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MS Cares what time you have

Started by Guest_Jordan_* , Jun 13 2008 10:00 AM

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#1
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:00 AM

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Interesting problem that Johnnyboy here on the forums has. Apparently MS cares what time you have set when using Communicator (see screenshot).

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#2
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:03 AM

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The date and time are used for different things, so it's understandable it wants it to be correct. Once, when my time was incorrect, my computer failed MS' validation and was deemed as a 'counterfeit' copy of Windows. Once I'd corrected the date, it worked again.

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#3
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:13 AM

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@Xav: it is a funny post making fun of MS. Communicator is an IM program - what does it need the time for? Second, how does it know the time is incorrect, perhaps Johnnyboy just went into another timezone and set his clock correctly.

#4
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:25 AM

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I know you're trying to make fun of MS - but I still kinda feel loyal to it... I dunno why.

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#5
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:29 AM

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Being as Loyal as you are, perhaps you could answer my two questions above then. :)

#6
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:36 AM

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1. It needs the time when it displays the time a post was made.
2. It reaches out to the sky and takes a peek at the sun to work out the time using modular ellipse-transduced Cartesian coordinates and trigonomogeometric functions, then compares it to the current date to see if they match. :)

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#7
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:40 AM

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Interesting. #1 it doesn't *need* the time, it only needs to display the time you have set (because time is relative). So, why does it need the time before it will load?

#8
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:56 AM

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Perhaps it got confused because it matches the dates and times up with the server or other people's computers or something like that.

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#9
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 11:01 AM

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Uh huh... :) It is actually because it syncs with the Active Directory and authenticates users against it. If the time is incorrect it will not authenticate - a security feature I suppose.

#10
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 11:06 AM

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Well, I was close... aren't MS so kind and considerate as to build in an extra security feature, just to keep us safe? They really are an adorable company. :)

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#11
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 12:21 PM

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I ran into it back when I was adding our Linux machines to the active directory using Samba. The first step is to setup and sync with the local NTP machines.

#12
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Posted 14 June 2008 - 10:39 AM

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I suppose there isn't really a reason why anyone should have their clock set to an incorrect time. Unless they're trying to outsmart a time-limited demo of some software or something.

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