Robert Casto wrote: > I got a message from Sun today saying I should get their tool to make > sure my machines are all having their times managed properly. > > https://communications2.sun.com/servlet/cc6?kmgQUCAQSVJHklhQjhILjlxnuHptQJhuVaVRVupKVSSUYCBRYUCVLuHptXHKKjLkkVJHklhQjhILjlxnuHptQJhu > > I find this a loosing proposition. It is nearly impossible to get > machines to agree on what time it is. > > I like to use the database to dictate the time a transaction happens. > It is a controlled environment and much easier to keep in sync. I set > it to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and then never change it. I translate > that timestamp to whatever time I need at the application level. > > How does everyone else handle time? Your approach seems reasonable (talking of UTC in place of GMT to be picky), but I don't see the contradiction with Sun's message. How do you translate the UTC timestamp correctly if you don't know the correct DST settings?
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