Guy, Paul,
Thanks for the follow ups. I've read the doc that Guy sent over and it helped put things into context, especially the directory usage.
On 12/11/19 3:37 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> We will be in trouble if the state of New York splits,
> since America/New_York cannot be a directory name.
That is a tricky scenario. Thankfully that type of naming overlap seems like an outlier. I'd like to think we are OK there given New York's position within EST.
On a side note, how are you both extracting and formatting my quotes so nicely in your replies? I manually made mine to match your format.
Best,
Marc
On 12/11/19 3:30 PM, Marc Sackeli wrote:
> From the looks of it, state names are only used when the state itself
> doesn't adhere to a single timezone.
Yes, but that's for directory names, e.g., America/Indiana/Petersburg;
there is no America/Indiana zone. This is more to handle
ambiguity/obscurity.
We will be in trouble if the state of New York splits, since
America/New_York cannot be a directory name.