Vista - Received time is shown 8 hrs behind

I have searched the forum for the answer but to no avail.

Why does my inbox show the received time of emails 8 hours behind the actual sent time, according to the email header (ctrl+F3)?
And how do I change it?

"Lezza" <Lezza.2pbv2d@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> I have searched the forum for the answer but to no avail.
>
> Why does my inbox show the received time of emails 8 hours behind the
> actual sent time, according to the email header (ctrl+F3)?
> And how do I change it?
>
>
> --
> Lezza

If you mean eight hours before it was sent, you or the sender has their
clock set wrong.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

Yes, 8 hours before it was sent but for all emails, from anyone. My system clock is correct.

"Lezza" <Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279460 Wrote:
>>
>> If you mean eight hours before it was sent, you or the sender has their
>> clock set wrong.
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> Do not send mail.
>
> Yes, 8 hours before it was sent but for all emails, from anyone. My
> system clock is correct.


Well, then the sender or his ISP is not correct.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

What? how can all senders or all other ISPs be the same?

Lezza,

Is your time zone set correctly? (I think all header times are set to GMT
when sent and converted back to your time zone for display).
The information in the header itself may actualy be in GMT with a time
offset given just after it.

Michael

"Lezza" <Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279491 Wrote:
>> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> news:Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net...
>> >
>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279460 Wrote:
>> >>
>> >> If you mean eight hours before it was sent, you or the sender has
>> their
>> >> clock set wrong.
>> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> >> Do not send mail.
>> >
>> > Yes, 8 hours before it was sent but for all emails, from anyone. My
>> > system clock is correct.
>>
>>
>> Well, then the sender or his ISP is not correct.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> Do not send mail.
>
> What? how can all senders or all other ISPs be the same?
>
>
> --
> Lezza

Whoops, got that backwards.

The sent time on this message should be 09:52 -04:00
(sent at 09:52 from my clock which is eastern time zone (-5hours) with
daylight saving (+1hours) for -04:00 offset

Michael

"Michael" <mexxwalraven@verson.net> wrote in message
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> Lezza,
>
> Is your time zone set correctly? (I think all header times are set to GMT
> when sent and converted back to your time zone for display).
> The information in the header itself may actualy be in GMT with a time
> offset given just after it.
>
> Michael
>
> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279491 Wrote:
>>> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net...
>>> >
>>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279460 Wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> If you mean eight hours before it was sent, you or the sender has
>>> their
>>> >> clock set wrong.
>>> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>>> >> Do not send mail.
>>> >
>>> > Yes, 8 hours before it was sent but for all emails, from anyone. My
>>> > system clock is correct.
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, then the sender or his ISP is not correct.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>>> Do not send mail.
>>
>> What? how can all senders or all other ISPs be the same?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lezza
>

I have the same problem as Leeza. My clock shows the correct local time, but
even local emails show received 3 hours earlier. Where do I check/change the
time zone of incoming messages?
Don

"Michael" wrote:

> Lezza,
>
> Is your time zone set correctly? (I think all header times are set to GMT
> when sent and converted back to your time zone for display).
> The information in the header itself may actualy be in GMT with a time
> offset given just after it.
>
> Michael
>
> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net...
> >
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279491 Wrote:
> >> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> >> news:Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net...
> >> >
> >> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279460 Wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> If you mean eight hours before it was sent, you or the sender has
> >> their
> >> >> clock set wrong.
> >> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> >> >> Do not send mail.
> >> >
> >> > Yes, 8 hours before it was sent but for all emails, from anyone. My
> >> > system clock is correct.
> >>
> >>
> >> Well, then the sender or his ISP is not correct.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> >> Do not send mail.
> >
> > What? how can all senders or all other ISPs be the same?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Lezza
>
>

The header on your message shows sent time as 08:50:01 -0700
My system is Eastern time with daylight savings in effect (-0400)
Therefore on my reader program (Windows Mail, Vista Home Premium) it shows a
sent time of 08:50 + 0700 - 0400) or 11:50 AM, which is probably the correct
time you sent by my machine,
08:50 on your machine.

You don't change the time zone for incoming messages, that is placed there
by the sender so that your mail reader can correct for local time.

FYI this messages is being sent at 12:29 PM
Michael

"Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have the same problem as Leeza. My clock shows the correct local time,
>but
> even local emails show received 3 hours earlier. Where do I check/change
> the
> time zone of incoming messages?
> Don
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>
>> Lezza,
>>
>> Is your time zone set correctly? (I think all header times are set to GMT
>> when sent and converted back to your time zone for display).
>> The information in the header itself may actualy be in GMT with a time
>> offset given just after it.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> news:Lezza.2pc1h2@no-mx.forums.net...
>> >
>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279491 Wrote:
>> >> "Lezza" <Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:Lezza.2pbwm3@no-mx.forums.net...
>> >> >
>> >> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM;279460 Wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you mean eight hours before it was sent, you or the sender has
>> >> their
>> >> >> clock set wrong.
>> >> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> >> >> Do not send mail.
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes, 8 hours before it was sent but for all emails, from anyone. My
>> >> > system clock is correct.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Well, then the sender or his ISP is not correct.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> >> Do not send mail.
>> >
>> > What? how can all senders or all other ISPs be the same?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Lezza
>>
>>

The reason all your incoming messages have a received time that
is off by 8 hours is because your PC is set for the US eastern time zone,
when physically you are in the UK. You need to correct your PC's
time zone.

Gary VanderMolen

"Lezza" <Lezza.2pbv2d@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Lezza.2pbv2d@no-mx.forums.net...
>
> I have searched the forum for the answer but to no avail.
>
> Why does my inbox show the received time of emails 8 hours behind the
> actual sent time, according to the email header (ctrl+F3)?
> And how do I change it?
>
>
> --
> Lezza