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On Nov 12, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> =
wrote:

> =CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 12/11/2013 5:54 =CE=BC=CE=BC, =CE=BF/=CE=B7 =
Tim Chase =CE=AD=CE=B3=CF=81=CE=B1=CF=88=CE=B5:
>> On 2013-11-12 17:24, Ferrous Cranus wrote:
>>> But what of the server was in California and i live in Greece?
>>>=20
>>> How would datetime.now() work then?
>>=20
>> Best practices say to move the value from local time to UTC as soon
>> as possible, then store/use the UTC time internally for all
>> operations.  Only when it's about to be presented to the user should
>> you convert it back to local time if you need to.
>>=20
>> -tkc
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>=20
> or perhaps by confiruing the timezone of the server to use Greece's =
TimeZone by issuing a linux command?
> --=20
>=20

Thus totally screwing all the other users/sites hosted on that server? =
Thus totally screwing up all the housekeeping and maintenance OS tasks =
that are run by chron jobs?

Shakes head in dismay...

Bill=