-----Original Message----- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:12:18 -0700 From: Jeff Garland
Yes, sorry I was off the net on holiday for an extended period :-) Finally getting caught up now...
Thanks!
I would recommend that this be created as an alternative tz_database class -- something like 'historic timezone database'. My experience is that must applications don't need the historic data and hence only really care about loading up the current set of rules.
I'm sure that's true for many users. But I also wonder how many users there are who do care but haven't had a problem until now because they're in countries where the rules haven't changed in recent years, so it's just worked. But let me put it the other way round. If a historical database were available, why would anyone choose to still use the existing method? Assuming the new method didn't impose a noticeable speed or memory constraint, of course. -- Stephen Turner, Cambridge, UK http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adelie/stephen/ "The internet is a reflection of our society. If we do not like what we see, the problem is not to fix the mirror, we have to fix society." (Vint Cerf)