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Re: ISS Internet Scanner Cannot be relied upon for conclusive
From: daniele () ORLANDI COM (Daniele Orlandi)
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:09:31 +0100
Francis Favorini wrote:
Because it is going to be accurate on 99+% of NT systems. The file timestamps are all the same when you install a hotfix.What about daylight savings, which can change the time of a file by one hour, which in turn can bump it to a new date?
All the timestamps should be recorded in GMT, all comparisons should be made relying on GMT time. The only thing that changes between DST and NON DST is the time shown to the user. Changing saving time state is like changing time zone, 10:00 CET is the same GMT time as 4:00 EST (it's only an example, I could be wrong). Regdars. -- Daniele ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniele Orlandi - Utility Line Italia - http://www.orlandi.com Via Mezzera 29/A - 20030 - Seveso (MI) - Italy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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