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tzcode2002a.tar.gz and tzdata2002a.tar.gz
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Jan. 28, 2002

Jan. 28, 2002

The files ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode2002a.tar.gz and ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2002a.tar.gz are now available. These include the changes circulated on the time zone mailing list last week by Paul Eggert, an update to the "leapseconds" file to note that there'll be no leap second at the end of June, 2002, a change to "zic.c" to deal with a problem in handling the "Asia/Bishkek" zone, and a change to "difftime.c" to avoid sizeof problems. Changes to data for Argentina await settling of dust. --ado

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Timezone Database
by Simon Crump Jan. 24, 2002

Jan. 24, 2002

Hi, I am a software developer in the UK and I am currently working on a project that requires me to normalise times from various timezones into GMT. Much searching of the internet leads me to the conclusion that your resource at ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub is as close to a definitive timezone database as there is. Can you point to me to any resources that explain how to interpret and utilise this data? Thanks, > Simon Crump > RGS IT Consulting > 6th Floor, World Trade Centre > Exchange Quay > Manchester, M5 3EJ > UK > > www : www.rgsit.com > Email : simon.crump(a)rgsit.com > > CONFIDENTIAL > The information contained in this email and any attachment is > confidential. It is intended only for the named addressee(s). If you are > not the named addressee please notify the sender immediately and do not > disclose, copy or distribute the contents to any other person other than > the intended addressee(s). > > >

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FW: Time Zones changes in Argentina
by Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Jan. 22, 2002

Jan. 22, 2002

-----Original Message----- From: Javier Reinoso [mailto:zdwin2000@yahoo.es] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:08 AM To: alois(a)astro.ch; draurbina(a)arnet.com.ar; Rita Giardino; Blancabus(a)aol.com; Sylvia; tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov Subject: Re: Time Zones changes in Argentina Well Alois... Is possible is me bad english... The data of the Images of Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires are about the Region of Buenos Aires Zone and in the Data of CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc you have all the time zones changes with regions, etc... of argentina, if you look, in this doc yes, argentina have very much changes in 1990, 1991 and a little in 1992... The major error in english databases about argentina appear to be between 1974 to 1988, if you look elsie write: 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 And only one zone in this period, no diferrences between different zones in this period in argentina, and this is correct, in the data of argentina astrologers in this period not have differences between regions, all the country have only one zone in this period, but elsie data have very much changes (daylight savings changes in 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1987), this changes not exists in the data of Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and the data of official astrological sites in argentina (and shanks have, I beleive, the same errors, I believe the data of elsie in this period are the data of Shanks), naval observatory write: If you look, in the CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc and make comparasion with the data of naval observatory and the data of the links I send to you yesterday, all are in concordance - I not check totally, but I believe yes -, appear to be the CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc Is a complete doc about all the time zones changes with different time zone regions in Argentina... I not check totally totally, I am working in programation at this moment, but this is me info at this moment... Check the CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc with the Data of Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and the Data of the Links: <http://www.urania.com.ar> www.urania.com.ar <http://www.astrolcaba.com.ar> www.astrolcaba.com.ar <http://www.casaonce.com> www.casaonce.com <http://www.gente-de-astrologia.com.ar> www.gente-de-astrologia.com.ar <http://www.spicasc.net/horvera.html> www.spicasc.net/horvera.html <http://www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/extension/efemerides> www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/extension/efemerides <http://www.earg.gov.ar> www.earg.gov.ar But I believe the: CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc Have concordance - I not check totally - and Is a complete doc with all the info about Argentina changes and zones and regions... I write also to elsie, but not answer... I send this email to elsie also... Good day Alois... Javier... PD: And another time Alois, sorry, I study French in the School and me English is possible are a little confuse... 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. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alois Treindl <mailto:alois@astro.ch> To: Javier Reinoso <mailto:zdwin2000@yahoo.es> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:06 PM Subject: Re: Time Zones changes in Argentina Dear Javier the Elsie database has differences for some provinces of Argentina in the years 1990 and 1991 and 1992. Please look at the elsie data I have attached below. You seem to claim that there were no differences. Who is right? I tend to believe that information which has finer nuances, not that which says 'everywhere the same'. Why should anyone ever have invented a claim that some province had a different rule? It is more likely that some badly informed or careless person claims 'everything the same' because they make no effort to find the truth. Do you understand this point? Regards || Alois Treindl, Astrodienst AG, mailto:alois@astro.com <mailto:alois@astro.com> || Zollikon/Zurich, Switzerland || Free astrological charts at http://www.astro.com/ <http://www.astro.com/> || SWISS EPHEMERIS Free Edition at http://www.astro.com/swisseph/ <http://www.astro.com/swisseph/> -------------- from Elsie --------- # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF), Santa Cruz (SC), # Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF) Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC), # Formosa (FM), La Pampa (LP), Chubut (CH) Zone America/Rosario -4:02:40 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Jul -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Cordoba (CB), Santiago del Estero (SE), Salta (SA), Tucuman (TM), La Rioja (LR), San Juan (SJ), San Luis (SL), # Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) Zone America/Cordoba -4:16:44 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 Jul -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Jujuy (JY) Zone America/Jujuy -4:21:12 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 3 -4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 6 -4:00 1:00 WARST 1992 Mar 15 -4:00 - WART 1992 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Catamarca (CT) Zone America/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 Jul -3:00 - ART 1991 Jul -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1992 Jul -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Mendoza (MZ) Zone America/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 3 -4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 15 -4:00 1:00 WARST 1992 Mar 1 -4:00 - WART 1992 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART

