Subj : Re: slightly different format
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Nov 15 2020 17:23:27

Hi Maurice,

On 2020-11-15 07:35:14, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> they also know their location and offset to UTC, so they can
 WvV>> present the correct localtime.

 MK> When it presents the localtime exactly what information is it providing?

Asking the question is answering it: localtime.

 WvV>> FTS-4008 Is right by definition. It's the fidonet standard.

 MK> My country right or wrong?

What does your country have to do with it?

 MK> FTS-4008 is a seriously flawed document.

No it isn't. It just documents current practice, as it was in fidonet at the time it was drafted.

 MK> It takes a legitimate concept (utc offset) and bastardizes it for no
 MK> apparent reason.  It should get the heave-ho.  Something like the
 MK> RFC-3339 flag would be a much better approach for compensating for the
 MK> current flaws in fidonet standards.

It is how it is in fidonet. I would say almost impossible to change. So you will just have to live with it.

 MK>>> has it made any difference there in any meaningful way?

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

 MK> Within this msg is one that presents a legitimate utc offset (-0800)
 MK> encased in a TZUTC flag.  Does it make a difference?

Yes, now I know the real localtime when the message was written. I think that's usefull information. It makes a difference when some one writes a message in the middle of the night or during the day...


Bye, Wilfred.

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