!******************************************************************************* ! ! Local timezone customisations for Australia and New Zealand (see notes below ! for current status). ! ! To load this file into MultiNet ! ------------------------------- ! 1. Copy the file to MULTINET:TIMEZONES.LOCAL ! 2. Make the new timezone rules active using this command: ! $ MULTINET SET/TIMEZONE/SELECT=("rule") "timezone" - ! _$ /FILES=(MULTINET:TIMEZONES.LOCAL,MULTINET:TIMEZONES.DAT) ! where "timezone" is the Timezone name, e.g. "CST" and "rule" is ! the Timezone Rule to use, e.g. "AUSTRALIA/SOUTH" (note that the ! double-quotes " " are required). ! 3. If you use MultiNet's SMTP service for sending or receiving email, ! stop all SMTP symbiont queues. ($ SHOW QUEUE *SMTP* to find them.) ! 4. If you are using NTP, shut it down using ! $ MULTINET NETCONTROL NTP SHUTDOWN ! 5. Restart the MultiNet MASTER_SERVER process, e.g. ! $ @MULTINET:START_SERVER RESTART ! 6. Restart SMTP (if you're using it) ! $ @MULTINET:START_SMTP ! ! To load this file into TCPware ! ------------------------------ ! 1. Copy the file to TCPWARE:TIMEZONES.LOCAL ! 2. Make the new timezone rules active using this command: ! $ NETCU DEFINE TIMEZONE "timezone" /SELECT="rule" - ! _$ /FILES=(MULTINET:TIMEZONES.LOCAL,MULTINET:TIMEZONES.DAT) ! where "timezone" is the Timezone name, e.g. "CST" and "rule" is ! the Timezone Rule to use, e.g. "AUSTRALIA/SOUTH" (note that the ! double-quotes " " are required). ! 3. Restart NTP and SMTP (if applicable) ! !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Modifications ! ------------- ! 16-Mar-2008 J.Begg NSW, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania and SA are all ! extending the months of DST. DST now starts ! on the first Sunday in October and ends on ! the first Sunday in April. ! (Thanks to Peter Reardon for assistance with these rules.) ! !******************************************************************************* ! ! ***** Australia ***** ! ! Australia Daylight Savings Time rules ! ! Name Year Rule Type Save From To ! ---- ---- --------- ---- ---- -- ! 28-Feb-08 PReardon define new rule for Oz daylight saving ending 1st Sunday April 2008 instead of last Sunday March Rule OZ 2008 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday April 3:00 Rule OZ 2001 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 Rule OZ 1991 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ 1987 REV_DST 1:00 Sunday <= 24 October 2:00 Sunday <= 21 March 2:00 Rule OZ 1986 REV_DST 1:00 Sunday <= 24 October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ 1973 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ 1972 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 27 February 2:00 Rule OZ 1970 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 ! Victoria jumped to a later ending date for DST in 1986 rather than 1987. Rule OZ-Vic 2008 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday April 3:00 Rule OZ-Vic 2001 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1995 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1991 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1987 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Sunday >= 15 March 2:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1986 REV_DST 1:00 Sunday <= 24 October 2:00 Sunday <= 21 March 2:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1973 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1972 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 27 February 2:00 Rule OZ-Vic 1970 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 ! New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. Rule OZ-NSW 2008 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday April 3:00 Rule OZ-NSW 2001 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1996 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1990 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1987 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1986 REV_DST 1:00 19 October 2:00 16 March 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1983 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1982 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 4 April 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1973 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1972 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 27 February 2:00 Rule OZ-NSW 1970 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 ! Australian Capital Territory is in NSW, but considered its own place. Rule OZ-ACT 2008 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday April 3:00 Rule OZ-ACT 2001 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 ! Define a new rule for South Oz. DST got "stretched" compared to the ! standard OZ rules to allow daylight savings to run until the end of ! the Adelaide Festival of Arts (which is held on even-numbered years). Rule OZ-SA 2008 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday April 3:00 Rule OZ-SA 2001 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 Rule OZ-SA 1995 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-SA 1994 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Sunday >= 18 March 2:00 Rule OZ-SA 1993 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-SA 1992 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Sunday >= 18 March 2:00 Rule OZ-SA 1991 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 Rule OZ-SA 1990 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Sunday >= 18 March 2:00 ! 28-Feb-08 PReardon define new rule for West Oz. daylight saving ending last Sunday March 2008 instead of 1st Sunday April Rule OZ-WA 2008 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 ! PReardon define new rules for West Oz. trial period of daylight saving starting Sunday 3 December 2006 at 2:00 AM Rule OZ-WA 2006 REV_DST 1:00 First Sunday December 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 Rule OZ-WA 2007 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 Last Sunday March 3:00 ! ! ! Australia timezones ! ! Zone Name GMTOFF RULES Name DST Name ! --------- ----- ----- ---- -------- ! Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 OZ EST EST Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 _ EST Zone Australia/North 9:30 _ CST Zone Australia/West 8:00 OZ-WA WST WDT Zone Australia/South 9:30 OZ-SA CST CST Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 OZ-Vic EST EST Zone Australia/NSW 10:00 OZ-NSW EST EST Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 OZ-NSW CST CST Zone Australia/LHI 10:30 OZ-NSW ??? ??? Zone Australia/ACT 10:00 OZ-ACT ??? ??? ! ! Australia consists of these zones... ! ! Name List of timezones ! ---- ----------------- Country Australia Australia/Tasmania Australia/Queensland Australia/North - Australia/West Australia/South Australia/Victoria - Australia/NSW Australia/Yancowinna Australia/LHI - Australia/ACT ! ***** New Zealand ***** ! ! New Zealand Daylight Savings Time rules ! ! Name Year Rule Type Save From To ! ---- ---- --------- ---- ---- -- Rule NZ 2007 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday September 2:00 First Sunday April 2:00 Rule NZ 1990 REV_DST 1:00 Sunday >= 1 October 2:00 Sunday >= 15 March 2:00 Rule NZ 1970 REV_DST 1:00 Last Sunday October 2:00 First Sunday March 2:00 ! ! New Zealand timezones ! ! Zone Name GMTOFF RULES Name DST Name ! --------- ----- ----- ---- -------- ! Zone NewZealand 12:00 NZ NZST NZDT ! ! New Zealand has only one zone ! ! Name List of timezones ! ---- ----------------- Country NewZealand NewZealand