On Sun Jan 27 04:28:01 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 02:57:15 -0400 Clarence wrote:
> <snip> >> The comment regarding time settings was made before my AHA. >> I assume you didn't notice this from your Basiclinux header: >> Date: Sat Jan 26 21:52:50 2002 >> Isn't that a strange ordering of time and year ? > The above example shows the normal ordering of date/time groups for > civilians in the US, except that it shows a 24 hour clock instead of > a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM suffix. I think the same custom applies > to civilians in the UK and former British Empire nations. In the US > Armed Forces and in the military forces of all NATO countries, the system > for ordering the date/time group, (or DTG, to use the official military > acronym) requires that the day of the month should precede the month. I > have noticed that many email client programs have a provision for the user > to select the type of ordering for the DTG. The default is usually the > military standard. To order the DTG to the *complete* military standard > would require also an additional letter suffix referencing a specific > longitude increment in the UTM coordinate system. BTW, the suffix is Z > for the Greenwich Meridian. Greenwich Mean Time is referred to in the > military as Zulu Time, Zulu being the military phonetic for the letter > Z. The well known short wave radio station WWV broadcasts a continuous > time ticker announcing Univeral Coordinated Time, or UCT. UCT is also > the same as Greenwich Mean Time. In what situation then.... does the YEAR come LAST ??? Only place I've seen it is above. ;-) This is why the problems are happening with "sort order". (incorrect) >> Date: Sat Jan 26 21:52:50 2002 (DMDTY) ________ (correct) >> Date: Sat Jan 26 2002 21:52:50 (DMDYT) -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
