Time zone suggestions for draft-ietf-calsch-ical-08.txt

Paul Eggert eggert at twinsun.com
Fri Jul 17 00:43:53 UTC 1998


Here are some suggested improvements, in the area of time zones,
to the latest iCalendar draft (which I got from:
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-calsch-ical-08.txt
).

* A more consistent naming strategy for TZIDs.  The current draft is
  inconsistent: for the same time zone it sometimes says
  "America-New_York", sometimes "America-New York", and sometimes
  other things like "Eastern".  TZIDs are arbitrary, but a good naming
  convention can help reduce the number of errors, ease maintenance,
  and improve interoperability.

  iCalendar should recommend, but not require, the names in the
  public-domain Olson database (omitting the names present there only
  for backwards compatibility); this is the best widely-available
  prior art.  For NYC this name would be "America/New_York".

* A reference to the Olson database prior art.  Many potential
  implementers don't know about this useful source, and have thereby
  propagated incorrect time zone data.
  
* Allow UTC offsets that are not multiples of one minute.  This is
  needed for historically recent applications (e.g. the time zone in
  Liberia up to 1972).

* The examples should be a tad more careful about distinguishing
  between US Eastern time and New York time, since there was a lot of
  confusion about the Eastern time zone before, say, 1976.


Here's a proposed line-by-line patch to the -08 draft, which embodies
these suggestions.



--- draft-ietf-calsch-ical-08.txt	Wed Jul 15 10:41:12 1998
+++ draft-ietf-calsch-ical-08.txt-fix	Thu Jul 16 17:27:13 1998
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@
 
    The following are examples of this property parameter:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New_York:19980119T020000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19980119T020000
 
 
 
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@
 Internet Draft       C&S Core Object Specification        June 29, 1998
 
 
-     DTEND;TZID=America-New_York:19980119T030000
+     DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:19980119T030000
 
    The TZID property parameter MUST NOT be applied to DATE-TIME or TIME
    properties whose time values are specified in UTC.
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@
    section on Time Zone. For example, the following represents 2 AM in
    New York on Janurary 19, 1998:
 
-          DTSTART;TZID=America-New_York:19980119T020000
+          DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19980119T020000
 
    Example: The following represents July 14, 1997, at 1:30 PM in New
    York City in each of the three time formats, using the "DTSTART"
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@
 
      DTSTART:19970714T133000            ;Local time
      DTSTART:19970714T173000Z           ;UTC time
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-NYC:19970714T133000   ;Local time and time
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970714T133000   ;Local time and time
                         ; zone reference
 
 
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@
 
    Here is an example of evaluating multiple BYxxx rule parts.
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970105T083000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970105T083000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=2;BYMONTH=1;BYDAY=SU;BYHOUR=8,9;
       BYMINUTE=30
 
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@
 
      X-TIMEOFDAY:133000Z
 
-     X-TIMEOFDAY;TZID=America-New York:083000
+     X-TIMEOFDAY;TZID=America/New_York:083000
 
 4.3.13  URI
 
@@ -2737,11 +2737,12 @@
 
      utc-offset = time-numzone  ;As defined above in time data type
 
-     time-numzone       = ("+" / "-") time-hour time-minute
+     time-numzone       = ("+" / "-") time-hour time-minute [time-second]
 
    Description: The PLUS SIGN character MUST be specified for positive
-   UTC offsets (i.e., ahead of UTC). The value of "-0000" is not
-   allowed.
+   UTC offsets (i.e., ahead of UTC). The values "-0000" and "-000000"
+   are not allowed.  The time-second, if present, may not be 60; if
+   absent, it defaults to zero.
 
    No additional content value encoding (i.e., BACKSLASH character
    encoding) is defined for this value type.
@@ -2801,8 +2802,8 @@
 
    Property names, parameter names and enumerated parameter values are
    case insensitive. For example, the property name "DUE" is the same as
-   "due" and "Due", DTSTART;TZID=Eastern:19980714T120000 is the same as
-   DtStart;TzID=Eastern:19980714T120000.
+   "due" and "Due", DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19980714T120000 is the same as
+   DtStart;TzID=America/New_York:19980714T120000.
 
 4.6 Calendar Components
 
@@ -3270,8 +3271,8 @@
    locations adjust their time by a fraction of an hour. Standard Time
    is also known as Winter Time. Daylight Saving Time is also known as
    Advanced Time, Summer Time, or Legal Time in certain countries. The
-   following table shows the changes in time zone rules for the eastern
-   United States starting from 1967. Each line represents a description
+   following table shows the changes in time zone rules for New York City
+   starting from 1967. Each line represents a description
    or rule for a particular observance.
 
