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echo: linux
to: JANIS KRACHT
from: MARK LEWIS
date: 2015-10-15 21:46:00
subject: it is still wrong even if

15 Oct 15 17:59, you wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:

 >>> AFAICS, BBBS is handling it just fine... do you see something
 >>> differently there from this system?

 >> It says -0500, which is only right for winter-time for your timezone.
 >> Now, during DST it should be -0400.

 JK> No, you are wrong, Wilfred.

wait... what??

[...]

 JK> As far as UTC time gos:

 JK> Offset to GMT/UTC
 JK> Standard time zone:    UTC/GMT -5 hours
 JK> (Eastern Standard Time)
 JK> Daylight saving time:  +1 hour
 JK> Current time zone offset:      UTC/GMT -4 hour

ummm... the above is what should be in the TZUTC control line ;)

)\/(ark

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