Re: Need help from Aussies for time zone stuff

2003-07-18 Thread Ben Bennett
Do they call the standard and summer times different things? The current DT::TZ stuff and POSIX::strftime and date on Linux and Solaris all say EST in January and July... I have also seen it given as EAST and EADT (actually I just checked www.worldtimezone.com and it gives AEST, AES, EAST and

Re: Need help from Aussies for time zone stuff

2003-07-18 Thread Iain Truskett
* Ben Bennett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [18 Jul 2003 22:04]: Do they call the standard and summer times different things? The current DT::TZ stuff and POSIX::strftime and date on Linux and Solaris all say EST in January and July... I have also seen it given as EAST and EADT (actually I just

Need help from Aussies for time zone stuff

2003-07-17 Thread Dave Rolsky
Can someone tell me what the _local_ time is for TZ changes in Sydney? My reading of the time zone file suggests that on the last Sunday in March, at _1:00_ (AM) local time, the clock is moved one hour back, and that on the last Sunday in October, at _2:00_ (AM) local time, the clock is moved

Re: Need help from Aussies for time zone stuff

2003-07-17 Thread Iain Truskett
* Dave Rolsky ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [18 Jul 2003 12:56]: Can someone tell me what the _local_ time is for TZ changes in Sydney? My reading of the time zone file suggests that on the last Sunday in March, at _1:00_ (AM) local time, the clock is moved one hour back, All times I mention below are

Re: Need help from Aussies for time zone stuff

2003-07-17 Thread Rick Measham
At 2:09 PM +1000 18/7/03, Iain Truskett wrote: Last time I checked, ACT, NSW and Vic were identical (other than minor variations). (As in, the fact I remember is that they are identical, not that I remember each individual one.) Tas uses different dates, due to its southernness; and Qld just