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Re: Time Zones changes in Argentina
by Javier Reinoso Jan. 22, 2002

Jan. 22, 2002

Well Alois... Is possible is me bad english... The data of the Images of Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires are about the Region of Buenos Aires Zone and in the Data of CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc you have all the time zones changes with regions, etc... of argentina, if you look, in this doc yes, argentina have very much changes in 1990, 1991 and a little in 1992... The major error in english databases about argentina appear to be between 1974 to 1988, if you look elsie write: 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 And only one zone in this period, no diferrences between different zones in this period in argentina, and this is correct, in the data of argentina astrologers in this period not have differences between regions, all the country have only one zone in this period, but elsie data have very much changes (daylight savings changes in 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1987), this changes not exists in the data of Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and the data of official astrological sites in argentina (and shanks have, I beleive, the same errors, I believe the data of elsie in this period are the data of Shanks), naval observatory write: If you look, in the CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc and make comparasion with the data of naval observatory and the data of the links I send to you yesterday, all are in concordance - I not check totally, but I believe yes -, appear to be the CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc Is a complete doc about all the time zones changes with different time zone regions in Argentina... I not check totally totally, I am working in programation at this moment, but this is me info at this moment... Check the CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc with the Data of Naval Observatory of Buenos Aires and the Data of the Links: www.urania.com.ar www.astrolcaba.com.ar www.casaonce.com www.gente-de-astrologia.com.ar www.spicasc.net/horvera.html www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/extension/efemerides www.earg.gov.ar But I believe the: CAMBIOS DE HORA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.doc Have concordance - I not check totally - and Is a complete doc with all the info about Argentina changes and zones and regions... I write also to elsie, but not answer... I send this email to elsie also... Good day Alois... Javier... PD: And another time Alois, sorry, I study French in the School and me English is possible are a little confuse... 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. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alois Treindl To: Javier Reinoso Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:06 PM Subject: Re: Time Zones changes in Argentina Dear Javier the Elsie database has differences for some provinces of Argentina in the years 1990 and 1991 and 1992. Please look at the elsie data I have attached below. You seem to claim that there were no differences. Who is right? I tend to believe that information which has finer nuances, not that which says 'everywhere the same'. Why should anyone ever have invented a claim that some province had a different rule? It is more likely that some badly informed or careless person claims 'everything the same' because they make no effort to find the truth. Do you understand this point? Regards || Alois Treindl, Astrodienst AG, mailto:alois@astro.com || Zollikon/Zurich, Switzerland || Free astrological charts at http://www.astro.com/ || SWISS EPHEMERIS Free Edition at http://www.astro.com/swisseph/ -------------- from Elsie --------- # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF), Santa Cruz (SC), # Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF) Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC), # Formosa (FM), La Pampa (LP), Chubut (CH) Zone America/Rosario -4:02:40 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Jul -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Cordoba (CB), Santiago del Estero (SE), Salta (SA), Tucuman (TM), La Rioja (LR), San Juan (SJ), San Luis (SL), # Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) Zone America/Cordoba -4:16:44 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 Jul -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Jujuy (JY) Zone America/Jujuy -4:21:12 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 3 -4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 6 -4:00 1:00 WARST 1992 Mar 15 -4:00 - WART 1992 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Catamarca (CT) Zone America/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 Jul -3:00 - ART 1991 Jul -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1992 Jul -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART # # Mendoza (MZ) Zone America/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT 1894 Nov -4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 3 -4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 15 -4:00 1:00 WARST 1992 Mar 1 -4:00 - WART 1992 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 0:00 -3:00 - ART

