From: "A. Sinan Unur" <sinan DOT unur AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: zoneinfo
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 07:21:59 -0500
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Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> 
> "A. Sinan Unur" (sinan DOT unur AT cornell DOT edu) writes:
> > On any single machine, you don't need more than a single file from 
> > that directory, which is the file for your time zone; once you find 
> > that file, you can safely delete the rest. But if you distribute a 
> > program that uses the TZ setting, you will have to include all of 
> > the files, or tell your users how to get and install them.
> 
> Hmm. well no wonder I couldn't find it it was under the wrong damn
> heading, 

ok, ok, i am calm, no need to ruin the whole day ... no i am not calm.
you self-righteous (substitute whatever you deem appropriate here.)
didn't you _INSIST_ that you read that specific section, and it did not
contain the information you were looking for??? 

> should have been under a separate "exactly WHEN and WHERE is 
> it needed" question.

obviously, if you don't read something then you cannot suggest
improvements ...

> BTW what functions or objects use zoneinfo?

go figure it out. people like you prove that evolution is not
infallible.
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A. Sinan Unur
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Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

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