Re: DATE

From: TRIFFYLARA OLE! (Aiandas_at_Odysseia$.com)
Date: 11/15/04


Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:23:05 -0500

Well, all my time settings for my 4-users use the same time server, which is
nist. Then all my settings use -5GMT since I am east coast. Like I said
somewhere else, I think it's a glitch of some sort.
I guess I'll have to monitor it if I am doing something critical
..............
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"Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message
news:OeIyMA1yEHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> CS wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:34:46 -0500, Marko <Marko@mmct.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Malke wrote:
>>>> Well, yes for the same time server. Also make sure the time server
>>>> is in your part of the world, geographically. If you have it set to
>>>> an Australian one and you're in the USA, that would explain the
>>>> day's difference. Check all settings because you've got something
>>>> wrong.
>>>
>>>
>>>I thought time servers reported GMT, and your computer adjusts it
>>>based on the time zone (e.g. I am at GMT-5)
>>
>> That's correct. They all report the time in GMT. So it doesn't
>> matter where in the world you've set your computer to adjust to
>> provided you have your local settings set as you say above.....
>
> Then I'm sorry but I don't know. I do see a time problem in Windows only
> on a machine that is dual-booted with Linux. Because I almost never
> boot into Windows on that box I have Linux set to UTC (machine time,
> which is the standard setup for standalone Linux boxen) and on those
> rare occasions when I boot into Windows, the time is messed up (as
> expected) because Windows by default uses Local Time. And often Windows
> is a day off. So maybe the answer for you is somewhere in there?
>
> Sorry I wasn't able to be more specific.
>
> Malke
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