On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Colin Wood wrote:

> Michael G. Schabert wrote:
> > But _why_ do we need so many darn files when there are exactly 24 time
> > zones????? Even if we had 24 "regular" and 24 "DST" it would be much easier.
> 
> You would think that there are only 24 timezones, but there aren't.  Due
> to the brilliance of local governments, there are quite a few oddities out
> there.  For example, in the US, I don't think that Arizona obeys DST, so
> it needs a separate one.  All of Russia is one hour behind normal
> timezones IIRC.  There are a number of other little exceptions here and
> there :-)

Then ther are also places, like Iran I think, where they are some number
of hours + 30 minutes off of Zulu time. It happens when a country
straddles a timezone line, and decides neither timezone suits it.

Take care,

Bill