Subj : JS Object save_msg()
To   : deon
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Dec 17 2024 17:36:13

  Re: JS Object save_msg()
  By: deon to Digital Man on Wed Dec 18 2024 12:26 pm

 > OK, I'm convinced there is something messed up with time recording. So I'll
 > start with one piece at a time.

I appreciate that. :-)

 > I'm storing messages with save_msg(), and I am *not* setting date,
 > when_imported* or when_written*.
 >
 > According to the OS, the time is:
 > > root@ansitex-dev:/opt/sbbs/mods/ansitex# date
 > > Wed Dec 18 12:08:51 AEDT 2024
 >
 > The message saved is record with this:
 > when_written     6762209C 0000 Wed Dec 18 12:08:44 2024 UTC
 > when_imported    6762209C 0000 Wed Dec 18 12:08:44 2024 UTC
 >
 > This is not correct.

What do you have set in SCFG->System->Local Time Zone? This is the default time zone information used by MsgBase.save_msg() and stored in the message header (if not otherwise specified in the message header object).

 > Why isnt timezone information being used when storing the current time? (It
 > would seem apparent that Sync knows the time zone to display the statement
 > "hrs from now")

It should be storing whatever you have configured in SCFG->System->Local Time Zone.
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