"Seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT: 1234567890.123456" (should that
be UTC?)
is quite a long menu item. I think that there is also an advantage in
having the word "epoch" in there as it ties to the command line 'e'
sub-switch to '-t' and the names in the code.
I'd favour
"Seconds since UNIX Epoch: 1234567890.123456"
as it is about the length of the existing longest item and that people
who want it would know what it is. But whatever would be best for most
people...
-----Original Message-----
From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guy Harris
Sent: 05 December 2006 23:49
To: Developer support list for Wireshark
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Patch adding option to display time
asseconds(and fractions) since epoch
On Dec 5, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Ulf Lamping wrote:
> As a Windows user I don't know what an "epoch time" is.
Not all Unix users know what it is, either.
> Would it be
> better to use "Seconds Since Unix Epoch" or even better "Seconds Since
> 1.1.1970"?
Or "since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT", to use something closer to the ISO
standard, and to indicate the time as well as the date of the epoch.
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