Folks - just a list-manager's caveat on everyone synching their clocks:
It certainly can't hurt, but there are many factors affecting the order and
time in which you receive messages. One factor is when the person sends it
(where synchronizing helps), another is when our server spits it out to you
via the mail list (you're at the mercy of the gods), and a third is when
your Internet Service Provider (ISP) delivers it to you. So don't expect
perfection.
For those of you who know how to sort email within your email program: you
may want to experiment using various fields. Most programs sort by when you
received the message (this is how it works in my Outlook-driven program).
That is, when your ISP delivered it from our mail server. But you may want
to try sorting on "When Sent" or "Sent" or something like that, which
depends on when our server actually spit it out.
It's an inexact science, but one might work better than the other.
Now back to our regularly scheduled issues!
David Brauer
List manager
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Anderson, Bruce
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 9:03 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Does anyone know what time it is?
Link to http://www.bldrdoc.gov/timefreq/service/nts.htm. Select the version
you need. This will time sync your computer to the atomic clock. If you
are on a computer that is always connected to the internet, you can have it
pole the time server once an hour to keep your time accurate. If you do not
have a constant connection, you can manually prompt it to correct your time
when you are on-line.
Bruce Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Blaine, MN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich McMartin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 8:53 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] Does anyone know what time it is?
>
> > Regarding having the accurate time on your computer so your posts are in
> > chronological order:
> >
> > For Mac users, that would be:
> >
> > Apple Menu
> > Control Panels
> > Date & Time
>
> And for Linux (or most other Eunices):
>
> Start an xterm.
> Log on as root
> type command:
>
> % date MMDDHHmmCCYYss
> example:
> % date 01250734200100
> for 2001/01/25 at 7:34 am
>
> And while we are at it...
> Figure out how to make your mailer send only in text format without those
> ugly "=" signs at the end of the lines that Outlook puts in there for you.
>
> Rich McMartin
> Bryant Neighborhood.
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