Incorrect description for "SET" abbreviation in Time Zone Appendix

From: Mohamed Medjelled <medjmohamed2001(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Incorrect description for "SET" abbreviation in Time Zone Appendix
Date: 2026-02-08 07:50:49
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Hello,

I would like to report a factual error in the PostgreSQL documentation
regarding time zone abbreviations (Appendix B).

The documentation lists:

SET | +01:00 | Seychelles Time

This is incorrect for two reasons:

The official time in the Seychelles (SCT) is UTC+04:00 (and has been since
1906).

The abbreviation "SET" in the context of UTC+01:00 historically referred to
Swedish East Time, not Seychelles Time.

This error can be found in the datetime-config-appendix of several
versions, including the current one. It would be great to update the
description to avoid confusion for users relying on these tables.

Best regards,

MEDJELLED Mohammed Elamine

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