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to: MAURICE KINAL
from: ANDREW CLARKE
date: 2016-02-29 00:35:00
subject: just testing ........

26 Feb 16 22:55, you wrote to Tony Langdon:

 TL>> @TZUTC: 1000

 MK> Hm.  Besides the lack of the '+' character shouldn't that be 1100?  When I
looked it up your timezone is currently AEDT which
 MK> makes it +1100.  No?  Also AEST (Apr 3 after 3am) shows +1000.

 MK> 1000 is totally meaningless without the '+' character.  It isn't even a
legitimate number which some misinformed programmers
 MK> assume it is.  Shame on them.

The TZUTC spec says:

"Implementations must NOT put a plus ('+', ASCII 43, 2Bh) in front of
the offset for positive numbers, but robust implementations should
be prepared to find (and ignore) a plus if it exists."

http://ftsc.org/docs/frl-1004.002

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