Joe Abley wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 05:16:09PM -0500, Keith Moore wrote:
> > However, many events are actually specified relative to a particular
> > timezone, and timezone offsets occasionally change with little advance
> > warning. As such, this representation may not be sufficient for
> > specifying dates and times of some kinds of events, particularly
> > future events.
> >
> > In such cases it is necessary to include a representation of the timezone
> > (not merely the GMT offset) along with the date of the event. This
> > specification does not provide such a facility, and is therefore
> > inappropriate for representation of (for example) events on a calendar.
>
> Is this not covered in section 1?
>
> o All times expressed have a stated relationship (offset) to
> ....
No - not at all.
This is a BIG issue - if you want to understand it, go
to the calsch archives. Or send email to the [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailing list.
-Doug
