June 2009 - tz - lists.iana.org

When a official time changes what's happend in real time ?
by S�bastien WILLEMIJNS June 2, 2009

June 2, 2009

Hello, When a TZ change in France in the middle of the night i sleep so i have never see if hour change in real time... I see on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol#Microsoft_Windows than W32TIME can have an 1-2 second error.. is http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm is more precise ? Have a nice day/night ;)

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update to tz-link.htm
by Eric Muller June 2, 2009

June 2, 2009

When there is a good opportunity: *** tz-link.htm Sun May 17 11:44:05 2009 --- tz-link.htm.new Tue Jun 2 03:00:11 2009 *************** but the maps are more up to date.</li> *** 360,369 **** </ul> <h2>Time zone boundaries</h2> <ul> ! <li><a href="http://efele.net/maps/tz/us/">A map of the TZ timezones in ! the US</a> contains a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile">shapefile</a> of the ! <code>tz</code> regions in the US.</li> <li><a href="http://statoids.com/statoids.html">Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")</a> contains detailed lists of <code>tz</code>-related zone subdivision data.</li> --- 360,368 ---- </ul> <h2>Time zone boundaries</h2> <ul> ! <li><a href="http://efele.net/maps/tz/">TZ timezones maps</a> contains a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile">shapefile</a> of the ! <code>tz</code> regions in the world.</li> <li><a href="http://statoids.com/statoids.html">Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")</a> contains detailed lists of <code>tz</code>-related zone subdivision data.</li> Thanks, Eric.

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proposed time zone package change for Bangladesh
by Arthur David Olson June 2, 2009

June 2, 2009

With June 16 looming and no better information available, here's a proposed change to the "asia" file to reflect use of DST in Bangladesh this year. If no problems are found, expect the ftpable file to be updated 2009-06-08. --ado ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta6499 Mon Jun 1 21:55:59 2009 --- /tmp/getb6499 Mon Jun 1 21:55:59 2009 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)asia 8.32 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)asia 8.33 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 127,132 **** --- 127,155 ---- 3:00 - AST # Bangladesh + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-05-13): + # According to newspaper Asian Tribune (May 6, 2009) Bangladesh may introduce + # Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30 + # + # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16 + # <a href="http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288"> + # http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288 + # </a> + # or + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html + # </a> + # + # "... Bangladesh government has decided to switch daylight saving time from + # June + # 16 till September 30 in a bid to ensure maximum use of daylight to cope with + # crippling power crisis. " + # + # The switch will remain in effect from June 16 to Sept 30 (2009) but if + # implemented the next year, it will come in force from April 1, 2010 + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S + Rule Bang 2009 only - Jun 16 0:00 1:00 S + Rule Bang 2009 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? *************** *** 134,140 **** 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time ! 6:00 - BDT # Bangladesh Time # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 157,164 ---- 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time ! 6:00 - BDT 2009 # Bangladesh Time ! 6:00 Bang BD%sT # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

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