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FW: New rules for timezone in Kazakhstan
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) March 30, 2005

March 30, 2005

Arzamasov Alexey is not on the time zone mailing list; direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Arzamasov Alexey [mailto:AArzamasov@kkb.kz] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:17 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: New rules for timezone in Kazakhstan Hi guys, There is new rule taking place in Kazakhstan since this year - we do not honor summertime adjust anymore. So, there was a little troubles for our linux users, and I get out with patch to make the file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Almaty correct. The patch also, adjust other cities of Kazakhstan. Here the patch against glibc-2.3.3/timezone/asia Hope this helps to other people. WBR, Arzamasov Alexey

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Re: Confusing Etc/GMT
by Paul Eggert March 30, 2005

March 30, 2005

"Scheffenegger, Richard" <rs(a)netapp.com> writes: > Thinking about it, we could have the Etc subdir untouched and add > the UTC-1 in the main directory, No, that'd be worse, since TZ="UTC-1" is a valid TZ setting according to the POSIX standard; we shouldn't mess with its semantics, even if we don't like them. > I find it very dissatisfying that we compile the zoneinfo statically > only once in a while - 6.5.1 was good only for 2002, but since then, > the zoneinfo has not been touched until yesterday (see below the two > BURTs) It sounds like you're talking about a policy having to do with your particular software distribution, not with the tz code and data itself. In that case, you should be communicating with the people who distribute your software.

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proposed TZ changes for Kazakhstan, Chagos, Cocos, etc.
by Paul Eggert March 29, 2005

