On Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 03:21:26AM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Where do I look for the culprit [timezone/dst -- file timestamps being
> off by an hour]?
>
> My windows 95 machine reports correct NZ time of day (but may have
> incorrect GMT :( )
To my knowledge, Win9x doesn't distinguish -- it maintains its
clock in local time. But its timezone setting may be relevent
anyway. Look in the "Date/Time" control panel; make sure both
the timezone and DST settings are correct.
> The server machine reports correct NZ time of day (but may have
> incorrect GMT :( )
If the server is a Unix box, here's how to see its internal time
setting:
$ TZ=GMT0 export TZ
$ date
> (NZ currently GMT +1100, Nominally GMT +1200)
You consider summer to be the nominal time, and winter to be an
hour behind? In the northern hemisphere, we consider winter to
be nominal, and summer an hour ahead. Hmm, this seemed weird
enough that I looked into it further. Looks as though NZ is
currently, and nominally, GMT +1200; summer time is GMT +1300.
That's true of Auckland, anyway. If your server is labouring
under the same misconception as your posting, that could explain
some things.
(See http://sandbox.xerox.com/stewart/tzconvert.cgi or
www.mylocaltime.com -- but, ironically, the latter's idea of the
current time is *way* off.)
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