When I write an email, why isn't the time stamp, I assume the exact time I hit the "send" key, accurate? i.e... I sent an email recently, I hit the send button at approximately 2:10 am Central time. A few hours later I checked my "sent" box and the time stamp was 8:26 am Pacific time. I think I get the central / Pacific part, in my way of thinking, the time stamp on the email I sent at 2:10 am central time could have been/ should have been stamped 12:10 am Pacific time. Why the 8 hour and 16 minute discrpency?
2006-10-03 04:46:08 · 5 answers · asked by knightplezer 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Call your server & ask them...a lot go down in the middle of the night & it may have sat in queue for a while before being sent.
2006-10-03 04:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because emails are sent through web (email) servers, and they will be stamped by what the local time of the server is - whether it's on the East or West Coast or in Europe somewhere ... that's where the time comes from.
2006-10-03 04:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does the internal clock on your computer say. If it's a central collection point their clock may be off.
2006-10-03 04:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have wondered that myself, there seems to be no logical answer possible
2006-10-03 04:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by sped1018 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yahoo uses it's local time not yours
2006-10-03 04:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