FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_18"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_18-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.0-b13, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Wed May 18 23:13:22 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
timezone CET set.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Unexpected results creating java.util.Date from time written in milisec.
When create java.util.Date for 2 times:
-1717032240000L
-1717032241000L - diff only 1000 milisec (1 sec)

and then display date using java.util.Date.toString()
I got unexpected results on Linux with timezone CET.
Wed Aug 04 23:36:00 CET 1915
Wed Aug 04 23:59:59 CET 1915 - diff 23 min 59 sec (!!!!!)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile and run attached code on Linux with timezone CET.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Wed Aug 04 23:36:00 CET 1915
Wed Aug 04 23:35:59 CET 1915

ACTUAL -
Wed Aug 04 23:36:00 CET 1915
Wed Aug 04 23:59:59 CET 1915


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.Date;
public class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
System.out.println(new Date(-1717032240000L));
System.out.println(new Date(-1717032241000L));//only 1 sec difference!
}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
before run code, set TZ enironment variable:

export TZ=CET


then run attached code.