From: "Robert Comer" 

>They are expressed in the message as local time and time zone, which
>conveys the same information as converting them to UTC before posting.

Of the client, which is what I'm saying needs to be changed.

You can't trust the clients to have the correct time or timezone.

- Bob Comer


"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:41910155{at}w3.nls.net...
> They are. Your PC is converting them to your local time zone. They are
> expressed in the message as local time and time zone, which conveys the
> same information as converting them to UTC before posting.
>
> Paul
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:4190f831{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> If the date/times weren't corrected for timezones they'd be even less
>>> useful and would drive Bob completely crazy.
>>
>> Not if they were UTC. (which is what they should be.)
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
>> news:4190ce92$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> If the date/times weren't corrected for timezones they'd be even less
>>> useful and would drive Bob completely crazy.
>>>
>>> So I see the time you posted in the context of my timezone (which
>>> happens to be GMT at the moment), and vice versa.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:4190c5fb{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Yes, my window looks like yours, but shows my post date/time in my
>>>> time. In the "Digital Person" thread, for
instance, it is Nov 8 at
>>>> 11:49. Your screen shot shows it as Nov 9 at 4:49.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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