-={ zaterdag, 03 oktober 2015, 00:31:01 +0200 }=-

Hey Wilfred!

 WvV> Ok that is good to know.

Agreed.  I am glad it was just a display issue and not something more serious
between us.

 WvV> I want to implement a routine that can sort a (jam) message base
 WvV> in chronological order.

Understood.  If indeed all the dates were utc then that would be the best all
things considered.  Also knowing that they are indeed utc makes conversion to
whatever timezone the user is comfortable with (display purposes).  Offhand I
believe that to be the ideal situation as well as within our reach if we chose
to make it so.

 WvV> But that won't work if it's impossible to determine the correct
 WvV> UTC creation time of the message.

Exactly.  However if indeed most, if indeed not all, Fidonet nodes adhered to
proper networking practices by issuing utc based timedate stamps then that
would go a long way to resolving your dilemma.

 MvV> I think this is an impossible thing...

Not impossible.  Many networks have relied on proper utc timestamps for decades
now with great success.  Unfortunetly Fidonet has never been one of those ...
but it could be given suitable cooperation amongst those that really matter. 
This isn't rocket science.

Life is good,
Maurice

... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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