Re: Timezone discrepancies - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Gunnar R|nning
Subject Re: Timezone discrepancies
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Msg-id x6hf79dcmz.fsf@thor.candleweb.no
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In response to Re: Timezone discrepancies  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:

> Another comment: I just peeked and, to be blunt, the time zone database
> looks like a mess. For example, there's CET (central european time), but
> not CEST (central european summer time). Instead there's CETDST, which
> I've never heard used. Then there's MEST, MET, METDST, MEWT, MEZ, all of
> which are supposed to be "Middle Europe" variations, none of which I've

MET is sometimes used as middle eastern time as well. Universal Time is a
Good Thing ;-)

Regards, 
Gunnar


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