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proposed tz patch for Tonga, Thule, Kazakhstan, China, etc.
by Paul Eggert Jan. 14, 2002

Jan. 14, 2002

Here are some proposed patches to the tz database that I've been accumulating. I haven't had a chance to think through all my tz-related mail (sorry!) but Arthur David Olson wrote that he'd like to do a release soon, so here's what I have right now. * The Tonga daylight-saving rules seem to be systematic since November 2000, though these things are hard to predict. (Thanks to Rives McDow for this info.) * Thule uses American DST rules. (Thanks to Rives McDow for contacting someone at Thule about this, and for confirming some of the other Greenland info.) * Kazakhstan switches using the Russian rules, not at midnight. (Thanks to German Iofis for this.) Also, incorporate claims by Shanks about time zone changes in Kazakhstan in 1989, 1991, and 1992. This results in new zone entries Asia/Qyzylorda and Asia/Oral. * Use zone.tab comments that are less confusing for people in China. (Thanks to Anthony Fok for this.) * Use time zone abbreviations that are more historically accurate for pre-1980 time zones in China. (Thanks to Anthony Fok for this.) * Rename Asia/Macao to the more popular name Asia/Macau, with a backward compatibility link. (Thanks to Anthony Fok for this.) * Install tzselect, since we already install its man page. (Thanks to prj(a)po.cwru.edu for noting the problem.) * Update obsolete link in tz-link.htm. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/Makefile,v retrieving revision 2001.3 retrieving revision 2001.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.3 -r2001.3.0.1 --- Makefile 2001/06/05 17:48:21 2001.3 +++ Makefile 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.3.0.1 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TOPDIR= /usr/local TZDIR= $(TOPDIR)/etc/zoneinfo -# The "zic" and "zdump" commands get installed in. . . +# The "tzselect", "zic", and "zdump" commands get installed in. . . ETCDIR= $(TOPDIR)/etc @@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ ENCHILADA= $(DOCS) $(SOURCES) $(DATA) $( SHELL= /bin/sh -all: zic zdump $(LIBOBJS) +all: tzselect zic zdump $(LIBOBJS) -ALL: all date tzselect +ALL: all date install: all $(DATA) $(REDO) $(TZLIB) $(MANS) $(TABDATA) $(ZIC) -y $(YEARISTYPE) \ @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ install: all $(DATA) $(REDO) $(TZLIB) $( -rm -f $(TZDIR)/iso3166.tab $(TZDIR)/zone.tab cp iso3166.tab zone.tab $(TZDIR)/. -mkdir $(TOPDIR) $(ETCDIR) - cp zic zdump $(ETCDIR)/. + cp tzselect zic zdump $(ETCDIR)/. -mkdir $(TOPDIR) $(MANDIR) \ $(MANDIR)/man3 $(MANDIR)/man5 $(MANDIR)/man8 -rm -f $(MANDIR)/man3/newctime.3 \ =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/asia,v retrieving revision 2001.4 retrieving revision 2001.4.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.4 -r2001.4.0.1 --- asia 2001/10/09 17:31:30 2001.4 +++ asia 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.4.0.1 @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 # China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the # Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China # has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of -# the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. +# the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. # # . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too # painful to suck in another copy.. So, here is what I have for @@ -200,26 +200,38 @@ Rule PRC 1949 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D Rule PRC 1986 1991 - Sep Sun>=11 0:00 0 S Rule PRC 1987 1991 - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +# +# From Anthony Fok (2001-12-20): +# BTW, I did some research on-line and found some info regarding these five +# historic timezones from some Taiwan websites. And yes, there are official +# Chinese names for these locales (before 1949): +# Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area) Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928 # or Haerbin - 8:30 - HART 1932 Mar # Harbin Time + 8:30 - CHAT 1932 Mar # Changbai Time 8:00 - CST 1940 - 9:00 - HART 1966 May - 8:30 - HART 1980 May + 9:00 - CHAT 1966 May + 8:30 - CHAT 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT +# Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 8:00 PRC C%sT +# Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) Zone Asia/Chongqing 7:06:20 - LMT 1928 # or Chungking - 7:00 - CHUT 1980 May # Chungking Time + 7:00 - LONT 1980 May # Long-shu Time 8:00 PRC C%sT +# Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time") Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 # or Urumchi 6:00 - URUT 1980 May # Urumqi Time 8:00 PRC C%sT +# Kunlun Time Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT + # Hong Kong (Xianggang) # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S @@ -266,25 +278,25 @@ Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei 8:00 Taiwan C%sT -# Macao (Macau, Aomen) +# Macau (Macao, Aomen) # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - -Rule Macao 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 - -Rule Macao 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - -Rule Macao 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - -Rule Macao 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 - -Rule Macao 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Macau 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - +Rule Macau 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 - +Rule Macau 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - +Rule Macau 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Macau 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 - +Rule Macau 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macau 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 - 8:00 Macao MO%sT 1999 Dec 20 # return to China +Zone Asia/Macau 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 + 8:00 Macau MO%sT 1999 Dec 20 # return to China 8:00 PRC C%sT @@ -817,31 +829,71 @@ Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 # Guess that Aqtau and Aqtobe diverged in 1995, since that's the first time # IATA SSIM mentions a third time zone in Kazakhstan. # +# From Paul Eggert (2001-10-18): +# German Iofis, ELSI, Almaty (2001-10-09) reports that Kazakhstan uses +# RussiaAsia rules, instead of switching at 00:00 as the IATA has it. +# Go with Shanks, who has them always using RussiaAsia rules. +# Also go with the following claims of Shanks: +# +# - Kazakhstan did not observe DST in 1991. +# - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00. +# - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989. +# +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +# +# Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), representing most locations in Kazakhstan Zone Asia/Almaty 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Alma-Ata - 5:00 - ALMT 1957 Mar # Alma-Ata Time - 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 5:00 1:00 ALMST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 5:00 - ALMT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 6:00 E-EurAsia ALM%sT + 5:00 - ALMT 1930 Jun 21 # Alma-Ata Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 + 6:00 - ALMT 1992 + 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT +# Qyzylorda (aka Kyzylorda, Kizilorda, Kzyl-Orda, etc.) +Zone Asia/Qyzylorda 4:21:52 - LMT 1924 May 2 + 4:00 - KIZT 1930 Jun 21 # Kizilorda Time + 5:00 - KIZT 1981 Apr 1 + 5:00 1:00 KIZST 1981 Oct 1 + 6:00 - KIZT 1982 Apr 1 + 5:00 RussiaAsia KIZ%sT 1991 + 5:00 - KIZT 1991 Dec 16 # independence + 5:00 - QYZT 1992 Jan 19 2:00 + 6:00 RussiaAsia QYZ%sT +# Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Akt'ubinsk) Zone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 4:00 - AKT 1957 Mar # Aktyubinsk Time - 5:00 RussiaAsia AK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 4:00 1:00 AKTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 4:00 - AQTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtobe Time - 5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT -Zone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Aktau - 4:00 - SHET 1957 Mar # Fort Shevchenko Time - 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 4:00 1:00 AQTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 4:00 - AQTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtau Time - 5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT 1995 Sep lastSun - 4:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT + 4:00 - AKTT 1930 Jun 21 # Aktyubinsk Time + 5:00 - AKTT 1981 Apr 1 + 5:00 1:00 AKTST 1981 Oct 1 + 6:00 - AKTT 1982 Apr 1 + 5:00 RussiaAsia AKT%sT 1991 + 5:00 - AKTT 1991 Dec 16 # independence + 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT # Aqtobe Time +# Mangghystau +# Aqtau was not founded until 1963, but it represents an inhabited region, +# so include time stamps before 1963. +Zone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 + 4:00 - FORT 1930 Jun 21 # Fort Shevchenko T + 5:00 - FORT 1963 + 5:00 - SHET 1981 Oct 1 # Shevchenko Time + 6:00 - SHET 1982 Apr 1 + 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 + 5:00 - SHET 1991 Dec 16 # independence + 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Sep lastSun # Aqtau Time + 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT +# West Kazakhstan +Zone Asia/Oral 3:25:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ural'sk + 4:00 - URAT 1930 Jun 21 # Ural'sk time + 5:00 - URAT 1981 Apr 1 + 5:00 1:00 URAST 1981 Oct 1 + 6:00 - URAT 1982 Apr 1 + 5:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00 + 4:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT 1991 + 4:00 - URAT 1991 Dec 16 # independence + 4:00 RussiaAsia ORA%sT # Oral Time # Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan) # Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Kirgiz 1992 1996 - Apr Sun>=7 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Kirgiz 1992 1996 - Apr Sun>=7 0:00s 1:00 S Rule Kirgiz 1992 1996 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - Rule Kirgiz 1997 max - Mar lastSun 2:30 1:00 S Rule Kirgiz 1997 max - Oct lastSun 2:30 0 - =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/australasia,v retrieving revision 2001.4 retrieving revision 2001.4.