Re: What is a time zone?

David Keegel said:

I think common usage outside this group is that a time zone has variable boundaries, and is something like the set of places which *currently* observe the same time (although perhaps US EST and CDT might be considered different time zones).

Change this to say "currently observe the same time and intend to do so for the indefinite future" and you eliminate that problem. -- Clive D.W. Feather | Work: <clive@demon.net> | Tel: +44 20 8371 1138 Internet Expert | Home: <clive@davros.org> | Fax: +44 20 8371 1037 Demon Internet | WWW: http://www.davros.org | DFax: +44 20 8371 4037 Thus plc | | Mobile: +44 7973 377646