[Fwd: Daylight Savings or TimeZone Problem - I Can't Sync Up!]

["Andrew Moore (x75958)" <andrew.moore@xxxxxxx>]

This solution works if anyone else is having the problem.  Thanks Terry!

Terry Harvey wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>         I use version 1.106 and set the TZ variable in my .login.user file to
> include the line:
>
> setenv TZ MST7MDT
>
>         I haven't received that error since.  I'm wondering if I need to change
> MST7MDT to MST6MDT for daylight savings time, though.
>
> Terry
>
> > Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:59:27 -0600
> > From: "Andrew Moore (x75958)" <andrew.moore@xxxxxxx>
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> > To: Craig O Sullivan <craigo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Daylight Savings or TimeZone Problem - I Can't Sync Up!
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> >
> > Craig,
> >
> > You are not alone.  I'm seeing this as well using version 1.106.    Can anyone
> confirm if this is a problem in the newer version?
> >
> > - Andrew
> >
> > Craig O Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > > When I attempt to run the program "PilotManager" and sychronize my
> Sun/Solaris/Ultra1 work station with my palm pilot, a window popps open stating
> "Pay Attention!"  "Your OS has a bug in the time of day code.  This bug causes
> the dates to slowly travel backward in time and interferes with the
> PilotManager's performance.  This bug is caused by having a bad timezone
> environment variable setting.  Your timezone is set to US/Pacific you might try
> setting it to a more specific timezone, for example US/Pacific maps to:
> PST8PDT."
> > >
> > > I therefore set TZ=PST8PDT.  I then closed all application and logged out
> and logged back in.  I then used the shell command, echo $TZ, and confirmed that
> TZ=PST8PDT.
> > >
> > > It didn't help.  PilotManager still refuses to let me sync up!
> > >
> > > If anyone knows how to fix this pleae email me at
> "craig.osullivan@xxxxxxxxxxx" or call me at (408) 544-0222.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
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