March 29, 2005

Here are proposed tz changes prompted by the recent news that our current time stamps for Kazakhstan are incorrect. * Kazakhstan no longer observes DST. Thanks to Olzhas Kalamkaliyev for this info. * Add guesses for when the Chagos Archipelago and the Cocos Islands introduced standard time (around 1900, in both cases). Thanks to Oscar van Vlijmen for noting the problem. * Western Samoa changed its name to Samoa; this affects the data in iso3166.tab, but not in the tz database proper. Thanks to Oscar van Vlijmen for this. Commentary changes only: * Add coordinates for more Antarctic bases, and add commentary about local time for ships at sea. Thanks to Oscar van Vlijmen for this. * Add a URL pointing to seizethedaylight.com. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/asia,v retrieving revision 2005.6 retrieving revision 2005.6.0.1 diff -pu -r2005.6 -r2005.6.0.1 --- asia 2005/03/01 13:44:10 2005.6 +++ asia 2005/03/29 09:06:54 2005.6.0.1 @@ -137,8 +137,12 @@ Zone Asia/Thimphu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug # British Indian Ocean Territory # Whitman and the 1995 CIA time zone map say 5:00, but the # 1997 and later maps say 6:00. Assume the switch occurred in 1996. +# We have no information as to when standard time was introduced; +# assume it occurred in 1907, the same year as Mauritius (which +# then contained the Chagos Archipelago). # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - IOT 1996 # BIOT Time +Zone Indian/Chagos 4:49:40 - LMT 1907 + 5:00 - IOT 1996 # BIOT Time 6:00 - IOT # Brunei @@ -923,6 +927,13 @@ Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 # - 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. # +# <a href="http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm"> +# From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin #11 (2005-03-21): +# </a> +# The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing +# daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health +# complications coupled with a decrease in productivity. +# # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # @@ -931,7 +942,8 @@ Zone Asia/Almaty 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 5:00 - ALMT 1930 Jun 21 # Alma-Ata Time 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 6:00 - ALMT 1992 - 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT + 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 2005 Mar 15 + 6:00 - ALMT # 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 @@ -941,7 +953,8 @@ Zone Asia/Qyzylorda 4:21:52 - LMT 1924 M 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 + 6:00 RussiaAsia QYZ%sT 2005 Mar 15 + 6:00 - QYZT # Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Akt'ubinsk) Zone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 2 4:00 - AKTT 1930 Jun 21 # Aktyubinsk Time @@ -950,7 +963,8 @@ Zone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 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 + 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 2005 Mar 15 # Aqtobe Time + 5:00 - AQTT # Mangghystau # Aqtau was not founded until 1963, but it represents an inhabited region, # so include time stamps before 1963. @@ -962,7 +976,8 @@ Zone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 5:00 - SHET 1991 Dec 16 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Mar lastSun 2:00 # Aqtau Time - 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT + 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 2005 Mar 15 + 4:00 - AQTT # West Kazakhstan Zone Asia/Oral 3:25:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ural'sk 4:00 - URAT 1930 Jun 21 # Ural'sk time @@ -972,7 +987,8 @@ Zone Asia/Oral 3:25:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 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 + 4:00 RussiaAsia ORA%sT 2005 Mar 15 # Oral Time + 4:00 - ORAT # Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan) # Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/tz-link.htm,v retrieving revision 2005.7 retrieving revision 2005.7.0.1 diff -pu -r2005.7 -r2005.7.0.1 --- tz-link.htm 2005/03/14 15:10:57 2005.7 +++ tz-link.htm 2005/03/29 09:06:54 2005.7.0.1 @@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ surveys the evolution of timekeeping.</l <li><a href="http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/">About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws & dates</a> is an overall history of <abbr>DST</abbr>.</li> +<li><a href="http://www.seizethedaylight.com/dst/">Who Knew? A Brief +History of Daylight Saving Time</a> summarizes some of the contentious +history of <abbr>DST</abbr>.</li> <li><a href="http://toi.iriti.cnr.it/">The Time of Internet</a> describes time zones and daylight saving time, =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/antarctica,v retrieving revision 2003.1 retrieving revision 2003.1.0.1 diff -pu -r2003.1 -r2003.1.0.1 --- antarctica 2003/03/24 14:30:04 2003.1 +++ antarctica 2005/03/29 09:06:54 2003.1.0.1 @@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb # </a> # Brazil - year-round base -# Ferraz, King George Island, since 1983/4 +# Comandante Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4 # Chile - year-round bases and towns # Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994 -# Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07 -# O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02 -# Prat, -6230-05941 -# Villa Las Estrellas (a town), King George Island, since 1984-04-09 +# Presidente Eduadro Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07 +# General Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02 +# Capitan Arturo Prat, -6230-05941 +# Villa Las Estrellas (a town), around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09 # These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'. # China - year-round bases -# Great Wall, King George Island, since 1985-02-20 -# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, since 1989-02-26 +# Great Wall, King George Island, -6213-05858, since 1985-02-20 +# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, -6922+07623, since 1989-02-26 # France - year-round bases # @@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1 # Germany - year-round base -# Georg von Neumayer +# Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815 # India - year-round base -# Dakshin Gangotri +# Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200 # Japan - year-round bases -# Dome Fuji -# Syowa +# Dome Fuji, -7719+03942 +# Syowa, -690022+0393524 # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 2 # </a> # S Korea - year-round base -# King Sejong, King George Island, since 1988 +# King Sejong, King George Island, -6213-05847, since 1988 # New Zealand - claims # Balleny Islands (never inhabited) @@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ Rule NZAQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 # Russia - year-round bases # Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22 # Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02 -# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01 +# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, -6740+04551, +# year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01 # Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150, # year-round from 1960/61 to 1992 @@ -234,8 +235,8 @@ Zone Antarctica/Vostok 0 - zzz 1957 Dec 6:00 - VOST # Vostok time # S Africa - year-round bases -# Marion Island -# Sanae +# Marion Island, -4653+03752 +# Sanae, -7141-00250 # UK # =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/australasia,v retrieving revision 2005.6 retrieving revision 2005.6.0.1 diff -pu -r2005.6 -r2005.6.0.1 --- australasia 2005/03/01 13:44:10 2005.6 +++ australasia 2005/03/29 09:06:54 2005.6.0.1 @@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ Zone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1 -10:00 Cook CK%sT # Cocos -# From USNO (1989): +# These islands were ruled by the Ross family from about 1830 to 1978. +# We don't know when standard time was introduced; for now, we guess 1900. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Cocos 6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time +Zone Indian/Cocos 6:27:40 - LMT 1900 + 6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time # Fiji # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -381,11 +383,11 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1 -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa -# W Samoa +# Samoa Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time - -11:00 - WST # W Samoa Time + -11:00 - WST # Samoa Time # Solomon Is # excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea @@ -1347,3 +1349,11 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # places as late as fourteen hours later than UTC. And, since the IDL is not # an international standard, there are some places on the high seas where the # correct date is ambiguous. + +# From Paul Eggert, using references suggested by Oscar van Vlijmen +# (2005-03-20): +# +# The American Practical Navigator (2002) +# <http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/pubs/pubs_j_apn_sections.html?rid=187> +# talks only about the 180-degree meridian with respect to ships in +# international waters; it ignores the international date line. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/iso3166.tab,v retrieving revision 2004.2 retrieving revision 2004.2.0.1 diff -pu -r2004.2 -r2004.2.0.1 --- iso3166.tab 2004/07/19 18:32:49 2004.2 +++ iso3166.tab 2005/03/29 09:06:54 2004.2.0.1 @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ VI Virgin Islands (US) VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WF Wallis & Futuna -WS Samoa (Western) +WS Samoa (western) YE Yemen YT Mayotte ZA South Africa =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/etcetera,v retrieving revision 2001.1 retrieving revision 2001.1.0.1 diff -pu -r2001.1 -r2001.1.0.1 --- etcetera 2001/03/13 17:57:41 2001.1 +++ etcetera 2005/03/29 09:06:54 2001.1.0.1 @@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ # These entries are mostly present for historical reasons, so that # people in areas not otherwise covered by the tz files could "zic -l" # to a time zone that was right for their area. These days, the -# tz files cover almost all the inhabited world, so there's little -# need now for the entries that are not on UTC. +# tz files cover almost all the inhabited world, and the only practical +# need now for the entries that are not on UTC are for ships at sea +# that cannot use POSIX TZ settings. Zone Etc/GMT 0 - GMT Zone Etc/UTC 0 - UTC

