seeking verification

Steven Abner pheonix at zoomtown.com
Tue Jun 7 00:01:09 UTC 2011


On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:45 PM, Steven Abner wrote:

> 
> On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Arthur Olson wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for the message.
>> 
>> 1. Hawaii hasn't used DST since the end of World War II,
>>   which is why the Hawaiian zone ends with the lines...
>>            -10:30    1:00    HDT    1945 Sep 30 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2
>>            -10:30    -    HST    1947 Jun  8 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2
>>            -10:00    -    HST
>> ...rather than your suggested...
>>            -10:30    1:00    HDT    1945 Sep 30 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2
>>            -10:30    US    H%sT    1947 Jun  8 2:00 #Schmitt&Fox+2
>>            -10:00    -    HST
>> ...(although since there was no federally-mandated DST in the US from the end of
>> World War II until the 1960s, the effect is the same).
>> 
>> 2. Since the current best guess is that Metlakatla hasn't used DST since 1983,
>>   the last two lines of the Metlakatla zone should actually be...
>>            -8:00    US    P%sT    1983 Oct 30 2:00
>>            -8:00    -    MeST
>> ...without separate Metlakatla rules.
>> 
>>        --ado
> 
> Thank you for responding!
> Hi
> 
> I didn't suggest any change to Hawaii. That is a direct copy from your files tzdata2011g.
> As for Metlakatia I don't understand. I believe you are saying that "wiki" information, of the town, for the
> timezone is incorrect? Are you saying that they only observe STD and the abbreviated name is "MeST" ?
> 
> Steve
> 

sorry I should have added:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlakatla,_Alaska
it it where I got no DST but alternating abbreviated names.



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