Timezone question

Lee · 5 May 2002, 03:51 AM

Emails I receive from Fastmail users (via POP3) are labeled with GMT time rather than the user's own time zone, if they used the web interface to compose the email message. If the user composed the email using a mail client and sent it using the Fastmail SMTP server the timezone looks correct.

So as a test I sent myself a message using Fastmail's web interface. Sent to my alternate email account. When I retrieve it using Pocomail/POP3 the message time is 7 hours ahead of the tiem it was actually created (I'm in -0700 zone). But if I create message using Pocomail on my local PC and send it using the Fastmail SMTP server it has my local time when I retrieve it using POP3. Does this make sense?

Not an urgent issue, but it got my curiosity... Thanks!

**psalzer** · 5 May 2002, 05:01 AM

I'm not sure it this is on point, but I just sent a message from the Fastmail web interface to another account and the time was right and in my timezone.

**munchkin** · 5 May 2002, 05:04 AM

See this thread: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...light=timezone
I'm using Opera's inbuilt email client and the 'received' column displays the time in my local timezone, the 'sent' column in GMT +0000. On fastmail's preferences screen I set CST -0600.

Stinger · 5 May 2002, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by psalzer
I'm not sure it this is on point, but I just sent a message from the Fastmail web interface to another account and the time was right and in my timezone.

I've just done the same..........time was right

Lee · 5 May 2002, 05:24 AM

Thanks for that link Munchkin, I missed that one in my search.
Yes, my email client does not convert the time to local timezone for recevied messages, wish it did.

The funny thing is that if I create a message using Pocomail, send it via Fastmail SMTP, the message time is in the local time zone. Oh well, no biggie.

I think the Pocomail folks are someday going to display date/time in the local zone...

robmueller · 5 May 2002, 06:43 PM

FastMail does send messages form the web-interface in the GMT timezone. Really it doesn't matter what timezone it puts, because the receiving end should show it in the local timezone.

Rob

5 May 2002, 03:51 AM	#1
Lee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 140	Timezone question Emails I receive from Fastmail users (via POP3) are labeled with GMT time rather than the user's own time zone, if they used the web interface to compose the email message. If the user composed the email using a mail client and sent it using the Fastmail SMTP server the timezone looks correct. So as a test I sent myself a message using Fastmail's web interface. Sent to my alternate email account. When I retrieve it using Pocomail/POP3 the message time is 7 hours ahead of the tiem it was actually created (I'm in -0700 zone). But if I create message using Pocomail on my local PC and send it using the Fastmail SMTP server it has my local time when I retrieve it using POP3. Does this make sense? Not an urgent issue, but it got my curiosity... Thanks!

5 May 2002, 05:04 AM	#3
munchkin Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Milliways Posts: 1,165	See this thread: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...light=timezone I'm using Opera's inbuilt email client and the 'received' column displays the time in my local timezone, the 'sent' column in GMT +0000. On fastmail's preferences screen I set CST -0600. Last edited by munchkin : 5 May 2002 at 05:24 AM.

5 May 2002, 05:01 AM	#2
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	I'm not sure it this is on point, but I just sent a message from the Fastmail web interface to another account and the time was right and in my timezone.

5 May 2002, 05:24 AM	#5
Lee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 140	Thanks for that link Munchkin, I missed that one in my search. Yes, my email client does not convert the time to local timezone for recevied messages, wish it did. The funny thing is that if I create a message using Pocomail, send it via Fastmail SMTP, the message time is in the local time zone. Oh well, no biggie. I think the Pocomail folks are someday going to display date/time in the local zone...

5 May 2002, 06:43 PM	#6
robmueller Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,102 Representative of: Fastmail.FM	FastMail does send messages form the web-interface in the GMT timezone. Really it doesn't matter what timezone it puts, because the receiving end should show it in the local timezone. Rob