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to: WILFRED VAN VELZEN
from: JANIS KRACHT
date: 2015-11-03 12:51:00
subject: Re: TZUTC kludge

Hi Wilfred,

>>> This msg. should show the correct time... Checked everywhere on here
>>> and all is correct.  We just did the "fall back" thing yesterday
>>> 

>> the TZUTC control line is correct now with -0500 where it was not
>> previously with that same value...

> So it seems BBBS doesn't take DST into account like it should...

>> now we have to wait until the first sunday in march 2016 to see if it
>> switches to -0400 like it should  ;)

> The BBBS version Janis uses hasn't changed in the last week. So it's unlikely
> it suddenly magically will do the right thing. ;)


Well, I did replace the binaries this week with the original Dada-2 binaries
that Kim had sent me.

We'll see in any case.

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-2
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

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