-=> andrew clarke wrote to Maurice Kinal <=-
ac> looked it up your timezone is currently AEDT which
MK> makes it +1100. No? Also AEST (Apr 3 after 3am) shows +1000.
This is correct, it should be 1100 now, 1000 after April 3
MK> 1000 is totally meaningless without the '+' character. It isn't even a
ac> legitimate number which some misinformed programmers
MK> assume it is. Shame on them.
ac> The TZUTC spec says:
ac> "Implementations must NOT put a plus ('+', ASCII 43, 2Bh) in front of
ac> the offset for positive numbers, but robust implementations should
ac> be prepared to find (and ignore) a plus if it exists."
Interesting, a case of good practice - be precise in what you send, forgiving
in what you receive. :)
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