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Date:      16 May 2001 17:12:16 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FTP Time Zone
Message-ID:  <44d7993snj.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
In-Reply-To: ronc@2021.com's message of "16 May 2001 19:52:41 %2B0200"
References:  <001b01c0de26$8f34ce60$8701a8c0@youngevity.com>

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ronc@2021.com (ron) writes:

>     I am trying to find out how to change the time zone for an ftp
> login. I tried to place the appropriate TZ changes in a .profile file
> and place it in the home directory. However, after that failed
> miserably I was told that FTP didn't read the .profile and that it was
> only read through telnet. At any case I still need to set an ftp login
> (using shftp) to a different time zone to accommodate an automated
> synchronization update program for use with a website. If someone
> could tell me how to change that I would appreciate it.

FTP always works in UTC because it has no way to know what the
appropriate time zone would be.  Just make your application use UTC as
well, and you'll be fine.

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