full version only): http://www.iers.org/iers/about/ac/campaign.pdf Please submit your proposal by January 18, 2002. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IERS Analysis Campaign to align EOPs to ITRF2000 / ICRF Call for Participation Form Recipient: IERS Central Bureau Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie Richard-Strauss-Allee 11 60598 Frankfurt am Main Germany fax: ++49-69-6333-425 email: central_bureau(a)iers.org Who is participating? Name (primary scientist): Organization or institute: Mailing address: Phone: Fax: Email: Cooperating organizations / institutes: Research associates: Generation of the EOP series (step 1): Will you generate EOP series? yes/no What type of EOP series will you produce? Technique (VLBI, GPS, SLR, ...): Length of series (start and end date): Reference frame used: Constraints used: Reference sites used: Description of solution: Combination approach used: Comments on your series: Suggestions: Analysis of the EOP series (step 2): Are you also interested in analysing EOP series? yes/no Proposed analysis (short description): Suggestions: Schedule Deadline for proposals: January, 18, 2002 Preferred deadline for series submission? For a more detailed description of your project you can attach your own proposal as file. *************************************************************************** IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to <central_bureau(a)iers.org>. Archives: http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/messages/ ***************************************************************************

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FW: proposed changes to tzselect
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Jan. 7, 2002

Jan. 7, 2002

-----Original Message----- From: Gilbert C Healton [mailto:ghealton@hiway1.exit109.com] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:20 PM To: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov Subject: proposed changes to tzselect As I've been looking for a FAQ to this list and not finding one, but lots of spam in the archives, I figure I'll just go ahead and write this. I have some changes to tzselect that adds an -s option to allow the operator to set the systems time zone muche like the timeconfig command does, but it sets a few more generic files I've seen documented on various web pages. It can also be driven from shell scripts, if you care to do it that way. I've also attempted to make it smart enough to work on any "zoneinfo" system without the changes some releases now require. Some feed back on this would really be appreciated. In particular testing on systems I do not (currently) have access to. Gnu/Linux [x] Red Hat [ ] Other non-Red Hat (especially those without /etc/redhat-release) FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DJGPP, HP-UX, IRIX, Open UNIX, Solaris Tru64.k As I am no sure poting an attachment is a good idea for this mailing list, I've made the changes available as a series of diff files at http://www.exit109.com/~ghealton/y2k/tzselect-diffs.tar.gz based on the source I downloaded earlier today. The patch program can be used to apply them to your local source. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ghealton(a)exit109.com http://www.exit109.com/~ghealton/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Computers are like air conditioners: they don't work well when Windows are left open

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proposed changes to tzselect
by Gilbert C Healton Jan. 7, 2002

Jan. 7, 2002

As I've been looking for a FAQ to this list and not finding one, but lots of spam in the archives, I figure I'll just go ahead and write this. I have some changes to tzselect that adds an -s option to allow the operator to set the systems time zone muche like the timeconfig command does, but it sets a few more generic files I've seen documented on various web pages. It can also be driven from shell scripts, if you care to do it that way. I've also attempted to make it smart enough to work on any "zoneinfo" system without the changes some releases now require. Some feed back on this would really be appreciated. In particular testing on systems I do not (currently) have access to. Gnu/Linux [x] Red Hat [ ] Other non-Red Hat (especially those without /etc/redhat-release) FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DJGPP, HP-UX, IRIX, Open UNIX, Solaris Tru64.k As I am no sure poting an attachment is a good idea for this mailing list, I've made the changes available as a series of diff files at http://www.exit109.com/~ghealton/y2k/tzselect-diffs.tar.gz based on the source I downloaded earlier today. The patch program can be used to apply them to your local source. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ghealton(a)exit109.com http://www.exit109.com/~ghealton/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Computers are like air conditioners: they don't work well when Windows are left open

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