On Tue, 21 Sept 2021 at 13:40, Peter J. Holzer <hjp-pg...@hjp.at> wrote:
> On 2021-09-21 13:34:21 -0400, Dave Cramer wrote: > > On Tue, 21 Sept 2021 at 13:20, Peter J. Holzer <hjp-pg...@hjp.at> wrote: > > On 2021-09-21 20:50:44 +1200, Tim Uckun wrote: > > > It's just that the phrase "timestamp with time zone" would seem to > > > indicate the time zone is stored somewhere in there. > > > > I absolutely agree. Calling a type which doesn't include a timezone > > "timestamp with timezone" is - how do I put this? - more than just > > weird. "timestamp without timezone" should be called "local timestamp > > with unspecified timezone" and "timestamp with timezone" should be > > called "global timestamp without timezone". However, those aren't SQL > > names. > > > > > > > > I would say this is a perspective thing. It's a timestamp with a time > > zone from the client's perspective. > > I disagree. When I read back the value the original timezone is lost. So > it clearly DOESN'T store the timestamp WITH the timezone. > > I never said it stored the timezone. I said that it has a timezone. Dave Cramer www.postgres.rocks > >
