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Re: UNRELATED: Time on messages

From:vardi <vardi@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 6, 1999, 18:49
Carlos Thompson wrote:
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> The header of the message has a field for time and it includes the local > time where the email where sent and the time zone. This allows that the > email client knows when it was sent in the local time. > > Your message says: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:57:01 +0200 > > It means you sent the message at 9:57 today morning and that you live in the > timezone UCT+02:00 (Eastern Europe if I'm not mistaken). In my email client > it says that your message were sent at 2:57 today (I live in timezone > UCT-05:00). >
Israel, in my case, but thanks a lot for the explanation!
> The dates and times are taken from the local machine, then if the clock in > your machine is fast or slow or you, or you have another date for been > allowed to use some unregistred demo, it will seem that your message was > sent at a different time or date. >
OK.