Subj : FTN Packet's message date question
To   : All
From : slacker
Date : Tue Dec 10 2024 14:49:01

Hi All,

I'm trying to make sure that I'm importing messages with the right date and time based on the message date as well as the TZUTC kludge. What I noticed is that not all messages have a TZUTC kludge and the date of the message is given in their local time.

I've also noticed that some messages have a TZUTC kludge but after adjusting the date of the message to UTC based on that, sometimes the date is still a little ahead of UTC. I'm guessing perhaps that one is just due to drifting origin BBS server times.

Anyone have an idea how to parse the date when no timezone info is given? Am I thinking to much about this and should just be using the date when I import the message into my BBS instead of the actual message's date?

Thanks!

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