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

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From: Helio Diamant - MS-MVP/Mobile Devices (helio_at_nospam.pocketpcfreak.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:35:38 +0200

Well, from a second read, I think you are right.... so, I just added my two
cents :-) 

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"Sven, MVP-Mobile Devices" <sejohannsen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e$LU4uulEHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I don't think Al was implying there weren't problems, just that it would
be
> nice to know what particular one was being complained about.
>
> -- 
> Sven, MS-MVP  Mobile Devices
> "Helio Diamant - MS/MVP, Mobile Devices" <helio@nospam.pocketpcfreak.com>
> wrote in message news:Ot$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
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights...
> > >
> > > "F1" <F1@tivoracing.net> wrote in message
> > news:ts-dnQwtXqb32KLcRVn-sw@giganews.com...
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>

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