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<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><SPAN
class=294174917-17082011>[As I was using an incorrect email, I am resending.
Apologies if duplicates were issued]</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN
class=294122313-17082011>Hi</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=294122313-17082011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN class=294122313-17082011>I am looking at
the following timezone definition</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN
class=294122313-17082011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN class=294122313-17082011># Zone
NAME
GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN class=294122313-17082011>Zone
America/Metlakatla 15:13:42 -
LMT 1867 Oct
18<BR>
-8:46:18 - LMT 1900 Aug 20
12:00<BR>
-8:00 - PST
1942<BR>
-8:00 US P%sT
1946<BR>
-8:00 - PST
1969<BR>
-8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30
2:00<BR>
-8:00 US MeST<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN
class=294122313-17082011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>I am trying to
make sense of the MeST [the format].</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>I think PST means
"Pacific Standard Time", and P%sT becomes PST or PDT according to the US rule in
effect [and making it Pacific Standard Time or Pacific Daylight
Time].</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>However I cannot
figure out what MeST would be, apart from Metlakatla Standard Time
?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN class=294122313-17082011>[I found MEST -
Middle European Standard Time, but Metlakatla is not in
Europe]</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2><SPAN
class=294122313-17082011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>Searching for
Metlakatla [google] always refers it as AKST [Alaska Standard Time].
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>So 2 questions
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>a) What would MeST
mean? [and why no '%s' for it?]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>b) Where can I
find the meaning of these abbreviations [as I will probably find others that
will confuse me in the future]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier size=2>Thanks
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=294122313-17082011><FONT face=Courier
size=2>-Alain</FONT></DIV></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>