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From: duplain@rtf.bt.co.uk (Andy Duplain)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: problems with date
Message-ID: <1993Jan18.093043.4310@rtf.bt.co.uk>
Date: 18 Jan 93 09:30:43 GMT
References: <1iu2jsINN518@fbi-news.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE> <1993Jan14.064517.7201@st.simbirsk.su> <1993Jan14.203042.12234@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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In article <1993Jan14.203042.12234@fcom.cc.utah.edu> terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
>In article <1993Jan14.064517.7201@st.simbirsk.su> cliff@st.simbirsk.su (Viacheslav Andreev) writes:
>>Ulrich Joergens (PG211) (joergens@snorre.informatik.uni-dortmund.de) wrote:
>>: I am in trouble with date. The time is set correct but the day is set to
>>: 'yesterday' so I'm 24 hours to late. The timezone in my config file is set
>>: to -1 dst.
>>I have the same trouble (timezone is set to -3 dst).
>
>Being "east" of GMT doesn't mean you should use a negative number, I believe.
>Try "+23" and "+21" for your respective problems.
>
>Note that the time is dependant on a relative offsef from your DOS clock
>setting; thus if your DOS clock is correct, the CMOS value is by
>definition preadjusted; in this case, you should use "0 dst", since a 0
>adjust will leave the clock the same relative to the CMOS clock.
>
>Also : does daylight savings time actually apply in your necks of the woods?

	I have the same problem, and I use "0 dst 7" in my config files.  I
	heard mention of patches by Andrew Chernev (spelling from memory) that
	fixed these probs... any idea where they are ?


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Andy Duplain, BT Customer Systems, Brighton, UK.           duplain@rtf.bt.co.uk
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