I use pacific/auckland on every install and it seems to work.

On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:46:55 +1300
Mark Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > Hi Kevin,
> > Double check you have the time zone correct.  When I first installed linux
> I
> > set it at NZ-CHAT thinking it was some kind of syncing for IRC chat.  In
> fact
> > of course it was for Chatham Island.  Also a common mistake is setting it
> to
> > Pacific-Auckland.  This is Auckland Island!  It should be set to NZ
> 
> You are correct that NZ-CHAT is Chatham islands. But Pacific/Auckland is
> identical to NZ! I could be wrong, but I believed that this was a new way of
> specifying timezones. Similarly, CST6CDT is the same as US/Central. Also,
> NZ-CHAT is the same as Pacific/Chatham.
> 
>  - Mark
> 
> 

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