If the sysadmin told the BIOS that s/he was using UTC, but told the OS that s/he was not using UTC (or vice versa) and then the clocks are being adjusted, and if it's in time zone -5, then you'd have the 10-hour offset right there, I think...
Course, that has zilch to do with the \270 for '+' mind you, so the OP may be looking at 2 bugs at once and assuming they are related when they are not... On Thu, July 26, 2007 4:23 pm, Dan wrote: > Most likely it's the server's time/date problem. Did you check to > make sure > that the time/date is in the correct timezone, etc? I know this isn't > really the right way to do it, but you could always just move the > server's > clock back 10 hours if it's really always 10 hours ahead of time. You > alternatively could also always use a different way of sending your > mail for > that server. If you used PHPMailer http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/ > this > allows you to connect to SMTP on a different machine to send email > from an > account. This one is really tougher than I origionally thought. > > - Dan > > ""Chris Aitken"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Just a query I have which by the looks of my research into it >> online, >> still >> exists on various installations around the world. >> >> >> >> The websites I build for my clients are scattered over several >> hosting >> servers, and I've noticed that one of them has an issue with the >> usage of >> the mail() function. >> >> >> >> The sever is running PHP Version 4.4.2 under Windows NT Server 5.2 >> build >> 3790. >> >> >> >> Whenever I use mail() to send an email out via a website, it goes >> out not >> a >> problem, but in the email program, the date received is around 10 >> hours >> ahead. This causes my clients much grief, especially those who have >> shopping >> carts and large numbers of emails and have the incoming emails >> listed all >> out of order because of the future date stamp. >> >> >> >> After digging into this somewhat, I had a friend of mine on a >> freebsd box >> got me to email him from one of the scripts, and his *nix mail >> filtering >> software hiccuped on the incoming message complaining that.... >> >> >> >> X-Amavis-Alert: BAD HEADER Non-encoded 8-bit data (char B8 hex): >> Date: >> Wed, >> 04 >> >> Jul 2007 10:11:39 \2701000\n >> >> >> >> Now, he sent me the headers of the email that he received, and the >> "Date: >> " >> line in the headers was showing up as the following >> >> >> >> Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:11:39 ?1000 >> >> >> >> With a ? before the 1000, which, but looking at all the other >> entries for >> the date in the headers, they all appear with the correct +1000 in >> place. >> >> >> >> Has anyone come across this or know of a reason why this is >> happening on >> this particular server. I have other hosting accounts on other >> windows and >> linux PHP boxes which do not have this issue. Just one this one >> server. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> >> Chris Aitken >> The Web Hub Designer and Programmer >> Phone : 02 4648 0808 >> Mobile : 0411 132 075 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> Making The Web Work........ The Web Hub >> <http://www.thewebhub.com.au/> http://www.thewebhub.com.au/ >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> Confidentiality Statement: >> This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may >> contain >> information that is PRIVILEDGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not >> the >> intended recipient, dissemination of this communication is >> prohibited. >> If you have received this communication in error, please erase all >> copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately. >> >> >> >> > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php