proposed bad-URL changes for antarctica, australasia, and southamerica

Thu Dec 8 16:21:15 UTC 2005

Here are changes to the antarctica, australasia, and southamerica files to
document problems with some URLs. (The "chkurls" additions convince a software
tool to skip checks of these URLs.)

				--ado

------- antarctica -------
*** /tmp/geta17431	Thu Dec  8 11:16:54 2005
--- /tmp/getb17431	Thu Dec  8 11:16:54 2005
***************
*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)antarctica	7.25

  # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
  # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)antarctica	7.26

  # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
  # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
***************
*** 59,68 ****
  # Australia - territories
  # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
  #	previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
! #	<a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
  #	Margaret Turner reports
  #	</a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
  #	presumably this is when they have visitors.
  #
  # year-round bases
  # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969
--- 59,69 ----
  # Australia - territories
  # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
  #	previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
! #	<a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck">
  #	Margaret Turner reports
  #	</a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
  #	presumably this is when they have visitors.
+ # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.]
  #
  # year-round bases
  # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969
***************
*** 139,147 ****
  			0	-	zzz	1956 Nov
  			10:00	-	DDUT	# Dumont-d'Urville Time
  # Reference:
! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html">
  # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03)
  # </a>

  # Germany - year-round base
--- 140,149 ----
  			0	-	zzz	1956 Nov
  			10:00	-	DDUT	# Dumont-d'Urville Time
  # Reference:
! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html" chkurls="nocheck">
  # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03)
  # </a>
+ # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.icair.iac.org.nz on 2005-12-08.]

  # Germany - year-round base
***************
*** 156,163 ****
  #
  # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
  # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.  [See]
! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a>
  # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu.
  #
  # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
  # was established on 1957-01-29.  Since Syowa station is still the main
--- 158,167 ----
  #
  # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
  # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.  [See]
! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm" chkurls="nocheck">[reference in Japanese]</a>
  # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu.
+ # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.crl.go.jp on 2005-12-08;
+ # www.crl.co.jp may be what was meant, but page is not there either.]
  #
  # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
  # was established on 1957-01-29.  Since Syowa station is still the main

------- australasia -------
*** /tmp/geta17450	Thu Dec  8 11:16:55 2005
--- /tmp/getb17450	Thu Dec  8 11:16:55 2005
***************
*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)australasia	7.74
  # This file also includes Pacific islands.

  # Notes are at the end of this file
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)australasia	7.75
  # This file also includes Pacific islands.

  # Notes are at the end of this file
***************
*** 551,559 ****

  # Australia

! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
  # Australia's Daylight Saving Times
  # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia.

  # From John Mackin (1991-03-06):
  # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time.
--- 551,560 ----

  # Australia

! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck">
  # Australia's Daylight Saving Times
  # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia.
+ # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.]

  # From John Mackin (1991-03-06):
  # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time.
***************
*** 962,970 ****

  # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27):
  # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission
! # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm">
  # Daylight Saving
  # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST.
  # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department
  # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW.  See:
  # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2">
--- 963,972 ----

  # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27):
  # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission
! # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm" chkurls="nocheck">
  # Daylight Saving
  # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST.
+ # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.nsc.gov.au on 2005-12-08.]
  # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department
  # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW.  See:
  # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2">

------- southamerica -------
*** /tmp/geta17468	Thu Dec  8 11:16:55 2005
--- /tmp/getb17468	Thu Dec  8 11:16:55 2005
***************
*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)southamerica	7.63

  # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
  # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)southamerica	7.64

  # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
  # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
***************
*** 526,535 ****
  # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power.
  #
  # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25):
! # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm">
  # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit
  # </a>,
  # Church Net UK (1997-10-02).
  #
  # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states.
  Rule	Brazil	1997	only	-	Oct	 6	 0:00	1:00	S
--- 526,536 ----
  # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power.
  #
  # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25):
! # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm" chkurls="nocheck">
  # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit
  # </a>,
  # Church Net UK (1997-10-02).
+ # [ADO: request to churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk times out 2005-12-08.]
  #
  # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states.
  Rule	Brazil	1997	only	-	Oct	 6	 0:00	1:00	S