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FW: Confusing Etc/GMT
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) March 29, 2005

March 29, 2005

Richard Scheffenegger is not on the time zone mailing list; direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Scheffenegger, Richard [mailto:rs@netapp.com] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 1:06 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Confusing Etc/GMT Hi! While the Etc/GMT names might be POSIX style, it is very confusing to a lot of people, when CET is suddenly not GMT+1 but Etc/GMT-1. Perhaps you can check in those lines to the Etcetera File so that people eventually try UTC with the Correct offset? Thanks a lot, Richard Zone Etc/UTC-14 -14 - UTC-14 # 14 hours ahead of UTC Zone Etc/UTC-13 -13 - UTC-13 Zone Etc/UTC-12 -12 - UTC-12 Zone Etc/UTC-11 -11 - UTC-11 Zone Etc/UTC-10 -10 - UTC-10 Zone Etc/UTC-9 -9 - UTC-9 Zone Etc/UTC-8 -8 - UTC-8 Zone Etc/UTC-7 -7 - UTC-7 Zone Etc/UTC-6 -6 - UTC-6 Zone Etc/UTC-5 -5 - UTC-5 Zone Etc/UTC-4 -4 - UTC-4 Zone Etc/UTC-3 -3 - UTC-3 Zone Etc/UTC-2 -2 - UTC-2 Zone Etc/UTC-1 -1 - UTC-1 Zone Etc/UTC+1 1 - UTC+1 Zone Etc/UTC+2 2 - UTC+2 Zone Etc/UTC+3 3 - UTC+3 Zone Etc/UTC+4 4 - UTC+4 Zone Etc/UTC+5 5 - UTC+5 Zone Etc/UTC+6 6 - UTC+6 Zone Etc/UTC+7 7 - UTC+7 Zone Etc/UTC+8 8 - UTC+8 Zone Etc/UTC+9 9 - UTC+9 Zone Etc/UTC+10 10 - UTC+10 Zone Etc/UTC+11 11 - UTC+11 Zone Etc/UTC+12 12 - UTC+12 Richard Scheffenegger Filer Technical Support Engineer --------------------------------------------- Get answers NOW! - NetApp on the Web --- http://now.netapp.com --- Tech Support Hotline: EMEA: 00800-44-638277 US: 1-888-463-8277 ---------------------------------------------

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New rules for timezone in Kazakhstan
by Arzamasov Alexey March 29, 2005

March 29, 2005

Hi guys, There is new rule taking place in Kazakhstan since this year - we do not honor summertime adjust anymore. So, there was a little troubles for our linux users, and I get out with patch to make the file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Almaty correct. The patch also, adjust other cities of Kazakhstan. Here the patch against glibc-2.3.3/timezone/asia Hope this helps to other people. WBR, Arzamasov Alexey

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FW: DST cancelling in Kazakhstan
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) March 28, 2005

