Strange problem in time conversion with MC CGI on Apache

[Robert Brenstein]

>Hi folks,
>
>I need to get the GMT time (2 hrs behind my local time).
>So, on my PC (Mac or Win) I use the following script :
>
>     get short time
>     convert it to seconds
>     subtract 7200 from it
>     convert it to time
>
>Result :    4:34 PM becomes 2:34 PM
>
>that works fine.
>
>Now I want to do the same with MC running as CGI on
>Apache. So I run the same script, and big surprise :
>4:34 PM becomes 3:34 PM !!!!!
>1 hr (or 3600 sec) get lost somewhere...
>
>and when I check the content of "it" after subtracting 7200,
>I have a difference of 7200 from the original time, so the
>computation of seconds is correct...
>
>Needless to say I'm puzzled...
>Any idea ?
>
>Thanks,
>JB
>

If your Apache runs under OSX, it may be incorrectly applying the 
summer time offset when doing conversions. I saw this reported 
somewhere lately.

Robert