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Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:40:08 EDT
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Regarding the message I just wrote:

> 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.

Obviously it's too early in the morning and I can't subtract two simple
numbers. The equation should have said:

     Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:39:04 +0000 = Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:39:04 -0004

and the time zone that Joe should be in is EDT.

My apologies.

Wirt ("9 subtracted from 13 is 4") Atmar

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