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.4 -r2001.4.0.1 --- australasia 2001/10/09 17:31:30 2001.4 +++ australasia 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.4.0.1 @@ -399,10 +399,8 @@ Zone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 190 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Tonga 1999 only - Oct 7 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Tonga 2000 only - Mar 19 2:00s 0 - -Rule Tonga 2000 only - Nov 4 2:00s 1:00 S -Rule Tonga 2001 only - Jan 27 2:00s 0 - -Rule Tonga 2001 only - Nov 25 2:00s 1:00 S -Rule Tonga 2002 only - Mar 3 2:00s 0 - +Rule Tonga 2000 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Tonga 2001 max - Jan lastSun 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 12:20 - TOT 1941 # Tonga Time @@ -1227,10 +1225,11 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # From Rives McDow (2000-12-01): # Tonga is observing DST as of 2000-11-04 and will stop on 2001-01-27. -# From Rives McDow (2001-07-17): -# The Kingdom of Tonga will move to DST at 0200 local time on Sunday, -# November 25, 2001 and revert back to standard time at 0300 local -# time on Sunday, March 3, 2002. +# From Sione Moala-Mafi (2001-09-20) via Rives McDow: +# At 2:00am on the first Sunday of November, the standard time in the Kingdom +# shall be moved forward by one hour to 3:00am. At 2:00am on the last Sunday +# of January the standard time in the Kingdom shall be moved backward by one +# hour to 1:00am. ############################################################################### =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/backward,v retrieving revision 2001.4 retrieving revision 2001.4.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.4 -r2001.4.0.1 --- backward 2001/10/09 17:31:30 2001.4 +++ backward 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.4.0.1 @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Link America/St_Thomas America/Virgin Link Asia/Ashgabat Asia/Ashkhabad Link Asia/Chongqing Asia/Chungking Link Asia/Dhaka Asia/Dacca +Link Asia/Macau Asia/Macao Link Asia/Jerusalem Asia/Tel_Aviv Link Asia/Thimphu Asia/Thimbu Link Asia/Ulaanbaatar Asia/Ulan_Bator =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/europe,v retrieving revision 2001.4 retrieving revision 2001.4.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.4 -r2001.4.0.1 --- europe 2001/10/09 17:31:31 2001.4 +++ europe 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.4.0.1 @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ # and extending this list, which can be found in # <a href="http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/"> # History of legal time in Britain -# </a> (2000-02-12). +# </a> # From Joseph S. Myers <jsm28(a)cam.ac.uk> (1998-01-06): # @@ -749,15 +749,53 @@ Zone Atlantic/Faeroe -0:27:04 - LMT 1908 # In the military area near Thule and in Danmarkshavn DST will not be # introduced. -# From Paul Eggert (2001-09-29): +# From Rives McDow (2001-11-01): +# +# I correspond regularly with the Dansk Polarcenter, and wrote them at +# the time to clarify the situation in Thule. Unfortunately, I have +# not heard back from them regarding my recent letter. [But I have +# info from earlier correspondence.] +# +# According to the center, a very small local time zone around Thule +# Air Base keeps the time according to UTC-4, implementing daylight +# savings using North America rules, changing the time at 02:00 local time.... +# +# The east coast of Greenland north of the community of Scoresbysund +# uses UTC in the same way as in Iceland, year round, with no dst. +# There are just a few stations on this coast, including the +# Danmarkshavn ICAO weather station mentioned in your September 29th +# email. The other stations are two sledge patrol stations in +# Mestersvig and Daneborg, the air force base at Station Nord, and the +# DPC research station at Zackenberg. +# +# Scoresbysund and two small villages nearby keep time UTC-1 and use +# the same daylight savings time period as in West Greenland (Godthab). +# +# The rest of Greenland, including Godthab (this area, although it +# includes central Greenland, is known as west Greenland), keeps time +# UTC-3, with daylight savings methods according to European rules. +# +# It is common procedure to use UTC 0 in the wilderness of East and +# North Greenland, because it is mainly Icelandic aircraft operators +# maintaining traffic in these areas. However, the official status of +# this area is that it sticks with Godthab time. This area might be +# considered a dual time zone in some respects because of this. + +# From Rives McDow (2001-11-19): +# I