[LEAPSECS] internet drafts about zoneinfo

[Tony Finch]

On Thu, 3 Mar 2011, Steve Allen wrote:

>

> In particular note that it defines zone offesets as hours and minutes

> only, without the seconds that are demanded by the POSIX standard.


No, posix time is UT and timezones are based on UT.

Tony.
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Hebrides, Bailey: Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6, veering northerly 3 or
4, veering southeasterly later. Slight to moderate, occasionally rough at
first. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches in south Hebrides at first.
Moderate, occasionally very poor in south Hebrides.