Remember that this should go away in a couple of weeks. My guess is that if 
there is a problem with the code, it is because the rules were created when DST 
started on the last Sunday in April. 

Steve Smith

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On 2010-04-11, at 11:34 AM, Roland Dumas <radu...@mac.com> wrote:

> Thanks. I'm running two servers with witango 5 and they both have the same 
> problem. I'm using the services of a witango server 5.5, and it's giving me 
> correct datetime on emails.
> Now to figure out a workaround...
> 
> On Apr 11, 2010, at 12:15 AM, D. Richardy wrote:
> 
>> It looks like Witango's daylight time handling code is wrong.
>> ...
>> Not only this.
>>  
>> Just my 1 Cent from Europe.
>> PS: ANY NEWS ABOUT WITAN"GO" 6. Or is it a really WIT(h)-ON-"GO"
>>  
>> Mail from Phil (29-04-2008):
>> Hi all,
>> Before this thread gets a life of its own let me just say that there is more 
>> to this release as we move to commercial open source model than just 
>> software.   We have basically finished the engineering but there are still 
>> some legal and business issues we are continuing to work through.
>> 
>> It all takes time and we are not just sitting here idly.  While we have been 
>> waiting for these issue to be resolved we have been adding extra features to 
>> the studio.  As soon as I can release v6 I will.  
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Phil
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Anthony Humphreys
>> To: witango-talk@witango.com
>> Cc: Roland Dumas
>> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 6:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: date sent on mail actions is off
>> 
>> Witango shouldn't have its own Timezone rules; Witango should use the 
>> server's local time and offset (from GMT).
>> However, Witango does need to reformat the time to specific SMTP format. 
>> However, this reformat is the ONLY thing that Witango should be doing.
>> 
>> PDT stands for Pacific Daylight Time and has an offset of -0700. 
>> PST stands for Pacific Standard Time and has an offset of -0800.
>> 
>> 13:43:47 -0700 PDT is not equivalent to 2:43:47 PM PDT
>> 
>> It looks like Witango's daylight time handling code is wrong.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Roland Dumas <radu...@mac.com> wrote:
>> does the tango server had its own date rules?  I didn't see anything in 
>> witango.ini that set the time zone.
>> 
>> On Apr 10, 2010, at 9:27 AM, Steve Smith wrote:
>> 
>> > Could it have something to do with the fact that the Witango code was 
>> > created before the new rules came into effect for Daylite Savings Time in 
>> > 2007?
>> >
>> > Steve Smith
>> >
>> > Oakbridge Information Solutions
>> > Oakville Office:         (416) 628-0793
>> > Cambridge Office:   (519) 489-0142
>> > Email:  ssm...@oakbridge.ca
>> > Web: www.oakbridge.ca
>> >
>> > Certified DayLite Master Partner
>> > Certified DayLite Trainer
>> > Billings Consultant
>> > FileMaker Solutions Alliance Member
>> > MoneyWorks Consultant
>> > LightSpeed Authorized Reseller
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> > On 2010-04-10, at 12:19 PM, Roland Dumas <radu...@mac.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Anyone have a clue why witango mail action gets timestamp off an hour?
>> >>
>> >> On Apr 9, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Roland Dumas wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>     This is an example: Note the date field says 2:43 PM while the 
>> >>> header correctly shows 1:43 PM.  This discrepancy happens only for 
>> >>> witango mail action generated messages.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>     Date            April 9, 2010 2:43:47 PM PDT
>> >>>     To:     Roland Dumas <radu...@servqual.com>
>> >>>     Received:       from Imagineworks.localhost (mail.imagineworks.com 
>> >>> [64.151.109.164]) BY imagineworks.com ([64.151.109.164]) WITH ESMTP (4D 
>> >>> WebSTAR V Mail (5.4.1)); Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:43:47 -0700
>> >>>     Received:       from myunknowndomain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 
>> >>> Imagineworks.localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 0C52718023B for 
>> >>> <radu...@servqual.com>; Fri,  9 Apr 2010 13:43:47 -0700 (PDT)
>> >>>
>> >>> On Apr 9, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Roland Dumas wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> as of daylight saving time, the "sent" date on messages originating in 
>> >>>> witango mail actions is off by an hour. THey are an hour later than 
>> >>>> actual.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The clock on the server is correct and has the right time zone
>> >>>> Messages going through the same mail server are all stamped correctly
>> >>>> The headers of the messages have the correct timestamps in them
>> >>>>
>> >>>> However, in mail clients that have "datetime sent" and 'datetime 
>> >>>> received'  show this disparity of an hour. The 'sent' value is ahead by 
>> >>>> an hour.  I cannot figure it out, other than it's related to a witango 
>> >>>> mail action.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> any clues?
>> >>>>
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