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Subject: Re:  timezones in 822
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Date: 26 May 88 19:04:15 GMT
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Craig,

There is only one time zone in the cosmos and that is UT (nee GMT).
There is only one clock in the cosmos and it speaketh UT. All other
timezones are false gods and have meaning only to local holy men. In
Saudi Arabia it is said that midnight occurs at local sundown. In Bombay
and parts of Australia the time zones are on the half-hour and in at least
one spot they are on the quarter hour. And then we get to talk about
summer/winter time.

Those of you who know me have heard this view on a few prior occasions.
Oh yes, the Supreme Clock speaks time in 24-hour format and adds a 61st
second 14 times in the last 16 years. If I set my clock back 1431 days,
what time is it in Sydney? What day? Ponder before answering. If I
write a contract on Blenheim Reef to expire precisely on 1 January 2000
how long, precisely, is it in force? Let's assume a leap-second is
inserted on the previous day. Assume the contract expires based on local
London time. Your answer?

Yeah, I remember a very old message that complained an RFC-822 time zone
was bogus, one of the European zones, I believe. There are at least a
couple of Navy chaps watching these frequencies that should have the answer.

Dave