Rev CGI - Texas - Time- Universe
J. Landman Gay
jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Mon Nov 10 12:38:11 EST 2008
Jim Sims wrote:
> I'm using a rev cgi on a server in Texas having it record the internet
> date to a text file on that server
> in Texas.
>
> When I retrieve that data here in Europe, the data reads : Mon, 10
> Nov 2008 04:07:41 +0000
>
> That data was created 10:07:41 my time here in Malta (same as Rome time).
>
> What I find confusing is the +0000 part. Shouldn't that be -6000 or
> something like that?
> They should be 6 hours behind UTC, right?
>
> Has Texas become the center of all time? ;-)
Well, my sister in Austin certainly thinks so. ;)
You're right that the local time in Texas should be -0600, but perhaps
the server has its time set to GMT? With customers all over the world,
that may be likely. I'd ask the provider what time their servers are set to.
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