Originally posted by: tony.evans

You're correct that the time zone abbreviation WET-2WET-3 generally indicates a time zone that follows Western European Time (WET) with UTC offsets of UTC - 2 during standard time and UTC - 3 during daylight saving time. 

This specific time zone setup could be used for countries like Portugal or Spain during certain periods of the year, not just Finland, as Finland typically follows Eastern European Time (EET) with a UTC offset of UTC + 2 (or UTC + 3 during daylight saving time).

The M3.5.0/03:00:00 and M10.5.0/04:00:00 parts indicate that DST starts on the last Sunday of March at 03:00 AM and ends on the last Sunday of October at 04:00 AM. So, during standard time, the system will follow UTC - 2 hours, and during DST, it will follow UTC - 3 hours.

Originally posted by: tony.evans

For Portugal you would want CUT0GDT,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2, or WET0WEST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2.

While WET-2WET-3 does "work" for Finland, it's supposed to be EET-2EEST,M3.5.0/3,M10.5.0/4.

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José Pina Coelho
IT Specialist at Kyndryl

Original Message:
Sent: Fri December 20, 2024 02:29 AM
From: Ravindra Shinde
Subject: Re: Time Zone in AIX.

You're correct that the time zone abbreviation WET-2WET-3 generally indicates a time zone that follows Western European Time (WET) with UTC offsets of UTC - 2 during standard time and UTC - 3 during daylight saving time. 

This specific time zone setup could be used for countries like Portugal or Spain during certain periods of the year, not just Finland, as Finland typically follows Eastern European Time (EET) with a UTC offset of UTC + 2 (or UTC + 3 during daylight saving time).

The M3.5.0/03:00:00 and M10.5.0/04:00:00 parts indicate that DST starts on the last Sunday of March at 03:00 AM and ends on the last Sunday of October at 04:00 AM. So, during standard time, the system will follow UTC - 2 hours, and during DST, it will follow UTC - 3 hours.

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Ravindra Shinde

Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 19, 2008 07:41 AM
From: Archive User
Subject: Re: Time Zone in AIX.

Originally posted by: tony.evans

http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/eu/wet.html

I think it means you're timezone is set to Finland. WET -2 hours and WET -3 hours during DST.

I'm sure someone can correct me.

For Portugal you would want CUT0GDT,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2, or WET0WEST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2.

While WET-2WET-3 does "work" for Finland, it's supposed to be EET-2EEST,M3.5.0/3,M10.5.0/4.

You're correct that the time zone abbreviation WET-2WET-3 generally indicates a time zone that follows Western European Time (WET) with UTC offsets of UTC - 2 during standard time and UTC - 3 during daylight saving time. 

This specific time zone setup could be used for countries like Portugal or Spain during certain periods of the year, not just Finland, as Finland typically follows Eastern European Time (EET) with a UTC offset of UTC + 2 (or UTC + 3 during daylight saving time).

The M3.5.0/03:00:00 and M10.5.0/04:00:00 parts indicate that DST starts on the last Sunday of March at 03:00 AM and ends on the last Sunday of October at 04:00 AM. So, during standard time, the system will follow UTC - 2 hours, and during DST, it will follow UTC - 3 hours.

Originally posted by: tony.evans