Outlook Express time stamp off by 4 hours?

[SOONER]

My incoming messages are being timestamped 4 hours off the correct time by Outlook Express. Anyway to fix this?

 

[Neuroanatomist]

I know on the Mac version of Outlook Express, it asks you to set the timezone on initial startup.

I don't know what version of OE you are using, but check and see if there is anything to set your timezone in OE (not in the operating system).

 

[jpsj82]

My guess is that it is under options (in tools menu), but I was unable to find a timezone setting. has this always been a problem or did it just happen?

 

[Pepsi90919]

It might be your mail server.

 

[guyver01]

<< It might be your mail server. >>



not really.

Check your time clock and it's settings. Usually the GMT Offset is wrong and that is what is causing the difference.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Why not really? OE shouldn't even have this problem, it's possible the server is getting it and it's set to a different time than what it should be.

 

[guyver01]

<< Why not really? OE shouldn't even have this problem, it's possible the server is getting it and it's set to a different time than what it should be. >>



Working in technical support, i see this problem about 10 times a day. Everyone assumes its the mail server wrong. 10 times out of 10 it's client side. 9 times out of 10, it's and incorrect GMT offset in the Operating System time properties. 1 time out of 10, its and incorrect system/BIOS clock.

 

[PsychoAndy]

OE operates off of the system clock. all incoming messages are timed according to the bios. reset the bios/system/desktop clock then you'll be fine