heard back from someone stationed at Thule; the time change took place +# there at 2:00 AM. + +# From Paul Eggert (2001-11-19): # The 1997 CIA map shows Danmarkshavn on GMT; the 1995 map as like Godthab. # For lack of better info, assume they were like Godthab before 1996. -# The 2000 IATA shows Thule as observing DST, so assume they stopped in 2001. - +# startkart.no says Thule does not observe DST, but this is clearly an error, +# so go with Shanks for all Thule transitions. # # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Thule 1993 2000 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D -Rule Thule 1993 2000 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Thule 1991 1992 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Thule 1991 1992 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Thule 1993 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Thule 1993 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Danmarkshavn -1:14:40 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/iso3166.tab,v retrieving revision 2000.7 retrieving revision 2000.7.0.1 diff -pu -r2000.7 -r2000.7.0.1 --- iso3166.tab 2000/10/10 15:35:18 2000.7 +++ iso3166.tab 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2000.7.0.1 @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar (Burma) MN Mongolia -MO Macao +MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique MR Mauritania =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/tz-link.htm,v retrieving revision 2001.4 retrieving revision 2001.4.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.4 -r2001.4.0.1 --- tz-link.htm 2001/10/09 17:31:32 2001.4 +++ tz-link.htm 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.4.0.1 @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ specifies the time notation used in emai href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2616.txt">HTTP</a> headers.</li> <li> <a -href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-impp-datetime-04.txt">Date +href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-impp-datetime-05.txt">Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps</a> proposes an ISO 8601 profile for use in new Internet protocols.</li> <li> =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/zone.tab,v retrieving revision 2001.4 retrieving revision 2001.4.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.4 -r2001.4.0.1 --- zone.tab 2001/10/09 17:31:32 2001.4 +++ zone.tab 2002/01/14 23:01:02 2001.4.0.1 @@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ CK -2114-15946 Pacific/Rarotonga CL -3327-07040 America/Santiago most locations CL -2710-10927 Pacific/Easter Easter Island & Sala y Gomez CM +0403+00942 Africa/Douala -CN +3114+12128 Asia/Shanghai most eastern locations +CN +3114+12128 Asia/Shanghai east China - Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, etc. CN +4545+12641 Asia/Harbin Heilongjiang -CN +2934+10635 Asia/Chongqing central China -CN +4348+08735 Asia/Urumqi Tibet & most of Xinjiang -CN +3929+07559 Asia/Kashgar Eastern Turkestan +CN +2934+10635 Asia/Chongqing central China - Gansu, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, etc. +CN +4348+08735 Asia/Urumqi Tibet & most of Xinjiang Uyghur +CN +3929+07559 Asia/Kashgar southwest Xinjiang Uyghur CO +0436-07405 America/Bogota CR +0956-08405 America/Costa_Rica CU +2308-08222 America/Havana @@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ GF +0456-05220 America/Cayenne GH +0533-00013 Africa/Accra GI +3608-00521 Europe/Gibraltar GL +6411-05144 America/Godthab most locations -GL +7646-01840 America/Danmarkshavn Danmarkshavn +GL +7646-01840 America/Danmarkshavn east coast, north of Scoresbysund GL +7030-02215 America/Scoresbysund Scoresbysund / Ittoqqortoormiit -GL +7634-06847 America/Thule Thule / Pituffik and environs +GL +7634-06847 America/Thule Thule / Pituffik GM +1328-01639 Africa/Banjul GN +0931-01343 Africa/Conakry GP +1614-06132 America/Guadeloupe @@ -214,9 +214,11 @@ KP +3901+12545 Asia/Pyongyang KR +3733+12658 Asia/Seoul KW +2920+04759 Asia/Kuwait KY +1918-08123 America/Cayman -KZ +4315+07657 Asia/Almaty east Kazakhstan -KZ +5017+05710 Asia/Aqtobe central Kazakhstan -KZ +4431+05016 Asia/Aqtau west Kazakhstan +KZ +4315+07657 Asia/Almaty most locations +KZ +4448+06528 Asia/Qyzylorda Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda) +KZ +5017+05710 Asia/Aqtobe Aqtobe (Aktobe) +KZ +4431+05016 Asia/Aqtau Atyrau (Atirau, Gur'yev), Mangghystau (Mankistau) +KZ +5113+05121 Asia/Oral West Kazakhstan LA +1758+10236 Asia/Vientiane LB +3353+03530 Asia/Beirut LC +1401-06100 America/St_Lucia @@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ MM +1647+09610 Asia/Rangoon MN +4755+10653 Asia/Ulaanbaatar most locations MN +4801+09139 Asia/Hovd Bayan-Olgiy, Govi-Altai, Hovd, Uvs, Zavkhan MN +4804+11430 Asia/Choibalsan Dornod, Sukhbaatar -MO +2214+11335 Asia/Macao +MO +2214+11335 Asia/Macau MP +1512+14545 Pacific/Saipan MQ +1436-06105 America/Martinique MR +1806-01557 Africa/Nouakchott

