Re: [HACKERS] timezone problem?

On 21-Jan-00 Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> 
> In /usr/share/zoneinfo/US, the mysteries of the various states'
> conventions are revealed:
> 
> [root@golem zoneinfo]# ls -1 US
> Alaska
> Aleutian
> Arizona
> Central
> East-Indiana
> Eastern
> Hawaii
> Indiana-Starke
> Michigan
> Mountain
> Pacific
> Samoa
> 
> where, as Vince pointed out, Indiana, Michigan, and Arizona seem to be
> special cases within the usual three timezones.

Michigan isn't a special case.  We're EST5EDT, I never did figure out why
we're listed in there.  Perhaps we were among the first to fully implement
DST?  I know I remember we were doing it in a test case long before it went
on the ballot in the state (which was controversial in itself).

Vince.
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