Eggdrop Setup - Timezones

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The server run by Shellium is currently set to GMT -5. That is Eastern Standard Time. Due to this, your bot may incorrectly set your timezone to something other than what it should be. This is because since the server is set to GMT-5, it makes the bot believe that GMT-5 is actually GMT.

To set your timezone, use the following command in your config file:

set timezone "EST"

You must replace the EST with your timezone. However this will cause the bot to react poorly, due to the server setting. This can be fixed using the following code:

set offset "UTC+0"

Using the code as it is there, the bot sees the current time as being that of Eastern Standard Time. However, due to Daylight Savings Time, your bot's time will be one hour behind the normal time if you are after the Spring time change and have not yet reached the Fall time change.

Here are the correct time offsets for the United States:

set offset "UTC-1" - Eastern Standard Time
set offset "UTC+0" - Central Standard Time
set offset "UTC+1" - Mountain Standard Time
set offset "UTC+2" - Pacific Standard Time

Here are the time offsets for Europe:

set offset "UTC-5" - GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
set offset "UTC-6" - GMT +1
set offset "UTC-7" - GMT +2
set offset "UTC-8" - GMT +3

If you live west of Pacific Standard Time, simply continue to add in numbers until you reach your timezone. If you live further east of GMT +3, make sure you continue to subtract until you reach to correct time.

This coding will help if your bot is setup to log an IRC channel. It will ensure that the timestamps inside the log are accurate.