Re: [WebDNA] mail header timezone problem
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = As much as I don't like hacks, sometimes it's the fastest way to fix the problem. Why not do a little date/time math, store it in a text variable, and stuff that into the email headers, thus overriding the built in datetime stamp? You could even set your offset as a variable itself so you could adjust as needed for daylight savings without having to dig into the code. Just my 2 cents. BBB On Aug 14, 2008, at 8:52 AM, Marc Thompson wrote: > Stuart, > I have done that, but cannot find any solution? Here's the URL from > a 2003/05/07 post from Matthew A Perosi with subject "Strange time > in emails". I've had the same exact problem for years on unix- > Solaris Sparc. My original post was sent 2007/05/14 with the same > subject as this thread. > This problem has been discussed on the talk list for years, but I > cannot find any solution? See: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/DetailResults.tpl?command=search&db=webdna-talk.db&eqIDdata=33698&max=1&words=email%20time > > Marc > > Stuart Tremain wrote: >> There was a fair bit of talk about that a few years ago - have a >> look at the archives :) >> Regards >> Stuart Tremain >> >> >> On 14/08/2008, at 3:46 AM, Marc Thompson wrote: >>> Same here, several years, all emails are 1 hour ahead of the >>> actual time. >>> >>> Marc >>> >>> Psi Prime, Matthew A Perosi wrote: >>>> I have been dealing with this for several years. Ever since >>>> upgrading to v6 WebDNA. >>>> During the summer months all my emails are 1 hour off. I too >>>> would like to find a solution to this. >>>> Matthew A Perosi | >>>> | >>>> Marc Thompson wrote: >>>>> We're running WebCatalog unix-Solaris Sparc Apache Module >>>>> version 6.0a and have our SMTP Mail Server set to our own smtp >>>>> mail server. Additionally, we're located in the Mountain Time >>>>> Zone (MDT). Problem we're seeing after sniffing network traffic >>>>> is that WebCatalog is sending the wrong offset in the email >>>>> headers? >>>>> >>>>> Here's an example: >>>>> SMTP: "Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 12:25:16 -0700\r\n" >>>>> >>>>> Maybe it's mapping MDT to -0700 instead of -0600, treating it >>>>> like MST or like there's no such thing as daylight saving time? >>>>> Putting [date %Z] on a page does display the correct Timezone >>>>> (MDT), just not in the email header. >>>>> >>>>> The system appears to know the correct timezone: >>>>> v242:78> date >>>>> Sat May 12 11:55:04 MDT 2007 >>>>> v242:79> perl -e '$a = localtime(); print "$a\n";' >>>>> Sat May 12 11:55:54 2007 >>>>> >>>>> Anyone got any ideas or know how to tell WebCat to use correct >>>>> offset? >>>>> >>>>> Marc >>>>
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As much as I don't like hacks, sometimes it's the fastest way to fix the problem. Why not do a little date/time math, store it in a text variable, and stuff that into the email headers, thus overriding the built in datetime stamp? You could even set your offset as a variable itself so you could adjust as needed for daylight savings without having to dig into the code. Just my 2 cents. BBB On Aug 14, 2008, at 8:52 AM, Marc Thompson wrote: > Stuart, > I have done that, but cannot find any solution? Here's the URL from > a 2003/05/07 post from Matthew A Perosi with subject "Strange time > in emails". I've had the same exact problem for years on unix- > Solaris Sparc. My original post was sent 2007/05/14 with the same > subject as this thread. > This problem has been discussed on the
Talk List for years, but I > cannot find any solution? See: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/DetailResults.tpl?command=search&db=webdna-talk.db&eqIDdata=33698&max=1&words=email%20time > > Marc > > Stuart Tremain wrote: >> There was a fair bit of talk about that a few years ago - have a >> look at the archives :) >> Regards >> Stuart Tremain >> >> >> On 14/08/2008, at 3:46 AM, Marc Thompson wrote: >>> Same here, several years, all emails are 1 hour ahead of the >>> actual time. >>> >>> Marc >>> >>> Psi Prime, Matthew A Perosi wrote: >>>> I have been dealing with this for several years. Ever since >>>> upgrading to v6 WebDNA. >>>> During the summer months all my emails are 1 hour off. I too >>>> would like to find a solution to this. >>>> Matthew A Perosi | >>>> | >>>> Marc Thompson wrote: >>>>> We're running WebCatalog unix-Solaris Sparc Apache Module >>>>> version 6.0a and have our SMTP Mail Server set to our own smtp >>>>> mail server. Additionally, we're located in the Mountain Time >>>>> Zone (MDT). Problem we're seeing after sniffing network traffic >>>>> is that WebCatalog is sending the wrong offset in the email >>>>> headers? >>>>> >>>>> Here's an example: >>>>> SMTP: "Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 12:25:16 -0700\r\n" >>>>> >>>>> Maybe it's mapping MDT to -0700 instead of -0600, treating it >>>>> like MST or like there's no such thing as daylight saving time? >>>>> Putting [date %Z] on a page does display the correct Timezone >>>>> (MDT), just not in the email header. >>>>> >>>>> The system appears to know the correct timezone: >>>>> v242:78> date >>>>> Sat May 12 11:55:04 MDT 2007 >>>>> v242:79> perl -e '$a = localtime(); print "$a\n";' >>>>> Sat May 12 11:55:54 2007 >>>>> >>>>> Anyone got any ideas or know how to tell WebCat to use correct >>>>> offset? >>>>> >>>>> Marc >>>>
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