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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. 12, 2002

Jan. 12, 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. 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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Re: Corrections of zone.tab for CN entries
by Oscar van Vlijmen Dec. 20, 2001

Dec. 20, 2001

Uigur, uygur, uighur, weiwuer, uyghur? ----------------------------------------------- From: http://www.uyghurinfo.com/media_advisory.html "The Uyghur Information Agency (UIA) would like to advise the international media to adopt the correct Uyghur terms and names when it covers and writes issues related to the Uyghur people and Eastern Turkestan. First of all, we advise all the international media to use the correct spelling of our ethnic name--Uyghur. ... Second of all, we advise the international media to use the correct Chinese designation for Eastern Turkestan--"Xinjiang". ... Its official Chinese name is "Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region" or "XUAR". ..." Advise: don't use just xinjiang, because this means "new territory", nothing more. Use at least xinjiang uyghur. Macau -------- >From the US State Department: http://www.state.gov/www/regions/dependencies.html "Under the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau signed in 1987, Macau reverted to Chinese control on December 20, 1999. It is now a semi-autonomous entity that exists pursuant to international agreement and maintains its own government apart from the People's Republic of China." Oscar van Vlijmen 2001-12-20

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man pages
by George Kraft IV Dec. 20, 2001

Dec. 20, 2001

Are there Linux man pages for __daylight, __timezone, and __tzname? We would like to include them in the Linux Standard Base. http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/gLSB/gLSB/libcman.html -- George Kraft IV gk4(a)austin.ibm.com Senior Software Engineer IBM Linux Technology Center Chairman of the Linux Standard Base

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IERS Message No. 19: IERS Analysis Campaign
by central_bureau＠iers.org Dec. 20, 2001

