it's already fixed in 1.3.1_18, 1.4.2_11, 5.0u7. just use the latest version of JDK 1.3, 1.4. or 5, or 6 should be fine. If you don't know this yet, starting this year, the daylight saving time will have 3 more weeks in Spring and 1 more week in Fall. i.e., DST starts 3 weeks earlier in Spring and ends 1 week later in Fall.