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urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) writes:
><6313530@mkist.ruhr.sub.org> unparsable Date: `10 Jun 91 18:60:58 MEST'
> ...
>According to Henry, shouldn't at least the first of these be acceptable?

18:60?!
   ^^

>I don't know if " DST" is standard or not, but it's present in numerous
>/etc/zoneinfo/* files. Ditto four-letter timezones.

The parser insists that the timezones be a single word with no
whitespace in it.  [EMCW]ETDST is acceptable, MEST is acceptable.
Random text is acceptable, for that matter, it'll just result in the
wrong time.  Given the complete lack of standardization of alphabetic
timezones, the parser does the best it can and ignores the rest.  If
you have new timezones, please mail them to c-news@zoo.toronto.edu.
(Note: in the event of conflicts, existing zones in the table will
probably be left as they are)

Better yet, lobby your vendor to switch to the [+-]HHMM notation for
timezones.  It really is more meaningful, since most people will be
able to recognize the HHMM for their location and will at least get a
sense of where in the world the article comes from for other timezones.

	Mark.