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Re: daylight saving in Egypt
by Patrice Scattolin Sept. 5, 2007

Sept. 5, 2007

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=53 shows a change time of Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 11:59:59 PM So it looks like even thought the 2008 date passed, it has been picked. Anyone knows how official this 2008 date is? Would be nice to do the 2008 early in advance. Steffen Thorsen wrote: > Yes, indeed - it is fine, I looked at the wrong file, sorry about that. > > However, it is very likely that the date will not be incorrect for > 2008, as it will fall in the middle of Ramadan (again), so that might > be something to change later. Who knows if they will move the date > into August or to October. > > Best regards, > Steffen > > Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] wrote: >>>> "Egypt will start its wintertime as of Friday, September 7," Cabinet >>>> Spokesman Magdi Radi announced Wednesday 22/8/2007. This means that >>>> Egyptians will set their clocks one hour backward. >>>> >>>> Egypt operates Daylight-Saving Time between the last Friday in April >>>> and the last Thursday in September when the clocks are a 3 hours >> ahead >>>> of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). >>>> >>>> The date will change a little bit this year because of Ramadan, the >>>> Holy Muslims fasting month due to start Thursday, September 13. >>> The current tzdata2007g.tar.gz does not have this, but Paul Eggert's >>> latest patch has it - so it is probably time to make a new release >>> by Friday. >> >> It seems to me as if tzdata2007g.tar.gz does reflect the moved-up >> change--see below. >> >> --ado >> >> Script started on Tue Sep 04 16:47:08 2007 >> lecserver$ ftp elsie.nci.nih.gov >> Connected to lecserver. >> 220 lecserver FTP server (Version >> wu-2.6.2(4)+connect-dos.patch+realpath.patch Tue Apr 13 15:43:02 EDT >> 2004) ready. >> Name (elsie.nci.nih.gov:olsona): anonymous >> 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. >> Password: >> 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. >> ftp> binary >> 200 Type set to I. >> ftp> cd pub >> 250 CWD command successful. >> ftp> get tzdata2007g.tar.gz >> 200 PORT command successful. >> 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for tzdata2007g.tar.gz (161080 >> bytes). >> 226 Transfer complete. >> local: tzdata2007g.tar.gz remote: tzdata2007g.tar.gz >> 161080 bytes received in 0.029 seconds (5512.11 Kbytes/s) >> ftp> quit >> 221-You have transferred 161080 bytes in 1 files. >> 221-Total traffic for this session was 161827 bytes in 1 transfers. >> 221-Thank you for using the FTP service on lecserver. >> 221 Goodbye. >> lecserver$ gunzip < *.gz | tar xf - >> lecserver$ grep "Egypt.*2007" africa >> # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to >> 2007-09-07. >> Rule Egypt 2007 max - Sep Thu>=1 23:00s 0 >> - >> lecserver$ exit >> script done on Tue Sep 04 16:48:24 2007 > -- Oracle Email Signature Logo Patrice Scattolin | Software Development Manager | 514.905.8744 Oracle Collaborative Application Services 600 Blvd de Maisonneuve West Suite 1900 Montreal, Quebec

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FW: daylight saving in Egypt
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Sept. 4, 2007

Sept. 4, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Dirk Losch, who is on the time zone mailing list on an address other than the one from which this message was sent. Direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Dirk Losch [mailto:dirk.losch@gmx.de] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:38 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: daylight saving in Egypt Hello, I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. Can anyone confirm this? In the database are the following entries: .... Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday # after observing the daylight saving time since May. # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 23:00s 0 - Rule Egypt 2007 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - ... Best regards - dirk -

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FW: EU BST-->GMT issue
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Aug. 30, 2007

Aug. 30, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Dafydd Rhys-Jones, who sent it before joining the time zone mailing list. --ado From: Dafydd Rhys-Jones [mailto:D.Rhys-Jones@F5.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:38 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: EU BST-->GMT issue Hello all, Are there any known bugs revolving around the EU timezone not reverting from BST back to GMT? [root@server2 ~]# rm -f /etc/localtime ; ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime [root@server2 ~]# date Wed Aug 29 21:42:31 BST 2007 [root@server2 ~]# date -s "Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 2008" Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:01 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:02 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:03 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:04 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date -s "Sun Oct 26 01:00:01 2008" Sun Oct 26 01:00:01 GMT 2008 Dafydd Rhys-Jones | Software Test Engineer F5 Networks P 206.272.5555 F 206.272.5556 www.f5.com D 206.272.6280 M 206.335.1096

