Posted by Midnight Sun on September 30, 1999 at 18:55:00: In Reply to: Re: What does the DST is? posted by Midnight Sun on September 30, 1999 at 18:51:21:
: [info:(libc.info.gz)TZ Variable]
: The second format is used when there is Daylight Saving Time:
: STD OFFSET DST [OFFSET]`,'START[`/'TIME]`,'END[`/'TIME]
Ok, this was _VERY_ technical, sorry ...
"21:00 MET-1DST" simply means 21:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time)
in summer and 21:00 CET in winter.
For you in Italy, this simply means: come to the chat when your
clock tells you it's 21:00.
This is 19:00 GMT in summer and 20:00 GMT in winter.
Regards,
Midnight