[tz] Cellphone tz updates often not happening in Israel

[Steve Allen]

On Tue 2013-09-24T23:23:05 +0200, Martin Burnicki hath writ:
> That's why I had suggested some time ago on this list to introduce a
> portable network protocol allowing tz data base updates, so the
> availability of data base updates would not depend on update
> packages provided by the OS distributors, which are usually only
> made available together with a firmware update.

This group works on that topic, has test implementations of
protocols, and holds weekly telecons about progress

http://calconnect.org/tc-timezone.shtml

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