Text 28111, 81 rader
Skriven 2012-04-20 02:13:38 av Richard Webb (1:116/901.0)
  Kommentar till text 28106 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
Ärende: TZUTC Kludge
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HI Roy,

On Thu 2012-Apr-19 03:56, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Richard Webb:

 RW> Started using that a few days ago, messages through the
 RW> usenet gate I use had some people complaining about
 RW> time/date confusion.  Guess they needed something to bitch
 RW> and moan about.

Roy> Probably.

YEah I guess.  I could find other things to complain about
on usenet, but then I read for content that's worth reading
anyway <g>.

 RW> This computer clock is also set to utc.  That's for a
 RW> variety of reasons, partially waht I do with ham radio.  I
 RW> haven't set computer clocks to anything but utc voer almost
 RW> 2 decades.

Roy> I've used both local and UTC off and on over the years.

I don't think I've ever bothered to set my computer clocks
to anything but utc.

<snip>
 RW> Right, can see where it would be.  I just ask a friend with
 RW> a dx map, or if I should need it, consult the nodelist to
 RW> see when zmh is for that zone.

Roy> That was the confusing part for me. When it's ZMH in Europe and I'm
Roy> using a CST clock, what time is ZMH in Europe in CST time? Seven
Roy> hours ago or seven hours from now? To hell with it, set the clock at
Roy> UTC and be done with all that figuring.

YEah can relate, I never had a problem though. Add 6 hours
to cst, 5 to cdt.  Just one of those habits I got into even
before computers.

 RW> Still it ensures than when I post a vessel to shiptrak the
 RW> time stamp is consistent with others who use the web
 RW> interface instead of the email interface which I use.

Roy> I use the web interface to update the PC, but my CST analog clock is
Roy> 3 minutes slow and needs a reset. One of these days.

I use the NIST, formerly nBS clock, same one drives WWV in
Colorado, dial it with my modem 3 times a week.

 RW>> I see. None of my email recipients have complained about the time
 RW>> stamp in my emails. They probably don't pay any attention to that
 RW>> info anyway. As for local users, all they need to know is the local
 RW>> time on their own computers. I don't see much of a conflict there.

 RW> I've had email recipients over the years complain about
 RW> funny timestamps.  i explain it to 'em and then tell them I
 RW> have no intention of setting the pc clock to local time.
 RW> UTC works.

RW> Yes, it does.

I never had a problem with it, keeps life simple.

 RW> NOw if TImEd would just use the tzutc kludge without me
 RW> having to do it manually.  tz is set for my tic processor
 RW> and maximus so tz environment variable is used here, but I
 RW> just have a little text file that I can use to paste it into outgoing
 RW> messages from here.  Ads an extra step, but only takes a second or
 RW> two.

Roy> Kludges...

Hunting through docs for timed, nothing yet, so we just do
the cut and paste thing.  It works.



Regards,
           Richard
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