From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: zoneinfo
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 1997 15:32:43 -0800
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Colin W. Glenn wrote:
> 
> Before I unpack this zip, could someone fill me in of what exactly this
> zoneinfo dir's are and are they needed?

The zoneinfo directory contains data needed for programs that must
recognize and/or convert dates from multiple timezones.  For this
purpose, it contains entries describing every timezone in the world. 
The FAQ (v2/faq202b.zip) describes the zoneinfo directory in greater
detail in section 22.16.

Basically, if you don't think you will need it, feel free to compress or
delete the directory.

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