[arch-general] Time and date in 24 hour time can this be fixed?

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Dan,

> > Also, this page may be of help.
> > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Change_the_Date_Format#Configuring_the_date.2Ftime_system_settings_on_your_computer
>
> According to RFC 2822, the time of day in an email message is always in
> 24-hour format.

That's correct.

> Changing your system settings can't and won't (and IMO shouldn't)
> change that.  If anything, I think that you'll have to change
> something in Thunderbird.

There could be a setting in Thunderbird, but Thunderbird could, and does
according to that URL, make use of its environment through the locale's
time preferences, and that's what locale(1) shows.  So the correct place
to change this isn't necessary Thunderbird.

-- 
Cheers, Ralph.