- tz - lists.iana.org

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.

1 0

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.

1 0

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/ ***************************************************************************

1 0

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

1 0

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

1 0

Time Zone Problem.
by John Nicolas Jan. 7, 2002

Jan. 7, 2002

Hi, Im wondering if you can help with Time Zone daylight saving problem, Im trying to set the date/time on my server so that the server thinks its going through a time change, where Im located is in Canada Ottawa, and where time zone Im working on is in Southern Hemisphere in Australia, the reverse is true in October, but not in April like in Ottawa, there is no time like 2:15 am, but in Australia, that time happens twice in one night. I did several tests on different locations it work but Australia/South it didn t change, I also try it on different OS (WinNT), and it worked where times ends at 3am on Sunday 25 March 2001. Clocks should be turned back one hour to read 2am. Im trying to set it up on Unix OS. The hardware that Im using is different from that in South Australia, but the software is the same. We are both using Solaris 2.6. South Australia > Begins at 2am on Sunday 29 October 2000. Clocks should be turned forward one hour to read 3am. > Ends at 3am on Sunday 25 March 2001. Clocks should be turned back one hour to read 2am. in init file TZ=Australia/South at the prompt> date 0325015901 (date MMDDhhmmyy ) > date >Sun March 25 1:59:00 CST 2001 Thank you for your time and Please Advise. Best Regards, John Nicolas

1 0

Time at the South Pole
by Ken Levy Jan. 5, 2002

Jan. 5, 2002

I've just reviewed the tz database for the first time and want to complement all the contributors. My contribution has to do with time at the South Pole. Information is a bit dated (1999), but in her book Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole, Dr. Jerri Nielsen relates that the South Pole Amundsen/Scott Station changes the time it observes based on the season (Summer or Winter). In the summer season, the station observes the same time standards as McMurdo Station (to make it easier to co-ordinate supply flights - Note: McMurdo, in turn, orients their clocks to their NZ supply bases in Christchurch). Once the station is closed to flights (temperatures drop below the point where jet fuel turns to gel), they switch their clocks to co-ordinate with the schedules of their administrative support team (US contractor) in Englewood, Colorado. They remain on that time until flights restart in the Antarctic Summer. As the dates vary with local climatic conditions, I'm not sure that it is possible to code a "prospective" algorithm. Also, time zone seems a bit irrelevant in a location which sees total darkness for six months of the year, the sun never gets more than 23.5 degrees above the horizon, and twilight lasts several weeks before sunrise and after sunset. (all are described in the book). BTW, Nielsen's book is fascinating, not just from the perspective of an individual battling cancer in a truly (i.e., no external access for nine months) isolated location, but also from her description of what life is like at the polar station. Living in cramped, cold quarters with several dozen people for nine months where water is strictly rationed because of the energy required to melt it reminds me of some of the descriptions I've read about the space stations and their UNIQUE fragrance. I read somewhere that the contractor the National Science Foundation uses was changed recently, so I am not sure whether they are continuing to follow this timezone practice. Which brings up the question, what time does the International Space Station run on (Houston, UTC?) and should it be included in the tz files? When Rutan and Yeager made their round-the-world-without-refueling flight, what time did they observe? What time do International flights which cross time zones observe? Inquiring minds want to know . . . ;-) Ken Levy

1 0

Summer Time Directive implementation delay
by Joseph S. Myers Jan. 3, 2002

Jan. 3, 2002

AFAICT, the latest Summer Time Directive (Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements) has not yet been implemented in the UK, although the required date ( Article 7 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. ) has now passed. During the past year, responsibility for Summer Time has moved from the Home Office (where it was for 80 years) to DTI Employment Relations; I have not managed to get information from them about their plans for implementation of the Directive. Their web page http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/europe/directives.htm shows it as unimplemented and I have seen nothing relevant in the Stationery Office Daily Lists. -- Joseph S. Myers jsm28(a)cam.ac.uk

1 1

DST
by Maysoon Al-Kurbasi Dec. 24, 2001

Dec. 24, 2001

Dear Sir, I should be most grateful if you would kindly help me get this information. I need an updated list with the names of world states that stopped observing daylight saving time (DST). I found your email address while surfing the Internet in search of the information. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Best regards, Maysoon

1 0

Corrections of zone.tab for CN entries
by yaoz＠vidar.niaaa.nih.gov Dec. 21, 2001

Dec. 21, 2001

Hi, Thanks for the effort to maintain the tz packages. Recently, I've seen people complain that in file zone.tab, entries regarding China (CN) are not right. They are: CN +4545+12641 Asia/Harbin north Manchuria CN +3114+12128 Asia/Shanghai China coast CN +2934+10635 Asia/Chungking China mountains CN +4348+08735 Asia/Urumqi Tibet & Xinjiang CN +3929+07559 Asia/Kashgar Eastern Turkestan There are several problems: 1. City names are in old form. Now there is a standard way (pinyin) to write it and it should be used; 2. Comments are not quite right. This may due to the historic reasons. Because of these problems, when users in China are presented a form to pick a time zone, they are very confused. To correct this, the first thing should be noted is that there is only ONE timezone in China. This is well documentd in file asia. Second, to reflect the current practice, zone.tab may be modified as: CN +4545+12641 Asia/Harbin Beijing Time - Heilongjiang CN +3114+12128 Asia/Shanghai Beijing Time CN +2934+10635 Asia/Chongqing Beijing Time - Sichuan CN +4348+08735 Asia/Urumqi Beijing Time - Xinjiang CN +3929+07559 Asia/Kashi Beijing Time - Xinjiang Or just one Beijin Time entry. But I really don't know how zone.tab and asia files are related to each other. So the above changes should only be a reference. Best regards, Yao Zhang

6 15