Re: FN-FORUM Client / server time zone resolution

date posted 16th July 2001 23:30

nice to see you on the list john with some of your invaluable input :-)

Regards
Damian Thomas
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Arnold" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Client / server time zone resolution


> Seems like a better bet would be to post the dates and times in the
logfile
> in an unabiguous way such as:
>
> 2001/07/16 18:28 GMT
>
> Or even:
>
> 16 July 2001 6:28pm GMT
>
> Considerably easier than attempting to translate the log file every time
> it's viewed.
>
> You could even add a line at the top of the log view showing what the
> present time is GMT so that viewers could compare that to their own
> timezone.
>
> Be warned - timezones are tricky buggers. Getting the users time to the
> nearest hour isn't enough. There are some timezones out there that are
> offset by half an hour as well.
>
> John
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Peter Ebdon
> > Sent: 16 July 2001 17:03
> > To: Freelancers
> > Subject: FN-FORUM Client / server time zone resolution
> >
> >
> > Have any of you done any scripting to take account of the time zone
> > differences between the client browser and the server?
> >
> > I've been looking for a way to present log information to UK
> > browsers using
> > dates timestamped by a US server. The obvious way to do it would
> > be to post
> > the current system time of the client browser as part of the logon and
> > remember the difference between that and the server, rounded to
> > the nearest
> > hour. Is there an easier way, such as picking up the time on the client
> > from one of the page headers?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Pete
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