Here's the proposed changes to the tz data for today's heads-ups (is that the right word?). Thanks to Stephen Colebourne and Eduardo Cota for these changes. The Syria change takes effect Thursday, so I thought I'd send these out now. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/asia,v retrieving revision 2006.11 retrieving revision 2006.11.0.1 diff -pu -r2006.11 -r2006.11.0.1 --- asia 2006/08/28 16:18:48 2006.11 +++ asia 2006/09/18 18:57:32 2006.11.0.1 @@ -1670,9 +1670,14 @@ Rule Syria 1993 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - # 2000-04-02, and 2001-04-02; (1999-09) says 2000-03-31 and 2001-03-31; # ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger. Rule Syria 1994 1996 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 1994 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Syria 1994 2005 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 1997 1998 - Mar lastMon 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1999 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +# From Stephen Colebourne (2006-09-18): +# According to IATA data, Syria will change DST on 21st September this +# year [only].... This is probably related to Ramadan, like Egypt. +Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 - +Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq 2:00 Syria EE%sT =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/southamerica,v retrieving revision 2006.3 retrieving revision 2006.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2006.3 -r2006.3.0.1 --- southamerica 2006/04/03 14:07:15 2006.3 +++ southamerica 2006/09/18 18:57:32 2006.3.0.1 @@ -1064,6 +1064,10 @@ Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar 27 2:00 0 # 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2. Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S Rule Uruguay 2006 only - Mar 12 2:00 0 - +# From Eduardo Cota (2006-09-15): +# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_... +Rule Uruguay 2006 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Uruguay 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28 -3:44:44 - MMT 1920 May 1 # Montevideo MT