Eric Hanchrow wrote: > > >>>>> "will" == w trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > will> is that a new standard for specifying timezones, or is it > will> just for newbies? > > I think it is. In any case, the important thing is to have > /etc/timezone correct. Mine contains the string `PST8PDT', which is > appropriate for me (I'm in Seattle).
my fault for asking an either-or question... :) just to clarify, my TZ string used to be 'CST6CDT' but now, after running tzselect or tzconfig (both allow me to change the zone--one may call the other, but i've used both to move to pago-pago and sierra leone and sri lanka, and they have different interfaces [tzconfig doesn't confirm, for example]) i've got TZ set to 'America/Chicago'. so, i presume the 'CST6CDT' was an old standard [posx?] and 'America/Chicago' is the new standard [?name?], and not just some fluff for newbies. correct me if i'm wrong, nonetheless. :)
