Looked into it long and hard, as you said yourself the IP solution is really not that great, especially if you really have stuff that depends on a accurate time.
The only reliable way to do this is to actually ask the client when they sign up, and that way if you have something that depends on it and it is wrong, then the blame is on their side... > If the user is using one of the many freely available public proxies the > IP solution becomes a bit of a problem. The js solution is a little risky > as well, users rarely use a time server to adjust their OS clock, or even > set their timezone correctly for that matter. But if an accurate time is > not a requirement this is the better option. I have used a timezone > selection option when the user first hits the site before but I have never > really used a 100% fool proof automated solution. What have others done > for this problem? > > > "use cgi scope to get their ip address, resolve that to country" > > > > How do you do that? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Barry > > Beattie > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:06 PM > > To: CFAussie Mailing List > > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Client Date > > > > > > Chris: two quick thoughts (since you only want what date - not time) > > > > 1) use cgi scope to get their ip address, resolve that to country, check > > the > > GMT offset (compared to the server) for any + hours and the date is server > > + > > 1: (lots of work) > > 2) use javascript to populate a hidden field with a JS date/time object - > > let the browser help you out. this may stuff up if their machine is not > > set > > up correctly... > > > > gotta go good luck > > barry.b > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris > >> Velevitch > >> Sent: Tuesday, 14 June 2005 1:48 PM > >> To: CFAussie Mailing List > >> Subject: [cfaussie] Client Date > >> > >> > >> How do I determine the date of the client when the server is in a > >> different timezone to the client? > >> > >> Chris > >> -- > >> Chris Velevitch > >> Manager - Sydney Flash Developers Group > >> www.flashdev.org.au > >> > >> --- > >> You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > >> > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cfaussie- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ ________________________________ Taco Fleur - E-commerce Development Manager Shelco Searches & Services An Authorised ASIC Information Broker www.shelco.com.au Ph: + 61 7 3236 2605 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
