[tz] Why is "AEST" the abbreviation for Australia/Sydney in 1900?

[Paul Eggert]

On 2024-05-03 15:22, brian.inglis--- via tz wrote:
> 
> I am suggesting that "%s" should be allowed in zone lines, even in zones 
> where rules and letters are not used, so should default to "S" or "%z" 
> or something.

I don't see how this change would help. It wouldn't shorten the existing 
data entries or make them easier to maintain, and it'd raise the 
probability of uncaught typos.