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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>The TZ
(zoneinfo) database comes installed with several operating
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>systems
like Linux, Solaris, etc. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>I have noticed the
content</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001> of
the TZ database varies between different </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>versions of the
same</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>
operating system and also between operating </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>systems. This
could have been because of when a snapshot of the </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>TZ database
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>was
taken. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>Ofcourse, one
significant difference is the actual name of the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>time zone.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>Depending on the
content of the TZ database, the time zone </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>name</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001> look </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>different. Is
it because the TZ database has evolved? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>I also
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>noticed
that the zone.tab file is not distributed on</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001> a number of </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>installations.
Was that operating system installation decision?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>Now my main
question, is it an appropriate application specific common </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>practice
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>to use an
application specific TZ database? That way the </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>time zone
names</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001> can
be consistent, irrespective of where the application </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>is
installed?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=749444216-09022001>Thank
you.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=749444216-09022001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=749444216-09022001>Srini</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>