Date:	Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:53:11 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	denis <denis AT shani DOT net>
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: ZONEINFO
In-Reply-To:	<9603131118.AA14472@shani.net>
Message-Id:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.960313185026.10443R-100000@is>
Mime-Version:	1.0

On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, denis wrote:

> I just wanted to find out what for is there a directory called ZONEINFO,

They are used by the time functions from the C library to get Daylight
Saving Time (DST) info for any particular region on the planet.  If you
care to have the DST work correctly, you should set the TZ environment
variable to point to the file suitable for your country (Israel, is it?). 

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