Dec. 20, 2001

*************************************************************************** IERS Message No. 19 December 20, 2001 *************************************************************************** IERS Analysis Campaign to align EOPs to ITRF2000 / ICRF Call for Participation Objective: The intention is to create EOP series with highest possible consistency with ITRF2000 / ICRF and to achieve an overall accuracy of 0.1 mas. This will lead to an intermediate solution until a rigorous combination of EOP, ITRF and ICRF is possible. Therefore, we have to analyse and understand the origin of systematic errors due to the reference frame realization. This campaign will be organized in two major steps: 1. Generation of EOP series that are aligned to ITRF2000 / ICRF by the Analysis Center of the individual techniques (Technique Centers) or other interested groups. 2. Analysis of the aligned series by the Combination Research Centers or other interested groups. Generation of EOP series (step 1): In the first step of this campaign, the Technique Centers or other interested groups are asked to produce EOP series using the ITRF2000 / ICRF as reference frame. Solutions with different constraints on ITRF2000 (ICRF) should be generated as follows: - heavily constrained coordinates + velocities - constraining with formal uncertainties - minimal constraints (NNR, ...) - selected set of sites / quasars for constraints The submitted series will be archived and made available to all participating groups for the second step, the analysis. Analysis of EOP series (step 2): The analysis should consist of: - comparisons with official IERS / EOP series - study consistency of the series and make improvements if necessary - recommendations for future realizations of reference frames The first results may be presented at the EGS General Assembly in Nice, France in April 2002. If you are interested in producing and / or analysing such EOP series or contribute to this campaign in another way, please download the call for participation form from http://www.iers.org/iers/about/ac/campaign.pdf or send a request for the form to central_bureau(a)iers.org . Please submit your proposal by January 18, 2002. Markus Rothacher IERS Analysis Coordinator <markus.rothacher(a)bv.tum.de> Munich, December 20, 2001 *************************************************************************** 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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IERS Message No. 18: IERS Annual Report 2000
by central_bureau＠iers.org Dec. 20, 2001

Dec. 20, 2001

*************************************************************************** IERS Message No. 18 December 20, 2001 *************************************************************************** IERS Annual Report 2000 An online version of the IERS Annual Report 2000 is available at http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/reports/2000/ The report is presented as PDF file(s), to be read/downloaded completely or by chapters. The report will also be printed and distributed to all subscribers. In case that you are interested in the printed version and do not know whether your address is on our distribution list for annual reports, please feel free to contact us. Please let us also know about address changes during the last two years. Two technical hints on reading the PDF files may be useful: (1) In case that you do not have the Acrobat Reader, there is a link at the annual report page where to get it for free. (2) It is recommended not to use the Acrobat Reader us a plug-in to your browser, because it happens that large PDF files are not shown. This concerns Chapters IV.2 and IV.4, as well as the file with the complete 152 pages. You may set the options of Acrobat Reader so that it will be activated outside the browser (Edit > Preferences > Options > Display PDF in Browser [deactivate]). However, this may not necessarily happen on all computers, so that you may try first to read the documents before changing the options. We wish you and your families a peaceful, happy and successful year 2002, Bernd Richter and Wolfgang Dick IERS Central Bureau *************************************************************************** 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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Some bug-fixing
by Vsevolod Novikov Dec. 18, 2001

Dec. 18, 2001

To whom it will concern, I've downloaded your tz code and tried to make it. My compiler (gcc 2.95.4) has found some errors in the code. The patch is attached. See for instance ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E) C Standart Second Edition 1999-12-01. 6.5.3 Unary operators Syntax 1 unary-expression: postfix-expression ++ unary-expression -- unary-expression unary-operator cast-expression sizeof unary-expression sizeof ( type-name ) The best regards, Vsevolod Novikov Programmer Consul-Incom Ltd. Russia diff -u -r tz.old/difftime.c tz/difftime.c --- tz.old/difftime.c Fri Oct 5 01:01:13 2001 +++ tz/difftime.c Tue Dec 18 18:58:59 2001 @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ time_t delta; time_t hibit; - if (sizeof time_t < sizeof double) + if (sizeof(time_t) < sizeof(double)) return (double) time1 - (double) time0; - if (sizeof time_t < sizeof long_double) + if (sizeof(time_t) < sizeof(long_double)) return (long_double) time1 - (long_double) time0; if (time1 < time0) return -difftime(time0, time1);

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