Classic ASP

Get and Set the Email Date (UTC/GMT)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.EmailDateStr property, which is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone in RFC822 string form (for example, Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT). Setting this property updates the email's Date header. This example sets the date and reads it back.

Background: Every email carries a Date header whose format is defined by the internet message standards (RFC 822 / RFC 5322), looking like Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 +0000. This same instant in time can be written relative to GMT/UTC or relative to a local timezone offset. EmailDateStr gives you the GMT/UTC view, while LocalDateStr gives the local-timezone view of the very same header.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
'  Demonstrates the Email.EmailDateStr property.
'  This is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone,
'  in RFC822 string form.  Setting it updates the email's Date header.

set email = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

email.EmailDateStr = "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT"

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "EmailDateStr = " & email.EmailDateStr) & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>