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Re: IRC on Wed

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Subject: Re: IRC on Wed
From: "Daniel E. Markle" <syntax@ashtech.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:20:44 -0400
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990714104703.28787A-100000@whiterose.net>; from Robert Myers on Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 10:47:16AM -0400
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On Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 10:47:16AM -0400, Robert Myers wrote:
> isn't GMT -5 EDT?

No, EST is GMT -5, EDT is GMT -4.  The date command is your friend:

$ date --date="EST" -u
Wed Jul 14 05:00:00 UTC 1999

$ date --date="EDT" -u
Wed Jul 14 04:00:00 UTC 1999

As the default is 00:00, these show 00:00 EST is -5 UTC (GMT) and 00:00 EDT is
-4 UTC (GMT).

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Daniel E. Markle
syntax@ashtech.net
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  - From: Robert Myers <ccrider@whiterose.net>

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