Time Stamp Offset

R

rooster

“… a riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma.”

I have 3 email accounts with my ISP that I access with Thunderbird. For
the last couple of months, the default account indicates the “Time” on
the Subject Line one hour ahead of my clock time (XP-Home). The two
subordinate email accounts report email received times as at my PC clock
time; i.e. correctly.

To the best of my knowledge, T-Bird has no independent settings for Time
offset that would differentiate between accounts; it reports them as per
the PC clock.

I am not certain if the email accounts are all maintained on the same
server at my ISP. I could not get a straight answer when I inquired;
just had my questions dismissed as my clock offset settings must be
wrong or a faulty email program. Three query emails sent showing screen
shots of the problem over the last 3 weeks have gone unanswered.

I am under the impression that XP-Home clock, once initiated and set to
the appropriate Time Zone, automatically adjusts for Standard and
Daylite Savings without operator intervention. Such has been my
observation at least for about 2 years; until this phenomenon appeared.
In any case, all emails should show the same offset, right or wrong, on
any given day.

Below are URLs to screen shots showing the Subject Lines, email headers
and Computer Clock for several examples. Each shows the state of things
within a few minutes of receiving the emails indicated by the Subject
line and Header.

Default Account


Subordinate Account


I hope someone with a better brain than mine can spot the problem.

rooster
boundary bay, bc
 
G

Guest

Check your international settings in Control Panel. Chances are, you are in
the wrong TZ.

Email clients use the timezone to calculate GMT/UTC, so if the TZ is wrong
your local clock may apear correct but time on emails will be wrong.
 
R

rooster

Ian;

If you read my post carefully and/or checked the screenshots I provided,
you would realize your suggestion is superfluous.

The TZ setting is the same for all accounts. Right or wrong (which it
isn't) your suggestion ignores the key point of my query. To whit: why
does the Time stamp for one account vary by one hour from that of the
other two?

The "international settings" are manifest evident in the screen shots I
supplied; no need to go to "Control Panel" for anything.

Please read queries before you answer them.
 

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