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Off-topic post related to DST changes.

2007-01-03 11:53:06
Subject: Off-topic post related to DST changes.
From: Ben Bullock <bbullock AT MICRON DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:51:44 -0700
        re: Daylight Savings Times.

This is off topic, but I know there are folks on this list in Australia
that might have been through this already.

        The US Govt is changing the times that we will change to
Daylight Savings Times from April to March. Most all OS's will require a
patch, an update or a change to compensate for this change. We have been
working on all our US sites to get this accomplished before March 11th
2007, but we are wondering about our other world-wide sites. 
        They (Italy, Singapore, Japan, etc) are not changing DST for
their countries, but when we change ours, and our computers transfer
data between each other, might there be some confusion over the time
stamps of the data if the foreign-site hosts have a different
understanding of when DST for our zone (MST) is?

        Any help, opinions or links would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ben