Remote site file always "changed"

L

Lee B.

When I ftp from FP2003 to my web host, the host based files ALWAYS appear
as "changed." Why is this? I always have to "Overwrite remote files."

Even if it's been only a few minutes since I updated a file, I'll be
prompted to overwrite again (because the remote version has "changed") when
I publish it again a few minutes later.

Host is linux, no extensions.
I'm using FP2003 beta TR.

Thanks.
 
J

Jim Buyens

This can occur when your PC and the remote host are
operating in different time zones.

Suppose you're in Los Angeles and publish to a server in
New York. You publish the 8:00 AM version of a file and
the server timestamps it as 11:00 AM (3 hour time change).
Then, you publish an 8:30 AM version of the same file.
FrontPage notices that the 8:00 AM file on the remote
server has "changed" to 11:00 AM.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*------------------------------------------------------*
|\----------------------------------------------------/|
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out ||
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out ||
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition ||
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002 ||
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming ||
|| (All from Microsoft Press) ||
|/----------------------------------------------------\|
*------------------------------------------------------*
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

Or if the page has dynamic content being updated from another server
- news readers, etc




| This can occur when your PC and the remote host are
| operating in different time zones.
|
| Suppose you're in Los Angeles and publish to a server in
| New York. You publish the 8:00 AM version of a file and
| the server timestamps it as 11:00 AM (3 hour time change).
| Then, you publish an 8:30 AM version of the same file.
| FrontPage notices that the 8:00 AM file on the remote
| server has "changed" to 11:00 AM.
|
| Jim Buyens
| Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
| *------------------------------------------------------*
| |\----------------------------------------------------/|
| || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out ||
| || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out ||
| || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition ||
| || Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002 ||
| || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming ||
| || (All from Microsoft Press) ||
| |/----------------------------------------------------\|
| *------------------------------------------------------*
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >When I ftp from FP2003 to my web host, the host based
| files ALWAYS appear
| >as "changed." Why is this? I always have to "Overwrite
| remote files."
| >
| >Even if it's been only a few minutes since I updated a
| file, I'll be
| >prompted to overwrite again (because the remote version
| has "changed") when
| >I publish it again a few minutes later.
| >
| >Host is linux, no extensions.
| >I'm using FP2003 beta TR.
| >
| >Thanks.
| >
| >--
| >Lee
| >
| >.
| >
 
J

Jim Buyens

Lee B. said:
Yup, my host is EST, I'm PST, so that's probably the problem.

The time is 8 hours ahead however... Let's see, My time zone (PST) is
GMT -8 ... could my host's servers be on GMT time?

So it would seem.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*------------------------------------------------------*
|\----------------------------------------------------/|
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out ||
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out ||
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition ||
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002 ||
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming ||
|| (All from Microsoft Press) ||
|/----------------------------------------------------\|
*------------------------------------------------------*
 
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