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to: WILFRED VAN VELZEN
from: ROBERT WOLFE
date: 2015-10-31 14:17:00
subject: TZUTC kludge

-=> Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Kim Heino <=-

 WvV> Hi Kim,

 WvV> On 2015-10-07 22:31:54, Janis Kracht wrote to All:

 JK> @TZUTC: -0500

 WvV> How does BBBS calculate the TZUTC kludge value? -0500 Seems to be off
 WvV> by 1 hour during DST for the area where Janis resides.

 WvV> Bye, Wilfred.

 WvV> --- FMail-W32-1.69.10.141-B20151003

This is correct.  I used to reside in -0600 which is Eastern time, but I now
reside in -0500 which is Central time.

And this will always be the case here in the USA unless our Congress changes it
and makes Ben Franklin roll over in his grace.

... "Hugh Jass?  Somebody check the mens' room for a Hugh Jass!"  -- Moe

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