Richard Scheffenegger is not on the time zone mailing list; direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Scheffenegger, Richard [mailto:rs@netapp.com] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 1:06 AM To: tz@lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Confusing Etc/GMT Hi! While the Etc/GMT names might be POSIX style, it is very confusing to a lot of people, when CET is suddenly not GMT+1 but Etc/GMT-1. Perhaps you can check in those lines to the Etcetera File so that people eventually try UTC with the Correct offset? Thanks a lot, Richard Zone Etc/UTC-14 -14 - UTC-14 # 14 hours ahead of UTC Zone Etc/UTC-13 -13 - UTC-13 Zone Etc/UTC-12 -12 - UTC-12 Zone Etc/UTC-11 -11 - UTC-11 Zone Etc/UTC-10 -10 - UTC-10 Zone Etc/UTC-9 -9 - UTC-9 Zone Etc/UTC-8 -8 - UTC-8 Zone Etc/UTC-7 -7 - UTC-7 Zone Etc/UTC-6 -6 - UTC-6 Zone Etc/UTC-5 -5 - UTC-5 Zone Etc/UTC-4 -4 - UTC-4 Zone Etc/UTC-3 -3 - UTC-3 Zone Etc/UTC-2 -2 - UTC-2 Zone Etc/UTC-1 -1 - UTC-1 Zone Etc/UTC+1 1 - UTC+1 Zone Etc/UTC+2 2 - UTC+2 Zone Etc/UTC+3 3 - UTC+3 Zone Etc/UTC+4 4 - UTC+4 Zone Etc/UTC+5 5 - UTC+5 Zone Etc/UTC+6 6 - UTC+6 Zone Etc/UTC+7 7 - UTC+7 Zone Etc/UTC+8 8 - UTC+8 Zone Etc/UTC+9 9 - UTC+9 Zone Etc/UTC+10 10 - UTC+10 Zone Etc/UTC+11 11 - UTC+11 Zone Etc/UTC+12 12 - UTC+12 Richard Scheffenegger Filer Technical Support Engineer --------------------------------------------- Get answers NOW! - NetApp on the Web --- http://now.netapp.com --- Tech Support Hotline: EMEA: 00800-44-638277 US: 1-888-463-8277 ---------------------------------------------