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I have a dedicated server running debian 7, the system time shows

"Wed Aug 7 04:28:26 EAT 2013"

I have restarted the server several times but processes like deluge and apache return http headers with time : "Wed, 7 Aug 2013 01:28:05 GMT"

Please help, it is causing cookie expiration issues

Omar Salim
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Many applications use Greenwich Mean Time to transport time data even though the system time uses another timezone. This is no need for concern. Just add 3 hours for EAT.

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Christopher Perrin
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    In fact, according to [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/1639028/473915) HTTP is required to use GMT for all date/time stamps, with ***no exceptions***. – DerfK Aug 07 '13 at 03:27
  • @DerfK: I wasn't sure if it was a requirement. Thanks for the info. – Christopher Perrin Aug 07 '13 at 03:28