[JDEV] Message timestamping and route tracking

[Steven Wagner]

It would have to be built into the client.
User would simply define it.  The client can have a list to choose from.

In a client like win98, and I also think I've seen it in linux ... the client
can grab the timezone info from the OS.

I don't think we should worry about how a messaging device w/ GPS system would
do all its stuff in figuring out the timezone,.. but doing it this way our
protocol will atleast support it.


Waleed Abdulla wrote:

> Steven,
>     That's a good point (that is traveling users). But, who will determine
> the timezone? Is it the server which might not even be in the same timezone?
> In fact I don't see any  possible way to determine the real timezone
> automatically.
>
> Waleed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Wagner <steven at impulse.net>
> To: jdev at jabber.org <jdev at jabber.org>
> Date: ÇáÇÑÈÚÇÁ, 06 ÇßÊæÈÑ, 1999 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [JDEV] Message timestamping and route tracking
>
> >Waleed,
> >    I agree.  Server should only stamp the GMT time.  The users timezone
> can be
> >optional.  When the user has it enabled, it should still be included in the
> >message rather then the profile for the following reason.  What is the user
> is
> >traveling around the world and constantly updating his location?  This
> could
> >easily be done with cell phones and GPS in the future.
> >
> >Steven
> >
> >Waleed Abdulla wrote:
> >
> >> What if the sender and his server (who will put the sender's timestamp)
> are
> >> in different timezones?  Now that will make the timezone information in
> the
> >> message irrelevant.
> >>
> >>     Timezone should be in the user profile not in his message. And it
> should
> >> be OPTIONAL.
> >>
> >> waleed
> >>
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