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EU BST-->GMT issue
by Dafydd Rhys-Jones Aug. 29, 2007

Aug. 29, 2007

Hello all, Are there any known bugs revolving around the EU timezone not reverting from BST back to GMT? [root@server2 ~]# rm -f /etc/localtime ; ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime [root@server2 ~]# date Wed Aug 29 21:42:31 BST 2007 [root@server2 ~]# date -s "Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 2008" Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:01 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:02 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:03 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date Sun Oct 26 01:00:04 BST 2008 [root@server2 ~]# date -s "Sun Oct 26 01:00:01 2008" Sun Oct 26 01:00:01 GMT 2008 Dafydd Rhys-Jones | Software Test Engineer F5 Networks P 206.272.5555 F 206.272.5556 www.f5.com <http://www.f5.com> D 206.272.6280 M 206.335.1096

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please update ICU homepage URL on http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm
by Markus Scherer Aug. 28, 2007

Aug. 28, 2007

Dear TZ DB maintainers, Please update the ICU homepage URL on http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm from http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/ to http://icu-project.org/ Thanks and best regards, markus

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time zone shift in Venezuela
by Karl Swartz Aug. 27, 2007

Aug. 27, 2007

I assume an update is coming soon which will cover the time zone change (from UTC-4 to UTC-4.5) next month: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23289803.htm The latest files on the ftp site (2007g) don't have this yet. Then again, maybe nobody has been able to figure out WHEN in September this is happening -- I sure couldn't find any details. :-( -- Karl

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FW: FW: Venezuela's switch to UTC-0430
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Aug. 27, 2007

Aug. 27, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from José Miguel Parrella Romero, who sent it before joining the time zone mailing list. --ado -----Original Message----- From: José Miguel Parrella Romero [mailto:joseparrella@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 3:30 To: Patrice Scattolin Cc: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Re: FW: Venezuela's switch to UTC-0430 Patrice Scattolin escribió: > More importantly, does anyone know how likely that said change be > adopted? When is it expected to be adopted? It would be risky to say that the change _will_ be adopted, but the forecast says it will, due to political reasons. Though it was said to be adopted on Jan 1 2008, today's newspapers stated that the government is trying to push it in order to make the switch in Sep 17 2007. They also said that the government will notify all international organizations when the decision is taken. Jose

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Time zones in the news
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Aug. 25, 2007

Aug. 25, 2007

Or, more accurately, on the op-ed page: "The Great Clock Plot" by Gail Collins appears on page A21 of the 2007-08-23 New York Times; it's a cranky take on the proposed Venezuelan time change. --ado

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FW: Venezuela's switch to UTC-0430
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Aug. 24, 2007

Aug. 24, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from José Miguel Parrella Romero, who sent it before joining the time zone mailing list. --ado -----Original Message----- From: José Miguel Parrella Romero [mailto:joseparrella@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:48 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Venezuela's switch to UTC-0430 I've read two previous posts in this mailing list regarding Venezuela's change to a new timezone. I feel compelled to clarify the following: * The change is not decided yet. The proposal is coming from a department and involves ammending an act, so it has to be passed to the National Assembly. * In any case, it's not scheduled to happen on 2008. The head of department said it could happen on September 2007, as we begin school terms in that month. Again, it depends on legislative approval. * The currently used meridian is 60º W, in the most eastern part of the country. The new meridian will be 66º, crossing the town of Río Chico, at the middle of the country, so it's expected that the new timezone will be at UTC-0430. In any case, I'd be happy to know what's the standard process on announcing modifications to the public domain timezone database. Jose

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FW: New Zealand DST changes : DST April 2:00 ??
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Aug. 23, 2007

Aug. 23, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Donatella Sabellico, who sent it before joining the time zone mailing list. --ado -----Original Message----- From: DONATELLA SABELLICO [mailto:dsabellico@it.ibm.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:38 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: New Zealand DST changes : DST April 2:00 ?? Hi All, I was reviewing the Australasia time zone table. What I notice is that into this link: http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Daylight-Saving-I ndex?OpenDocument it is stated: ______________ "From this year, Daylight Saving will run for a period of 27 weeks. It now commences from the last Sunday in September, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am, and ends on the first Sunday in April the following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am. " Instead into the Australasia table : Rule NZ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S instead of 3:00 ... so can please someone told me at what time is supposed to start the April DST on New Zealand? Thanks!

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