MHonArc Resources: TIMEZONES

# TIMEZONES

## Syntax

Envariable

  N/A

Element

  `<TIMEZONES>
  ` timezone_acronym`:`hour_offset
  timezone_acronym`:`hour_offset
  ...
  `</TIMEZONES>
  `

Command-line Option

  N/A

## Description

TIMEZONES maps timezones to hour offsets from UTC/GMT (Universal Coordinate Time). The TIMEZONES resource can be defined only by the `TIMEZONES` element The format of each line of content is "timezone_acronym`:`hour_offset". Examples of timezone acronyms are: `UTC`, `PDT`, `EST`. The hour offset should be positive for timezones West of UTC, and negative for time zones East of UTC.

MHonArc has a default list of timezone acronyms defined with hour offsets. Therefore, the list given in the resource file will augment the default list, unless the "`Override`" attribute is specified. If "`Override`" is specified, the default list, along with any other lists specified in previous `TIMEZONES` elements, are discarded, and only the timezone acronyms specified in the `TIMEZONES` element will be used.

Much of the time, the date used by MHonArc has an hour offset instead of a timezone acronym. However, mail messages may contain timezone acronyms in received/sent dates and MHonArc must be told what the hour offset from UTC the timezone acronym represents in order to properly sort messages by date.

## Default Setting

    <TimeZones>
    UTC:0
    GMT:0
    AST:4
    ADT:3
    EST:5
    EDT:4
    CST:6
    CDT:5
    MST:7
    MDT:6
    PST:8
    PDT:7
    </TimeZones>

## Resource Variables

N/A

## Examples

None.

## Version

1.0

## See Also