Yahoo mail time stamps - how to read

[Mike]

> Tonks_op
> 
> If when I look at the inbox it says 11-9-07 and when I open the
> e-mail it says 11-10-07. Why is that? 
> The message came from somone in Europe. 
> And what does 7:50:33 +0300, mean in real English for someone 
> in the EST time zone?

Mike:
The 11-10-07 and 7:50:33 +0300
Did you also see "(EET)" after the +0300 ? You should have. That 
would mean "Eastern Europe Time" and the time stamp "7:50:33" was 
their time of transmission, on the 10th of Nov.

So, the +0300 is the difference from GMT (British Time), they 
are 3 hours ahead of England. You, in the Eastern US Time Zone, 
the -0500 (EST), are 5 hours behind British Time. That make you a 
total of 8 hours behind your friend in Eastern Europe. Which means
they transmitted that message at 23:50:33 <11:50pm> on the 9th of
Nov., Your Time. 

Capisca?

> Another message sent from the U.S. says 6:35:55 -0500. 
> What does THAT mean in real English for someone in the Eastern
> Time Zone? 

For you, same Bat time, same Bat channel. You're both in the same 
time zone, both 5 hrs behind British Time (GMT).

Hope that helps (and hope that's right. If it isn't, I'm sure Steve 
will correct me) ;)
Mike