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From: jch@dyfed.rdg.dec.com (John Haxby)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh
Subject: Re: Timezone interpretation problem
Keywords: date, timezone, hemispheres
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Date: 20 Aug 90 10:50:08 GMT
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> Numeric timezones are the only unambiguous way to print timezones.
> They are also easiest to use when comparing times.  Can I suggest that
> in the next MH distribution, that the timezone names be commented out
> (or removed)?  If people want them, they can uncomment them.
> 

I agree wholehearedly, especially in the light of RFC1123.  However,
isn't the alpha timezone stuff controlled by the ATZ option in
the MH config file?

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John Haxby
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