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Re: help me understand timezones



You were told correctly...

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is the same thing as UTC (Universal
Coordinated Time--UTC is actually the acronym as it is in French).  So
the term GMT is obsolete but the meaning is unchanged.

> A related timezone question:
> 
> What is the difference between GMT and UTC ?
> I was told that GMT is obsolete, and that UTC is now considered as its 
> successor.

-- 
best,
-bill
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