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From: Robert_Toxen%anvil.UUCP@harvard.HARVARD.EDU
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Subject: So WHEN IS daylight saving time
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Date: Thu, 11-Sep-86 16:06:17 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 11 16:06:17 1986
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The multitudes on the net who aren't going to buy new hardware but DO need to
edit ctime.c and get it into a release before the change would like to know:

WHAT IS THE CHANGE IN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME?

Unless you are absolutely 100% sure and ready to be lynched by thousands of
angry people if you are wrong there is no reason to reply.  The actual numbers
to plug into daytab[] would be terrific.  Be sure to specify what years you
are talking about.  I would guess that the change is for going off daylight
time in the fall of 1987 and going back on in the spring of 1988.  I hope
that they haven't scheduled it for 1986!

Btw, those of you who want to save a few cycles can change the line in
localtime() that reads:

        if (ct->tm_year == 74 || ct->tm_year == 75)

to

        if (ct->tm_year <= 75 && ct->tm-year >= 74)

Bob Toxen
Stratus Computer
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"panic: can't happen"