Re: How can a program find out whether a system is on Daylight Saving Time? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: How can a program find out whether a system is on Daylight Saving Time?
From: James Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:43:04 -0700
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Gary Thompson wrote:

So, >maybe< your server is daylight saving time and, the web service is not dst?
Or, >maybe< your web service interface does not correctly
identify your time zone?

The value of the time() function is theoretically independent of time zone or DST.

Obviously, this is not true in practice.

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JHHL

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