+
+ # Unless we are prepared to parse the timezone rules here and figure out
+ # what the correct offset was when the file was last revised, we need to
+ # use a file for which the current offset is known to be valid. That's why
+ # we create a file rather than using an existing one for the stat() test.
+
+ my $file = 'sys$scratch:vmsish_t_flirble.tmp';
+ open TMP, ">$file" or die "Couldn't open file $file";
+ close TMP;
+ END { 1 while unlink $file; }
+