March 28, 2005

Olzhas Kalamkaliyev is not on the time zone mailing list; direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Olzhas Kalamkaliyev [mailto:kao1985@mail.ru] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 11:57 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: DST cancelling in Kazakhstan Hi, i'd like you to be aware of DST cancelling in Kazakhstan. Patch to fix this change is applied --- libc/timezone/asia.orig 2005-03-28 22:40:07.000000000 +0600 +++ libc/timezone/asia 2005-03-28 22:41:01.000000000 +0600 @@ -902,7 +902,8 @@ 5:00 - ALMT 1930 Jun 21 # Alma-Ata Time 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 6:00 - ALMT 1992 - 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT + 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 2004 + 6:00 - ALMT # 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 @@ -912,7 +913,8 @@ 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 + 6:00 RussiaAsia QYZ%sT 2004 + 6:00 - QYZT # Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Akt'ubinsk) Zone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 2 4:00 - AKTT 1930 Jun 21 # Aktyubinsk Time @@ -921,7 +923,8 @@ 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 + 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 2004 # Aqtobe Time + 5:00 - AQTT # Mangghystau # Aqtau was not founded until 1963, but it represents an inhabited region, # so include time stamps before 1963. @@ -933,7 +936,8 @@ 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 5:00 - SHET 1991 Dec 16 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Mar lastSun 2:00 # Aqtau Time - 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT + 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 2004 + 4:00 - AQTT # West Kazakhstan Zone Asia/Oral 3:25:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ural'sk 4:00 - URAT 1930 Jun 21 # Ural'sk time @@ -943,7 +947,8 @@ 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 + 4:00 RussiaAsia ORA%sT 2004 # Oral Time + 4:00 - ORAT # Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan) # Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks.

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RE[4]: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:28:58 -0800
by Bradley Harrell March 28, 2005

March 28, 2005

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(no subject)
by Talip Ilyasov March 28, 2005

March 28, 2005

Hi mates. sorry, I don't know to whom it should be addressed but daylight savings in Kazakhstan is cancelled since 2005. --Talip ##################################################################################### Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the views of any such entity. #####################################################################################

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Confusing Etc/GMT
by Scheffenegger, Richard March 28, 2005

March 28, 2005

Hi! While the Etc/GMT names might be POSIX style, it is very confusing to a lot of people, when CET is suddenly not GMT+1 but Etc/GMT-1. Perhaps you can check in those lines to the Etcetera File so that people eventually try UTC with the Correct offset? Thanks a lot, Richard Zone Etc/UTC-14 -14 - UTC-14 # 14 hours ahead of UTC Zone Etc/UTC-13 -13 - UTC-13 Zone Etc/UTC-12 -12 - UTC-12 Zone Etc/UTC-11 -11 - UTC-11 Zone Etc/UTC-10 -10 - UTC-10 Zone Etc/UTC-9 -9 - UTC-9 Zone Etc/UTC-8 -8 - UTC-8 Zone Etc/UTC-7 -7 - UTC-7 Zone Etc/UTC-6 -6 - UTC-6 Zone Etc/UTC-5 -5 - UTC-5 Zone Etc/UTC-4 -4 - UTC-4 Zone Etc/UTC-3 -3 - UTC-3 Zone Etc/UTC-2 -2 - UTC-2 Zone Etc/UTC-1 -1 - UTC-1 Zone Etc/UTC+1 1 - UTC+1 Zone Etc/UTC+2 2 - UTC+2 Zone Etc/UTC+3 3 - UTC+3 Zone Etc/UTC+4 4 - UTC+4 Zone Etc/UTC+5 5 - UTC+5 Zone Etc/UTC+6 6 - UTC+6 Zone Etc/UTC+7 7 - UTC+7 Zone Etc/UTC+8 8 - UTC+8 Zone Etc/UTC+9 9 - UTC+9 Zone Etc/UTC+10 10 - UTC+10 Zone Etc/UTC+11 11 - UTC+11 Zone Etc/UTC+12 12 - UTC+12 Richard Scheffenegger Filer Technical Support Engineer --------------------------------------------- Get answers NOW! - NetApp on the Web --- http://now.netapp.com --- Tech Support Hotline: EMEA: 00800-44-638277 US: 1-888-463-8277 ---------------------------------------------

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Re: Possible Zion TZ Errors
by support＠cheqsoft.com March 26, 2005

March 26, 2005

My apologies, please scrap this incorrect observation! ----- Original Message ----- From: support(a)cheqsoft.com To: Tz (tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov) Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:25 PM Subject: Possible Zion TZ Errors Hi I would like to observe that the Zion Daylight saving rule change listed for 2006 perhaps might be intended to read "only" where it says "2010" as this seems to confilct with the D rules specified 2007 - 2010. Similar occurences following also seem conflicting where the rule "Fri>=26" is again utilised. I hope someone can clarify please? Kind regards David Hingston Director Chequers Software Ltd Wellington, New Zealand. http://www.cheqsoft.com => MathsOwn - World class => Break Reminder - strategic safety software => TimesOwn - the World's best clock => Clipboard Express Pro - drag n drop database saves serious time

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