Re: Is MS mobile 2003 ever going to have a DST fix for the clock?

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From: Sven, MVP-Mobile Devices (sejohannsen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:07:38 -0600

I don't think Al was implying there weren't problems, just that it would be
nice to know what particular one was being complained about. 

-- 
Sven, MS-MVP  Mobile Devices
"Helio Diamant - MS/MVP, Mobile Devices" <helio@nospam.pocketpcfreak.com>
wrote in message news:Ot$FgpklEHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Oh, many !
>
> Let's begin from the fact that there are countries that don't use the same
> standard dates for going into DST. Two examples of those are Israel and
> Brazil. Since Microsoft couldn't preview when these countries would go
into
> DST, instead of giving the users the ability to check a checkbox for
> deciding when they are in DST and when not, the company decided to...
ignore
> DST for these regions !!! Yes, PPC (and if I am not wrong also the PC)
acts
> just like these countries don't have DST at all.
>
> Well, it doesn't bother me much in my PC, but since my PPC travels with me
> and I need to set meetings from one region to the other, the whole thing
is
> completely broken at the moment my country goes into DST and until it goes
> out of it.
>
> -- 
> Helio Diamant - MS/MVP Mobile Devices
> http://www.pocketpcfreak.com
>
>
> "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:O93is$dlEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > What problem does the Windows Mobile 2003 OS have with DST? Please be
> specific...
> >
> > Also...
> >
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> > -- 
> >     Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
> >
> > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> benefit of all of us...
> > The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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> >
> > "F1" <F1@tivoracing.net> wrote in message
> news:ts-dnQwtXqb32KLcRVn-sw@giganews.com...
> > >
> > >
>
>

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