On 3/26/06, Del <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It appears that a bunch of the pre-distributed timezone patch files that > > came from various places are incorrect for some reason. For example, > > Microsoft distributed a special "commonwealth games" patch that doesn't > > appear to have fixed the problem on MS systems, so they are all an hour > > out as well. So in addition to making the above copy or its equivalent > > Oh, and here's the good news: > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/am-and-pm-not-ok-when-pcs-exit-aedt/2006/03/24/1143083999500.html >
>However, this one-off change has not been written in and will affect > computer software that schedules meetings and appointments, such > as Microsoft Windows, Office and Exchange Server. Yep, this one has bitten us at work... a mass email went around to the entire company last week advising us to please print out our calendar for the next week prior to the weekend, as appointments will all be at the wrong times next week. We've been asked to put the time in the subject line of any new appointments we make next week to avoid confusion... Well done Microsoft! (Del, I bet you're sad you missed this one ;) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
