<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hello,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'm not a member of the distribution
list, although I believe my enquiry is covered by its scope, and I wonder
whether you might be able to circulate my enquiry (and return any replies)
as my own research has failed to identify an answer.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'm trying to service a request to recognise
the standard timezone name of 'MEZ-1MSZ', but I've so far not found any
documentation to support or define the scope if this is an acceptable POSIX
TZ value and a standard timezone name.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The suggestion has been made that MSZ
is a widely(?) employed alias (in some region(s) of the Gernan speaking
world?) for MESZ that is standardly defined for "Mitteleuropäische
Sommerzeit" (GMT+0200); MEZ being an accepted acronym for "</font><font size=3>Mitteleuropäische
Zeit</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">".</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">And, I whilst I can find instances for
the use of the standard(?) 'MEZ-1MSZ-2' I have been unsuccessful in locating
any equivalence for 'MEZ-1MSZ' itself. Is MSZ equivalent and a widely
accepted acronym matching MESZ, and if so where and how typical is its
use?</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">How does it differ to the 'MEZ-1MSZ-2'
standard?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Can you/anyone advise on the practice
of employing 'MEZ-1MSZ' as a POSIX TZ value or indeed how prevalent its
use is, or in which region (likely related to honouring DST somewhere in
the vicinity of Berlin?) and whether this is directly equivalent to other
common/standard names, such as CET-1CEST? What should its Olson equivalent
be?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">(Whilst my inconclusive researches have
been more extensive, support for the above statement appears available
readily here (amongst other places):</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/eu/cet.html</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/eu/cest.html</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://www.all-acronyms.com/special/time_zone_acronyms_and_abbreviations.asp</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitzone</font>
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Thank you in anticipation,<br>
<br>
Stephen<br>
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Stephen Hellberg<br>
Java L3 Service, IBM Hursley<br>
Email: hellbes@uk.ibm.com<br>
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