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Re: Question on the UTC server
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Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:32:06 EDT
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Joe asks:

> Is the server time way off?
>  I just sent a test message at 9:30AM and I got
>
>  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:39:04 +0000

That depends on where you are. If you're anywhere in the Mountain Daylight
Time zone or that part of the Central Standard Time zone that doesn't observe
daylight savings, you've got your feet firmly planted on the ground and your
clocks fully wound.

   Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:39:04 +0000 = Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:39:04 -0006

The lefthand time is measured with zero hours offset from Zulu; the righthand
time is six hours retarded from downtown London, or MDT.

Wirt Atmar

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