minor nit:

>+			if((tzfd = open(tzone, O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
>+				close(tzfd);
>+				free(tzone);
>+				badzone();
>+			}

access(2) would be much better here.  that's what it's for instead of
open(2)/close(2).

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