Comments on: Place Timezone information into a cookie with JavaScript http://ianpurton.com/place-timezone-information-into-a-cookie-with-javascript/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sachin Gedam http://ianpurton.com/place-timezone-information-into-a-cookie-with-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Sachin Gedam Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:55:27 +0000 http://jiploo.com/wordpress/?p=16#comment-32 Its really a useful way to get timezone information.. but there is a problem with this solution...there are many time zones which shares same GMTOffset, so how can identify exact time zone on server side based on GMTOffSet. For example: Beijing Perth Taipei Kula Lumpur these time zone sharing same GMT Offset (+8:00), so when i receive GMTOffset than at server side i may not be able to get exact time zone. Its really a useful way to get timezone information.. but there is a problem with this solution…there are many time zones which shares same GMTOffset, so how can identify exact time zone on server side based on GMTOffSet.

For example:
Beijing
Perth
Taipei
Kula Lumpur

these time zone sharing same GMT Offset (+8:00), so when i receive GMTOffset than at server side i may not be able to get exact time zone.

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