Look at the parameter TIMEZONE with a value of SYSTZ which will use your local system time zone instead of haing to change it every time change. This was introduced via a NEW FUNCTION APAR for TCP/IP and became part of the base in z/OS V1.8. Craig
"Staller, Allan" <[email protected]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> 08/02/2011 07:57 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Time On Mainframe Emails If you are using "vanilla" SMTP (e.g. SYSOUT=(A,INTRDR)) look at the TIMEZONE operand in the SMTP parms. Does it match the z/OS offset in SYS1.PARMLIB(CLOCKxx). If you are using CSSMTP, there is a separate configuration file to set environment variables. If you are using SMTPNOTE, there is a customizion of the SMTPNOTE rexx exec to be made similar to the TIMEZONE parameter for SMTP Check the fine manuals for details, HTH, <snip> When an email is sent out from the Mainframe, the time stamp on the top of the email is wrong. The time it shows is 12:17 AM (7 hours ago), but the time it was actually sent was 8:26 pm. Inside the body of the email, there are several other times and those are all okay. This problem is just not making any sense. Does anyone know where that time comes from? Here's the top line that shows the bad time: </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ********************************************************************** This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
