diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 9bbd5146c2..4f166e06bc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.112 2003/01/29 01:08:42 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.113 2003/01/31 01:08:07 tgl Exp $
 -->
 
  <chapter id="datatype">
@@ -1488,14 +1488,21 @@ SELECT b, char_length(b) FROM test2;
      </indexterm>
 
      <para>
-      The <type>time</type> type can be specified as <type>time</type> or
-      as <type>time without time zone</type>. The optional precision
-      <replaceable>p</replaceable> should be between 0 and 6, and
-      defaults to the precision of the input time literal.
+      The time-of-day types are <type>time [
+      (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ] without time zone</type> and
+      <type>time [ (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ] with time
+      zone</type>.  Writing just <type>time</type> is equivalent to
+      <type>time without time zone</type>.
      </para>
 
      <para>
-      <xref linkend="datatype-datetime-time-table"> shows the valid <type>time</type> inputs.
+      Valid input for these types consists of a time of day followed by an
+      optional time zone. (See <xref linkend="datatype-datetime-time-table">.)
+      The optional precision
+      <replaceable>p</replaceable> should be between 0 and 6, and
+      defaults to the precision of the input time literal.  If a time zone
+      is specified in the input for <type>time without time zone</type>,
+      it is silently ignored.
      </para>
 
       <table id="datatype-datetime-time-table">
@@ -1536,27 +1543,6 @@ SELECT b, char_length(b) FROM test2;
 	  <entry><literal>allballs</literal></entry>
 	  <entry>same as 00:00:00</entry>
 	 </row>
-	</tbody>
-       </tgroup>
-      </table>
-
-     <para>
-      The type <type>time with time zone</type> accepts all input also
-      legal for the <type>time</type> type, appended with a legal time
-      zone, as shown in <xref
-      linkend="datatype-datetime-timetz-table">.
-     </para>
-
-      <table id="datatype-datetime-timetz-table">
-       <title>Time With Time Zone Input</title>
-       <tgroup cols="2">
-       <thead>
-	<row>
-	 <entry>Example</entry>
-	 <entry>Description</entry>
-	</row>
-       </thead>
-       <tbody>
 	<row>
 	 <entry>04:05:06.789-8</entry>
 	 <entry>ISO 8601</entry>
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
index 90f41ad817..09d0e9aa25 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c,v 1.77 2003/01/29 01:08:42 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c,v 1.78 2003/01/31 01:08:08 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ time_in(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	fsec_t		fsec;
 	struct tm	tt,
 			   *tm = &tt;
+	int			tz;
 	int			nf;
 	char		lowstr[MAXDATELEN + 1];
 	char	   *field[MAXDATEFIELDS];
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ time_in(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		elog(ERROR, "Bad time external representation (too long) '%s'", str);
 
 	if ((ParseDateTime(str, lowstr, field, ftype, MAXDATEFIELDS, &nf) != 0)
-	 || (DecodeTimeOnly(field, ftype, nf, &dtype, tm, &fsec, NULL) != 0))
+	 || (DecodeTimeOnly(field, ftype, nf, &dtype, tm, &fsec, &tz) != 0))
 		elog(ERROR, "Bad time external representation '%s'", str);
 
 	tm2time(tm, fsec, &result);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/horology-no-DST-before-1970.out b/src/test/regress/expected/horology-no-DST-before-1970.out
index b8b7423ec5..ab40a6404c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/horology-no-DST-before-1970.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/horology-no-DST-before-1970.out
@@ -196,15 +196,31 @@ SELECT timestamp with time zone '27.12.2001 04:05:06.789-08';
 (1 row)
 
 SET DateStyle = 'ISO';
--- Reject time without time zone having a time zone specified
+-- As of 7.4, allow time without time zone having a time zone specified
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789+08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '040506.789+08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789-08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '040506.789-08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789+08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation 'T040506.789+08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789-08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation 'T040506.789-08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time with time zone '040506.789+08';
       timetz      
 ------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/horology-solaris-1947.out b/src/test/regress/expected/horology-solaris-1947.out
index 1601a346f0..222ee30367 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/horology-solaris-1947.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/horology-solaris-1947.out
@@ -196,15 +196,31 @@ SELECT timestamp with time zone '27.12.2001 04:05:06.789-08';
 (1 row)
 
 SET DateStyle = 'ISO';
--- Reject time without time zone having a time zone specified
+-- As of 7.4, allow time without time zone having a time zone specified
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789+08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '040506.789+08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789-08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '040506.789-08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789+08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation 'T040506.789+08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789-08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation 'T040506.789-08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time with time zone '040506.789+08';
       timetz      
 ------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/horology.out b/src/test/regress/expected/horology.out
index 294b785410..2735641e39 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/horology.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/horology.out
@@ -196,15 +196,31 @@ SELECT timestamp with time zone '27.12.2001 04:05:06.789-08';
 (1 row)
 
 SET DateStyle = 'ISO';
--- Reject time without time zone having a time zone specified
+-- As of 7.4, allow time without time zone having a time zone specified
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789+08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '040506.789+08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789-08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '040506.789-08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789+08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation 'T040506.789+08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789-08';
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation 'T040506.789-08'
+     time      
+---------------
+ 04:05:06.7890
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT time with time zone '040506.789+08';
       timetz      
 ------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/time.out b/src/test/regress/expected/time.out
index ddefeadc34..e8b2b6de33 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/time.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/time.out
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@
 CREATE TABLE TIME_TBL (f1 time(2));
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('00:00');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('01:00');
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('02:03');
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('07:07 PST');
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '07:07 PST'
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('08:08 EDT');
-ERROR:  Bad time external representation '08:08 EDT'
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('11:59');
+-- as of 7.4, timezone spec should be accepted and ignored
+INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('02:03 PST');
+INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('11:59 EDT');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('12:00');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('12:01');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('23:59');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/horology.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/horology.sql
index 6d767d2376..0af769a8b2 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/horology.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/horology.sql
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SET DateStyle = 'German';
 SELECT timestamp with time zone '27.12.2001 04:05:06.789+08';
 SELECT timestamp with time zone '27.12.2001 04:05:06.789-08';
 SET DateStyle = 'ISO';
--- Reject time without time zone having a time zone specified
+-- As of 7.4, allow time without time zone having a time zone specified
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789+08';
 SELECT time without time zone '040506.789-08';
 SELECT time without time zone 'T040506.789+08';
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/time.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/time.sql
index 8ab8caa607..510cc14854 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/time.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/time.sql
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ CREATE TABLE TIME_TBL (f1 time(2));
 
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('00:00');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('01:00');
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('02:03');
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('07:07 PST');
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('08:08 EDT');
-INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('11:59');
+-- as of 7.4, timezone spec should be accepted and ignored
+INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('02:03 PST');
+INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('11:59 EDT');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('12:00');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('12:01');
 INSERT INTO TIME_TBL VALUES ('23:59');