Hey Albert!

<Esc>:read !TZ=Canada/Pacific date
Wed Nov 4 15:20:07 MST 2026

Very sad. This is what happens when you let politicians decide what time it is.

Life is good,
Maurice

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... Druncen beorg þe ond dollic word.
Guard against drunkenness and foolish words.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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Hi Maurice,

On 2026-11-04 22:18:03, you wrote to Albert Einstein:

@MSGID: 1:153/7001 b0471470
@CHRS: UTF-8 4
Hey Albert!

<Esc>:read !TZ=Canada/Pacific date
Wed Nov 4 15:20:07 MST 2026

Very sad. This is what happens when you let politicians decide what time it
is.

I notice you are in the (fidonet) politics of time yourself, by choosing not having a TZUTC kludge present in your message! ;-)


Bye, Wilfred.

--- FMail-lnx64 2.3.4.1-B20260520
* Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)

Hello Wilfred!

** On Thursday 05.11.26 - 00:00, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Maurice Kinal:

@MSGID: 1:153/7001 b0471470
@CHRS: UTF-8 4
Hey Albert!

Very sad. This is what happens when you let politicians decide what
time it is.

I notice you are in the (fidonet) politics of time yourself, by choosing not having a TZUTC kludge present in your message! ;-)

I have one:

EMP: /FIDO/TUXPOWER
ABS: Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001
BET: no relative of mine
ROT: 2:221/1!153/7001 757 280/464 221/1
MID: 1:153/7001 b0471470
EDA: 20261104221800W+0 <===== OpenXP's way to report TZUTC
LEN: 562
MAILER: GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
--
../|ug

--- OpenXP 5.0.64
* Origin: Got Mobile? This echo = https://t.me/+RLI5gLJrHo6IIuzL (2:221/1.58)

Hey Wilfred!

I notice you are in the (fidonet) politics of time yourself,

Used to be. I haven't brought it up in ages now that I am back to being a regular nodelisted sysop.

by choosing not having a TZUTC kludge present in your message! ;-)

Do no harm. The TZUTC kludge has a corrupted offset for UTC. How about a TZ kludge instead? As shown it deploys thee official ***STANDARD*** offset for UTC rather than a bogus one.

As far as the localtime issue in this part of the world I also choose not to give it any regard. What for?

Life is good,
Maurice

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... Ne byð þæt fele freond, se þe oþrum facn heleð.
He who harbours treachery against another is not a faithful friend.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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Hi August,

On 2026-11-04 18:31:00, you wrote to me:

@MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 32191c03
@REPLY: 2:280/464 6aebba7b
@PID: OpenXP/5.0.64 (Win32)
@CHRS: ASCII 1
@TZUTC: -0500

I notice you are in the (fidonet) politics of time yourself, by
choosing
not having a TZUTC kludge present in your message! ;-)

I have one:

EMP: /FIDO/TUXPOWER
ABS: Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001
BET: no relative of mine
ROT: 2:221/1!153/7001 757 280/464 221/1
MID: 1:153/7001 b0471470
EDA: 20261104221800W+0 <===== OpenXP's way to report TZUTC
LEN: 562
MAILER: GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

Yes, see above...


Bye, Wilfred.

--- FMail-lnx64 2.3.4.1-B20260520
* Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)

Hi Maurice,

On 2026-11-05 00:29:20, you wrote to me:

@TZ: +0000

I notice you are in the (fidonet) politics of time yourself,

Used to be. I haven't brought it up in ages now that I am back to being a regular nodelisted sysop.

by choosing not having a TZUTC kludge present in your message! ;-)

Do no harm. The TZUTC kludge has a corrupted offset for UTC. How about a TZ
kludge instead? As shown it deploys thee official ***STANDARD*** offset for
UTC rather than a bogus one.

Ah, politics again! ;-)

As far as the localtime issue in this part of the world I also choose
not to give it any regard. What for?

To interface on the same time with the others arround you in your local community?


Bye, Wilfred.

--- FMail-lnx64 2.3.4.1-B20260520
* Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)

Hey Wilfred!

Ah, politics again! ;-)

I have no plans to run with it.

To interface on the same time with the others arround you in your
local community?

So far not an issue, even with ones getting it 'wrong' which are many since Nov. 1, 2026. All my interfaces are on UTC except the clock on the wall which I didn't bother turning back on the first, which makes it 'right' despite it being more wrong than PST (Pacific Standard Time) would have been. Now the wall clock is an hour and 11-ish minutes from the sun instead of only 11-ish minutes it would be if we had stuck with PST.

I haven't had any complaints from the locals about the wireless hotspots which are flying UTC.

Life is good,
Maurice

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... Meotud ana wat hwær se cwealm cymeþ, þe heonon of cyþþe gewiteþ.
Only God knows where plague goes when it departs from a place.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

Hi Maurice,

On 2026-11-05 13:29:16, you wrote to me:

To interface on the same time with the others arround you in your
local community?

So far not an issue, even with ones getting it 'wrong' which are many since
Nov. 1, 2026. All my interfaces are on UTC except the clock on the wall which
I didn't bother turning back on the first, which makes it 'right' despite it
being more wrong than PST (Pacific Standard Time) would have been. Now the
wall clock is an hour and 11-ish minutes from the sun instead of only 11-ish
minutes it would be if we had stuck with PST.

I haven't had any complaints from the locals about the wireless hotspots which
are flying UTC.

As long as you and the locals are happy with it! ;-)


Bye, Wilfred.

--- FMail-lnx64 2.3.4.1-B20260520
* Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)

Hey Wilfred!

As long as you and the locals are happy with it! ;-)

We couldn't be happier. :-)

Life is good,
Maurice

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^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Hafa a soð to syge, þonne þu secge hwæt.
Always have truth as your goal, whatever you say.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)