[AusNOG] Q about time zones especially UTC

[Mark Andrews]

In message <EFE59CEC-4CC8-4A86-B2CC-C1D276CBE47B at Hughes.com.au>, David Hughes w
rites:
> 
> On 23/11/2012, at 1:10 PM, Tony wrote:
> 
> > Even if you specify the timezone in your correspondence, lots of people ten
> d to ignore it anyway and just assume local  time to where they are  (particu
> larly Syd/Mel people during daylights savings - I'm in QLD)
> 
> 
> Have had the same in the past.  I had a prolonged disagreement with a client 
> when we talked about maintenance windows using EST.  His point was that the S
>  was for Standard, and Qld was the odd one out (i.e. non-standard).  So Stand
> ard was what Sydney and Melbourne were on.

EST has meant both "Eastern Standard Time" and "Eastern Summer Time".

It is Summer Time according to the Acts not Daylight Savings Time.

Mark
 
> That was a long and frustrating conversation.
> 
> 
> David
> ...
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