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Date:	Sat, 6 Jan 2007 19:16:32 -0800
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Subject:	SCOUG-Help: TZ parameter / see DSTswitch

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Hi SCOUGians
If I am not mistaken:
eCS contains an application called DSTswitch to keep your system time
adjusted !?

http://www.ecomstation.com/news.phtml?action=3Dfullnews&showcomments=3D1&id=
=3D
300

It serves more than only:
1st: According to the TZ it sets time and time switching like summer /
winter periodes !
2nd: It checks / connects to a timeserver to adjust time differences !!
After selecting the correct TZ & Time Server one doesn't need to do
anything !!!

What else more does one want ???

Hava relaxing Sunday ;-)
Cheer's, svob=EF

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cmcampb@adelphia.net on 07.01.2007 10:48:55
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Subject: SCOUG-Help: TZ parameter

Robert Blair wrote:
> Is this the correct TZ parameter for this year?
> =

> SET TZ=3DPST8PDT,3,2,0,3600,11,1,0,7200,3600
> =

> =

> Looking at what is in the config.sys for the current TZ it looks to
me to be in
> error.
> =

> SET TZ=3DPST8PDT,4,1,0,7200,10,-1,0,7200,3600
> =

> Shouldn't the fifth parameter be 3600 instead of 7200?
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Bob,
I've been reading this thread, and I think I agree with Steven, that
the =

fifth parameter should be 7200, since one of the documents says that at =

the beginning of DST, the time jumps from 1:59AM to 3:00AM (there is no =

2 o'clock hour that day, and there are two of them when we go back the =

standard time).

However, I looked at my CONFIG.SYS, and I see that it is still set for =

the start of April, end of October. Right above that is a REMark that =

says "Don't change the following line manually, it is changed by the
eCS =

Clock."

So I went to local system , system setup, clock, and took a look. On
my =

eCS 1.2 system, the "Synchronization" tab shows I am synchronizing
using =

"time.nist.gov" or as an alternate "nist1.nyc.certifiedtime.com". The =

"Info" tab says I last synchronized just a few minutes ago (because I =

clicked on "Synchronize Now!"). The "Control" tab has "x" in both =

"Enable change of clocks" and "Automatically modify CONFIG.SYS".

Yet the "Location" tab's "Zone Information" shows the April and October =

dates. So it appears the US Government doesn't know that Congress =

passed the law, or they haven't gotten around to fixing their time =

server, or the eCS Clock doesn't actually modify CONFIG.SYS.

I wonder what we should do? I'm tempted to disregard the REMark, and =

manually update the TZ string.
Colin

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