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Article #4028Re: time zone in MSDOS 6x
From: E.P. van Westendorp
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 21:55
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 21:55
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Did you receive that info on the first of april? -- Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579 Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands Jim Backus wrote: > It seems that MSDOS 6.x is aware of time zones. If the environment > variable TZ is not set, it apparently assumes that it is operating > under Pacific time zone. I haven't fully explored how this version of > MSDOS uses the time zone information - it doesn't change the date and > time, but it does have an effect on programmes that are time > sensitive. > > If anyone here has any detailed knowledge on what this version of DOS > does with the TZ variable, could you post it? All I could find on the > web related to operation of PGP and time stamping of usenet messages. > > TIA >
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