Timestamp with time zone 'negative' problem

From: "Prodan, Andrei" <Andrei(dot)Prodan(at)awinta(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Timestamp with time zone 'negative' problem
Date: 2012-01-20 10:09:09
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Hello,

I have a DB in which items which are 'always valid' have a from_date of
19000101 000000+1 (Europe/Berlin)
When i try to restore the same DB to (Europe/Bucharest), instead of
19000101 000000+2, the timestamp becomes "1900-01-01 00:44:24+01:44:24"
which is ... strange.
My software then complains (...correctly) that 01:44:24 is not a valid
timezone.

Am i doing something wrong, or should i report this to pg-bugs?
Is there any way i can avoid this issue other than setting Timezone for
the DB to (Europe/Berlin)? I am considering UPDATE on the rows to 1901
or some such... but that's a very gimmicky solution.

Thank you,
Andrei Prodan
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