Re: [tz] Dealing with Pre-1970 Data

Lester Caine wrote:

I was surprised at Paul suggesting adding LMT to the database because it's a reasonably accurate calculating rather than some guess at a random fixed value ... No need for hundreds of new 'zones'

Sorry, I was unclear. I wasn't suggesting that we add LMT to the database, any more than is already there as a placeholder for "before standard time". My "thousands of new zones" was referring only to the number of zones I expect we'd need to cover standard time comprehensively. There is a daunting complexity to standard time before 1970.