      Effective Observance Rule
@@ -3368,11 +3369,22 @@
    the time in question, and using the offset value from that
    observance.
 
+   [TZ] is an informal, public-domain collection of time zone
+   information, which is currently being maintained by volunteer
+   Internet participants, and is used in several operating systems.
+   This database contains current and historical time zone information
+   for a wide variety of locations around the globe; it provides a
+   time zone identifier for every unique time zone rule set in actual
+   use since 1970, with historical data going back to the introduction
+   of standard time.
+
    The top-level properties in a "VTIMEZONE" calendar component are:
 
    The mandatory "TZID" property is a text value that uniquely
    identifies the VTIMZONE calendar component within the scope of an
-   iCalendar object.
+   iCalendar object.  The name SHOULD should be the name of a time
+   zone in [TZ], and the other "VTIMEZONE" properties SHOULD define a
+   subset of the rules given in [TZ].
 
    The optional "LAST-MODIFIED" property is a UTC value that specifies
    the date and time that this time zone definition was last updated.
@@ -3392,7 +3404,7 @@
    "TZOFFSETFROM" is combined with "DTSTART" to define the effective
    onset for the time zone sub-component definition. For  example, the
    following represents the time at which the observance of Standard
-   Time took effect in Fall 1967 for the eastern United States:
+   Time took effect in Fall 1967 for New York City:
 
      DTSTART:19671029T020000
 
@@ -3445,8 +3457,8 @@
    Example: The following are examples of the "VTIMEZONE" calendar
    component:
 
-   This is an example showing time zone information for the Eastern
-   United States using "RDATE" property. Note that this is only suitable
+   This is an example showing time zone information for New York City
+   using the "RDATE" property. Note that this is only suitable
    for a recurring event that starts on or later than April 6, 1997 at
    03:00:00 EDT (i.e., the earliest effective transition date and  time)
    and ends no later than April 7, 1998 02:00:00 EST (i.e., latest valid
@@ -3455,7 +3467,7 @@
    starting June 1, 1997, ending December 31, 1997.
 
      BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
-     TZID:America-New_York
+     TZID:America/New_York
      LAST-MODIFIED:19870101T000000Z
      BEGIN:STANDARD
      DTSTART:19971026T020000
@@ -3481,16 +3493,16 @@
      END:DAYLIGHT
      END:VTIMEZONE
 
-   This is a simple example showing the current time zone rules for the
-   Eastern United States using a RRULE recurrence pattern. Note that
+   This is a simple example showing the current time zone rules for
+   New York City using a RRULE recurrence pattern. Note that
    there is no effective end date to either of the Standard Time or
    Daylight Time rules. This information would be valid for a recurring
    event starting today and continuing indefinitely.
 
      BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
-     TZID:America-New_York
+     TZID:America/New_York
      LAST-MODIFIED:19870101T000000Z
-     TZURL:http://zones.stds_r_us.net/tz/America-New_York
+     TZURL:http://zones.stds_r_us.net/tz/America/New_York
      BEGIN:STANDARD
      DTSTART:19671029T020000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
@@ -3507,12 +3519,12 @@
      END:DAYLIGHT
      END:VTIMEZONE
 
-   This is an example showing a fictitious set of rules for the Eastern
-   United States, where the Daylight Time rule has an effective end date
+   This is an example showing a fictitious set of rules for New York City
+   where the Daylight Time rule has an effective end date
    (i.e., after that date, Daylight Time is no longer observed).
 
      BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
-     TZID:America-New_York
+     TZID:America/New_York
      LAST-MODIFIED:19870101T000000Z
      BEGIN:STANDARD
      DTSTART:19671029T020000
@@ -3538,13 +3550,13 @@
 Internet Draft       C&S Core Object Specification        June 29, 1998
 
 
-   This is an example showing a fictitious set of rules for the Eastern
-   United States, where  the first Daylight Time rule has an effective
+   This is an example showing a fictitious set of rules for New York City,
+   where the first Daylight Time rule has an effective
    end date. There is a second Daylight Time rule that picks up where
    the other left off.
 
      BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
-     TZID:America-New_York
+     TZID:America/New_York
      LAST-MODIFIED:19870101T000000Z
      BEGIN:STANDARD
      DTSTART:19671029T020000
@@ -4974,14 +4986,14 @@
    Example: The following are examples of non-globally unique time zone
    identifiers:
 
-     TZID:America-New_York
+     TZID:America/New_York
 
-     TZID:California-Los_Angeles
+     TZID:America/Los_Angeles
 
    The following is an example of a globally unique time zone
    identifier:
 
-     TZID:/US-New_York-New_York
+     TZID:/America/New_York
 
 4.8.3.2 Time Zone Name
 
@@ -5139,7 +5151,7 @@
 
    Example: The following is an example of this property:
 
-     TZURL:http://timezones.r.us.net/tz/US-California-Los_Angeles
+     TZURL:http://timezones.r.us.net/tz/America/Los_Angeles
 
 
 
@@ -5867,7 +5879,7 @@
 
      RDATE:19970714T123000Z
 
-     RDATE;TZID=US-EASTERN:19970714T083000
+     RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:19970714T083000
 
      RDATE;VALUE=PERIOD:19960403T020000Z/19960403T040000Z,
       19960404T010000Z/PT3H
@@ -5938,11 +5950,11 @@
 
      rrulparam  = *(";" xparam)
 
-   Example: All examples assume the Eastern United States time zone.
+   Example: All examples assume New York City time.
 
    Daily for 10 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=10
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2-11
@@ -5956,7 +5968,7 @@
 Internet Draft       C&S Core Object Specification        June 29, 1998
 
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2-30;October 1-25
@@ -5964,7 +5976,7 @@
 
    Every other day - forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=2
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September2,4,6,8...24,26,28,30;
           October 2,4,6...20,22,24
@@ -5973,14 +5985,14 @@
 
    Every 10 days, 5 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID/America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=10;COUNT=5
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,12,22;October 2,12
 
    Everyday in January, for 3 years:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19980101T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19980101T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20000131T090000Z;
       BYMONTH=1;BYDAY=SU,MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA
      or
@@ -5992,7 +6004,7 @@
 
    Weekly for 10 occurrences
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=10
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,9,16,23,30;October 7,14,21
@@ -6000,7 +6012,7 @@
 
    Weekly until December 24, 1997
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,9,16,23,30;October 7,14,21
@@ -6009,7 +6021,7 @@
 
    Every other week - forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
 
 
 Dawson/Stenerson                   97              Expires January 1999
@@ -6028,7 +6040,7 @@
 
    Weekly on Tuesday and Thursday for 5 weeks:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=19971007T000000Z;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH
      or
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=10;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH
@@ -6038,7 +6050,7 @@
    Every other week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday until December 24,
    1997, but starting on Tuesday, September 2, 1997:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z;WKST=SU;
       BYDAY=MO,WE,FR
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,3,5,15,17,19,29;October
@@ -6048,14 +6060,14 @@
 
    Every other week on Tuesday and Thursday, for 8 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=8;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,4,16,18,30;October 2,14,16
 
    Monthly on the 1st Friday for ten occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970905T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970905T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=10;BYDAY=1FR
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 5;October 3
@@ -6065,7 +6077,7 @@
 
    Monthly on the 1st Friday until December 24, 1997:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970905T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970905T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z;BYDAY=1FR
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 5;October 3
@@ -6083,7 +6095,7 @@
    Every other month on the 1st and last Sunday of the month for 10
    occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970907T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970907T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=10;BYDAY=1SU,-1SU
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 7,28
@@ -6093,7 +6105,7 @@
 
    Monthly on the second to last Monday of the month for 6 months:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970922T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970922T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=6;BYDAY=-2MO
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 22;October 20
@@ -6102,7 +6114,7 @@
 
    Monthly on the third to the last day of the month, forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970928T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970928T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=-3
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 28
@@ -6112,7 +6124,7 @@
 
    Monthly on the 2nd and 15th of the month for 10 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=2,15
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,15;October 2,15
@@ -6121,7 +6133,7 @@
 
    Monthly on the first and last day of the month for 10 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970930T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970930T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=1,-1
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 30;October 1
@@ -6131,7 +6143,7 @@
    Every 18 months on the 10th thru 15th of the month for 10
    occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970910T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970910T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=18;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=10,11,12,13,14,
       15
 
@@ -6148,7 +6160,7 @@
 
    Every Tuesday, every other month:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=TU
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,9,16,23,30
@@ -6158,7 +6170,7 @@
 
    Yearly in June and July for 10 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970610T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970610T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=10;BYMONTH=6,7
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)June 10;July 10
@@ -6171,7 +6183,7 @@
 
    Every other year on January, February, and March for 10 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970310T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970310T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=10;BYMONTH=1,2,3
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EST)March 10
@@ -6181,7 +6193,7 @@
 
    Every 3rd year on the 1st, 100th and 200th day for 10 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970101T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970101T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=3;COUNT=10;BYYEARDAY=1,100,200
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EST)January 1
@@ -6194,7 +6206,7 @@
 
