Timezones again

[Kris Sorem Sr]

On Mon, 5 Apr 1999 22:36:32 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:

>
>On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 02:06:15 +0000, Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
>
>> Here in the UK, we have just changed over to summer time. Here is my
>> TZ setting:
>>
>>  TZ=GMT0BST,3,-1,0,3600,10,-1,0,7200,3600
>>
>> So, why does bloody PMMail still think it is GMT ? Other programs get
>> it right.
>
>Donno I mailed support (pmmail@southsoft.com) with this exact same
>problem on the 29th March but have yet to have any response. B-(
>
>Cheers
>Dave.
>
Try sending your message again to support at <pmmailos2@southsoft.com>. I
really don't understand why GMT is used for standard time while BST is
used for daylight time. Paul's TZ=GMT0BST,3,-1,0,3600,10,-1,0,7200,3600
means GMT is standard time zone, there is no offset from CUT, BST is
daylight time zone which begins on the third Sunday in March at 1 am, ends
on the third Sunday in October at 2 am with a time adjustment of one hour.
My TZ (TZ=PST8PDT,4,1,0,3600,10,-1,0,7200,3600) works just fine. I also
use a time keeping program that automatically polls a NIST site and
adjusts my system clock whenever I'm online. Paul doesn't say what
programs work. Maybe they are more forgiving. I wonder if maybe
TZ=BST0BDT,3,-1,0,3600,10,-1,0,7200,3600 would work for Paul.

ATB,
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