Re: ISO Standard for timezones?

[Ned Freed <[e-mail]>]

> > No.  The only ISO standard for denoting timezones that I know of is ISO 8601,
> > which uses numeric offsets (e.g. `-0500' for US Eastern Standard Time).

> > Names are ambiguous, and there would be much political hassle to standardize
> > them.  In Australia, for example, `EST' has different meanings depending on
> > the time of the year and whether you're in Queensland.

> But doesn't one of the RFCs lay down some guidelines? Somewhere around
> 900-1000, I think. Can anyone point to the correct document, please?

RFC822 specifies a set, but unfortunately doesn't do the military zones
properly.

RFC1123 specifically deprecates all use of non-numeric zones. The preferred
method is to use the numeric zone in Date header fields and the like and
if you want the text form insert it as a comment.

I also have a long list of zone names I've culled from various sources. I
can send it to you if you are interested.

				Ned