    Every 20th Monday of the year, forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970519T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970519T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=20MO
 
 
@@ -6213,7 +6225,7 @@
    Monday of week number 20 (where the default start of the week is
    Monday), forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970512T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970512T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYWEEKNO=20;BYDAY=MO
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)May 12
@@ -6223,7 +6235,7 @@
 
    Every Thursday in March, forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970313T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970313T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=TH
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EST)March 13,20,27
@@ -6233,7 +6245,7 @@
 
    Every Thursday, but only during June, July, and August, forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970605T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970605T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=TH;BYMONTH=6,7,8
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)June 5,12,19,26;July 3,10,17,24,31;
@@ -6246,8 +6258,8 @@
 
    Every Friday the 13th, forever:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
-     EXDATE;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
+     EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=FR;BYMONTHDAY=13
 
      ==> (1998 9:00 AM EST)February 13;March 13;November 13
@@ -6266,7 +6278,7 @@
 Internet Draft       C&S Core Object Specification        June 29, 1998
 
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970913T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970913T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=SA;BYMONTHDAY=7,8,9,10,11,12,13
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 13;October 11
@@ -6278,7 +6290,7 @@
    Every four years, the first Tuesday after a Monday in November,
    forever (U.S. Presidential Election day):
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19961105T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19961105T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=4;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=TU;BYMONTHDAY=2,3,4,
       5,6,7,8
 
@@ -6290,7 +6302,7 @@
    The 3rd instance into the month of one of Tuesday, Wednesday or
    Thursday, for the next 3 months:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970904T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970904T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=3;BYDAY=TU,WE,TH;BYSETPOS=3
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 4;October 7
@@ -6298,7 +6310,7 @@
 
    The 2nd to last weekday of the month:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970929T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970929T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYSETPOS=-2
 
      ==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 29
@@ -6308,14 +6320,14 @@
 
    Every 3 hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on a specific day:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=HOURLY;INTERVAL=3;UNTIL=19970902T170000Z
 
      ==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)09:00,12:00,15:00
 
    Every 15 minutes for 6 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=15;COUNT=6
 
      ==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)09:00,09:15,09:30,09:45,10:00,10:15
@@ -6330,14 +6342,14 @@
 
    Every hour and a half for 4 occurrences:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=90;COUNT=4
 
      ==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)09:00,10:30;12:00;13:30
 
    Every 20 minutes from 9:00 AM to 4:40 PM every day:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970902T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970902T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;BYHOUR=9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16;BYMINUTE=0,20,40
      or
      RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=20;BYHOUR=9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
@@ -6351,14 +6363,14 @@
    An example where the days generated makes a difference because of
    WKST:
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970805T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970805T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=4;BYDAY=TU,SU;WKST=MO
 
      ==> (1997 EDT)Aug 5,10,19,24
 
      changing only WKST from MO to SU, yields different results...
 
-     DTSTART;TZID=America-New York:19970805T090000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19970805T090000
      RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=4;BYDAY=TU,SU;WKST=SU
      ==> (1997 EDT)August 5,17,19,31
 
@@ -6963,14 +6975,14 @@
    The following example specifies a group scheduled meeting that begin
    at 8:30 AM EST on March 12, 1998 and end at 9:30 AM EST on March 12,
    1998. The "Organizer" has scheduled the meeting with one or more
-   calendar users in a group. A time zone specification for Eastern
-   United States has been specified.
+   calendar users in a group. A time zone specification for New York
+   City has been specified.
 
      BEGIN:VCALENDAR
      PRODID:-//RDU Software//NONSGML HandCal//EN
      VERSION:2.0
      BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
-     TZID:Eastern US
+     TZID:America/New_York
      BEGIN:STANDARD
      DTSTART:19981025T020000
      RDATE:19981025T020000
@@ -6997,8 +7009,8 @@
      CLASS:PUBLIC
      CREATED:19980309T130000Z
      SUMMARY:XYZ Project Review
-     DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19980312T083000
-     DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:19980312T093000
+     DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:19980312T083000
+     DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:19980312T093000
      LOCATION:1CP Conference Room 4350
       END:VEVENT
      END:VCALENDAR
@@ -7424,6 +7436,9 @@
 
    [RFC 2279] "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646", RFC 2279,
    January 1998.
+   
+   [TZ] Olson, A.D., et al, Time zone code and data,
+   ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/, updated periodically.
 
    [VCARD] Internet Mail Consortium, "vCard - The Electronic Business
    Card Version 2.1",  http://www.imc.org/pdi/vcard-21.txt, September



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