[AusNOG] Q about time zones especially UTC

[Christopher Pollock]

I usually see this referred to as AESST - Australian Eastern Standard
Summer Time.  At least, that's what the Foxtel guide used to say, back when
I used such traditional time-based methods for watching TV shows.

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On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 1:39 PM, David Hughes <David at hughes.com.au> wrote:

>
>
> On 23/11/2012, at 2:03 PM, Brad Evans wrote:
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> > Isn't EST for North America and we more specifically use AEST?
>
> Yup, sorry, AEST.
>
>
>
> > It's certainly confusing for the eastern states to use AEST during
> winter but then only some switch during summer. Those that operate by a
> different set of rules should perhaps use a different time zone designation
> during the winter months, no?
>
> That was the point of the other bloke in my "discussion".  The problem is
> that AEST stipulates that you are GMT+10.  If you go to GMT+11 at some
> random date in the year then you aren't at AEST anymore (hence AEDST).
>  "Standard" doesn't imply that most people are covered by that timezone.
>  It implies you are using "normal" time (i.e. not a time that's
> artificially altered so you get another hour down the beach of an evening :)
>
>
> David
> ...
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