Subject: Fw: Request for correct time
Date: Jan 7 11:59:12 1998
From: "Michael & Janka Hobbs" - mjct_hobbs at email.msn.com


I think Jim meant to send this to the whole list...

-----Original Message-----
From: BrewsPad <BrewsPad at aol.com>
To: mjct_hobbs at email.msn.com <mjct_hobbs at email.msn.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Request for correct time


>In a message dated 98-01-06 12:42:06 EST, MIchael Hobbs wrote:
>
><< Could people try to make sure that their computers have the correct
time?
>I
> sort my mail folder by Sent Time, which is usually recorded in email by
the
> sender's computer. Doing this gets the messages in almost the correct
> order, except that some Tweets have the wrong time (some significantly) on
> their machines. >>
>
>My computer clock is erratic, generally losing about 2 or 3 minutes a week.
I
>finally found a piece of freeware, called atomtime, that will check the
atomic
>clock at Boulder Colorado, and allow you to adjust your computer clock to
the
>exact time, relative to the atomic clock. I use it to adjust my PC's
clock,
>at least once a week. This works for users of Windows 95, which should
have
>the correct time zone and type (daylight or standard) imbedded in it. This
>freeware is available for download at:
>
>http://www.pcworld.com/software_lib/data/articles/internet/2448.html
>
>The zip file that downloads is quite small, and downloads quickly. This is
a
>PCWorld Magazine site, and I have been using the software for about a month
>now, so I don't think there is a danger of a virus. I also have Norton
>AntiVirus, and it didn't detect any on this item.
>
>Jim Brewster
>Kent Washington