Timezones again

Paul Hodges PMMAIL Discussion List <PMMAIL-L@VM.EGE.EDU.TR>
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 09:36:20 +0100


On Thu, 8 Apr 1999 03:58:43 -0700, Kris Sorem Sr wrote:

>   I have attached a "C" Runtime documentation excerpt for the TZ variable.

There are multiple, incompatible definitions of TZ.  The one we are
discussing is the commonest, but others are around.  This is why some
programs allow their own version of TZ (e.g. GTZ) to be set, so that
they can steer away from trouble.

Paul Hodges
QBS Software Ltd