Subj : Re: slightly different format
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Nov 15 2020 15:50:02

Hi Maurice,

On 2020-11-14 22:00:12, you wrote to me:

 MK>>> UTC is correct for this node.

 WvV>> Is that node located in the 0 meridian timezone?

 MK> Nowhere near prime meridian but UTC is still the benchmark for syncing
 MK> networks.  All the system's times here are still UTC which makes things
 MK> vastly easier for sorting and other pruposes such as scheduling network
 MK> events and the such.

It is advised that you set the hardware clock of a linux system to UTC. All the systems I run have that too. But they also know their location and offset to UTC, so they can present the correct localtime.

 WvV>> I'm guessing it's not, so that wouldn't be correct...

 MK> It is correct.

No it isn't.

 MK> Saying otherwise would be wrong such as "TZUTC: 0000" instead of
 MK> "TZUTC: +0000".  FTS-4008 is wrong, wrong, wrong and is the source of
 MK> corruption for those east of prime meridian.

FTS-4008 Is right by definition. It's the fidonet standard. That it's not the same as other standards doesn't matter.

 MK> So now that I've included TZUTC in all of the MSGs originating from
 MK> here has it made any difference there in any meaningful way?

Only if it's not 'TZUTC: 0000'. ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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