Subj : message timezones
To   : mark lewis
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Oct 20 2023 20:19:52

  Re: message timezones
  By: mark lewis to digital man on Fri Aug 16 2019 09:23 am

 > speaking of message timezones, i've noticed that messages that apparently do
 > not have a timezone control line in them seem to default to AST... is that
 > Australian Standard Time? it is because it is the first in an alphabetical
 > list?

No, that just sounds like a bug.

 > would it be somewhat better to use the BBSes local timezone? or possibly
 > just leave the timezone macro blank (with spaces) if there is no timezone
 > specified in the message?

The timezone would be assumed to be UTC, if not specified.

 > is there an option to use four digit numeric timezones like -0400 or 0000 or
 > 1200 instead of alpha designators which may not be unique or clearly
 > understood?

And by "use", you mean display? The alpha designators should be unique and standard. When a timezone is not represented by a standard zone designator, it is printed in numeric form. There's no @-code to force a numeric timezone form.

                                            digital man

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