On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:44:46 -0500, John Gilmore <[email protected]> 
wrote:

>I cannot be the only one who finds these discussions  tedious.

C'mon John, at least they tend to stray less than some (most ?) others.

...
>The table involved is short; it is ordered; it can be searched using
>very efficient glb-seeking binary search; this table grows very
>slowly; elements can be added to it before their effective dates;
>ample advance notice of requirements to add new elements and their
>effective dates (always one of two) is provided; etc., etc.

Yep, it's called TZDATA. Pity IBM hasn't gotten sufficiently organized to 
embrace it for z/OS
Damn, I guess that places me alongside gil/John. Thus a (nominal) triumvirate - 
perchance to progress to a fully populated cabal someday ?

Shane ...

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