On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote: # # c) Keep your CMOS clock as GMT and let your computer to do the changes for # you. See the `timezone' package. If your computer did not change # automatically, this may be a bug in this package (it contains a database # about when and how this changes should be made). #
I think the Brazil/East rules for changing from/to DST are not correct. I compiled the following rules using 'zic' from an older distribution (timezone_7.48-3) since it seems that in the current timezone package (timezone_7.55-2) this utility is missing. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Brazil 1996 max - Oct Sun>=5 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1996 max - Feb Sun>=12 0:00 0 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Brazil/East -3:00 Brazil E%sT Zone Brazil/West -4:00 Brazil W%sT Zone Brazil/Acre -5:00 Brazil A%sT Zone Brazil/DeNoronha -2:00 Brazil F%sT Marcelo. ---- Marcelo Zacarias @ CIAGRI/USP // Finger for PGP public key and stuff This message was produced 100% free of Microsoft software! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .