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For a while now, when I recieve an email from one particualar sender the date on the emails shows in advance.

An email I had earlier today from the sender (a member of MB Club) shows as being sent on Sat 28/05 at 12.30.

The advanced times are consistent with this senders emails.

Does anyone know how this can be possible?



TIA.

Paul.
 
Could be the date & time on their PC is incorrect.
 
I'm with Corned.

I was visualising the Ricky Gervais Office Christmas special where he meets up with various girls who don't match their e profile. Great stuff :)
 
Sorry folks, the offender is me. I was using the callender on the system clock to see what the date was and I set it a day ahead.

Sorry!!!
 
Sometimes the emails are sent by mobile phone, but not the one I had earlier today (I think), (a forwarded email where the sender didn't type any text).
 
ringway said:
Sometimes the emails are sent by mobile phone, but not the one I had earlier today (I think), (a forwarded email where the sender didn't type any text).
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Phone has correct time and date, however, it all syncs with my email client via IMAP and it may draw the system time down.

My email client is Mozilla thunderbird.
 
*** said:
Sorry folks, the offender is me. I was using the callender on the system clock to see what the date was and I set it a day ahead.

Sorry!!!
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Hmph! There goes the bl**dy lottery numbers then! :rolleyes:



:D
 
ringway said:
The advanced times are consistent with this senders emails.

Does anyone know how this can be possible
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The email date is set by whatever application creates it and it puts whatever date and time it likes - usually the date / time of the system on which it is running.

So your sender probably has his PC or office server set to the wrong date and time. Sometimes this is a timezone configuration error - in which case the time will be out by a given number of hours (or half hours) and depending on the time sent could mean that the date is a day early or late.
 
On a related, and (for once!) serious note - I have noticed that the MBClub server post times tonight are about 10 or 11 minutes behind BST.

It's infectious!
 
corned said:
On a related, and (for once!) serious note - I have noticed that the MBClub server post times tonight are about 10 or 11 minutes behind BST.

It's infectious!
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Say that again..


:devil:
 
*** said:
In good news you can get a nice curry in Glasgow for £15 so you do not need a lot of money for a good meal, I should know:thumb:
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Not like you to mention food, Steve. :rolleyes: :D
 
Does Scotland now follow continental time? I thought they hadn't voted yet on independence.
What's next are they in the Euro?
 
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