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- # '@(#)WWW 7.3'
-
- # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-11-03)
- #
- # The Web has several other sources for time zone and daylight savings data.
- # Here are some recent links that may be of interest.
- #
- # Date and Time Gateway
- # http://www.bsdi.com/date
- # A text-based source for tables of current time throughout the world.
- # Its point-and-click interface accesses a recent version of the tz data.
- #
- # Local Times Around the World
- # http://www.hilink.com.au/times/
- # This text-based system contains links to local time servers
- # throughout the world, and though the coverage is limited,
- # the live data provide a nice way to check one's tables.
- #
- # World Time Zones
- # http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/tzones.html
- # US Naval Observatory data, used as the source for `usno1995'.
- #
- # Standard Time Zones of the World
- # http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389.gif [54 kB]
- # http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif [1317 kB]
- # A static time zone map, available in both low-resolution and
- # high-resolution versions. The quality is good, but the map does not
- # indicate summer time, and parts of the data are a few years out of date.
- #
- # VIBE's World Map
- # http://pathfinder.com/vibe/vibeworld
- # An active time zone map. You can point to the map and find out what
- # time it is at that location. The map and data are not as good as
- # other sources.
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-
- # From Manavendra Thakur <Manavendra_Thakur@NeXT.COM> (1995-11-06)
- #
- # To Paul's list of time zone information on the web, I would add the
- # following URL:
- # http://www.dhl.com/dhl/dhlinfo/1bb.html
- # or more simply:
- # http://www.dhl.com/
- #
- # This is run by DHL (the courier company), and it presents a list of the
- # countries served by that company. If you then click on a particular
- # country, here's an example of what you'll see (graphics stripped out):
- #
- # United Kingdom
- #
- # HOLIDAYS: Jan 1, 2, Apr 14, 17, May 1, 29, Aug 28, Dec 25, 26
- #
- # INTERNATIONAL DIALING CODE: +44
- #
- # CURRENT LOCAL TIME: 09:41 Monday 6 November 1995
- #
- # I find this rather handy, and given that DHL covers 217 countries and
- # territories, it's pretty comprehensive coverage.
- #
- # (I have no idea what system DHL is using to calculate the local time, but
- # it's been accurate so far.)
-
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-
-
- # From Arthur David Olson <arthur_david_olson@nih.gov> (1996-01-04)
- #
- # A good source of information about ISO 8601 seems to be
- # http://www.ft.uni-erlangen.de/~mskuhn/iso-time.html
- # maintained by Markus Kuhn.
-