Please be aware that the time zones in certain areas are in constant flux especially with regard to countries that change government frequently. This isn't P.C. but it is accurate.

Don't forget that daylight savings time is inconsistant in duration and occurance. It is dependent on many factors including religion (certain festivals may delay the change), politics (some towns or counties even within the U.S. will use or drop daylight savings depending on which group of people are in office), region, etc. The site that was referenced earlier does provide some updates but not all locations report the use of daylight savings.

For server applications, use UTC/GMT and let the client app figure out the time.

Jason L. Froebe

Update: noticed that I sent it off before it was near done

No one has seen what you have seen, and until that happens, we're all going to think that you're nuts. - Jack O'Neil, Stargate SG-1

In reply to Re^2: Best source for list of timezones? by jfroebe
in thread Best source for list of timezones? by samtregar

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