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From: clyde@ut-ngp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: TZ Rationalization Requested
Message-ID: <372@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Mar-84 11:50:10 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 12 11:50:10 1984
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If for some strange reason I want to know the 'name' of my timezone,
I can call ctime(3) and pick off the timezone part of it.
Frankly, how often do you need to do this, anyway?

I can't really see what rationale the USG people had for this
TZ hack.  Yet another USG lossage, as far as I'm concerned.
-- 
Clyde W. Hoover @ Univ. of Texas Computation Center; Austin, Texas  
(Shouter-To-Dead-Parrots)
"The ennui is overpowering" - Marvin 
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