Time, [Ladies and] Gentlemen, Time! [Was Re: Email as legal , evidence]

[Jennifer Cram, Manager Library Services]

Interesting, but doesn't explain this situation, I'm not using Windows 
95, our server has a Linux platform, and the control panel time is 
accurate - added to that you'll note that while your messages have +1100 
to explain the daylight saving, mine claim +1000. Guess I'll not try to 
use email as an alibi at any time ;-)



> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 10:18:39 +1100
> From: Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke@anu.edu.au>
> To: link@charlotte.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Time, [Ladies and] Gentlemen, Time! [Was Re: Email as legal evidence]
> 
> 
> Jennifer Cram wrote:
> >Interesting sideline to this one, I have just noticed that emails I send
> >from Queensland are "datestamped" one hour later than they were sent - we
> >aren't on daylight saving though the rest of the Eastern States in the
> >same time zone are.....
> 
> This is a widespread and seldom-discussed problem.
> 
> It could have something to do with the fact that many users aren't aware
> that they have a Control Panel (or equivalent) that supports date and time,
> and in many cases even a daylight saving setting.
> 
> And of course there are many deprived souls whose operating systems don't
> offer much in this line anyway.
> 
> In fact, there are probably quite a few users out there who haven't
> actually twigged to the fact that computers have a clock in them ...
> (Like porno-on-the-net and spamming, this comes gratis as part of the
> popularisation of computing).
> 
> I advocate the compulsory integration of a GPS (global positioning system)
> device in all computers, together with a feature in GPS to synchronise
> every computer's clock to the appropriate time according to its location.
> 
> [And someone in NSA probably thought of it a looooong time ago ...].
> 
> Sorry - it's been a hard week.
> 
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> 

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