Aug. 9, 2011
4:26 a.m.
From: Conrad Irwin [mailto:conrad.irwin@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:59
I wanted to ask if anyone has seen a similar attempt in the past?
The closest analog I know, though it's not the same problem, is GNU Emacs, which guesses the far-future rules for your time zone by probing the near future. It knows about the usual patterns of rules world-wide. (It throws in the towel with Israeli rules, though -- good luck with that!)