Recently, this mailing list has discussed the perceived need for standardized time zone abbreviations. There has also been some talk about putting the boundaries of time zones into a GIS (Geographic Information System) format. Several people have volunteered to help with that task. These issues are not new; they've come up repeatedly in the past. I've just now posted a few sample Web pages to display data from the tz database in a more accessible format. This applies particularly to the geographic extent of time zones, which is hidden in comments in tzdata2000h. I invite anyone who is interested to visit http://www.mindspring.com/~gwil/tz.html and browse around. Questions to keep in mind: Are the sample pages the best way of displaying the data? Would they be a useful resource for the other tasks mentioned above? Is it feasible to maintain a Web site like this in synch with the tz database? Gwillim Law