I think that the best way is to use "GMT +/- abcd", because EST is
different when used as "US Eastern Standard Time" or as" European Eastern
Standard Time".....
Regards,
Marc
At 10:56 20.09.01 -0700, you wrote:
>Rick Baraniuk wrote:
> >
> > Oops :o) sorry Colin...
> > Scott has been kind enough to provide me with a quick lesson on 'EDT vs.
> > EST'
> > I stand correct...Colin is far more knowledgeable than I!
>
>I believe the easiest way of ensuring you always mean the right thing no
>matter what time of the year, is using "ET" or perhaps the more verbose
>"EST5EDT" as the timezone descriptor...
>
>-kb
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