Add an option to convert the date used in the Date header into the local
(sender's) timezone. This is the current behavior and the option
defaults to true. Unsetting this option causes the date in the Date
header to be formatted using the GMT timezone.

This option is useful for privacy-sensitive users who may not wish to
divulge their sending timezone.
---
 init.h    |  6 ++++++
 mutt.h    |  1 +
 sendlib.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init.h b/init.h
index 7590b315..acc7d8b2 100644
--- a/init.h
+++ b/init.h
@@ -1954,6 +1954,12 @@ struct option_t MuttVars[] = {
   ** from your spool mailbox to your $$mbox mailbox, or as a result of
   ** a ``$mbox-hook'' command.
   */
+  { "local_date_header", DT_BOOL, R_NONE, {.l=OPTLOCALDATEHEADER}, {.l=1} },
+  /*
+  ** .pp
+  ** If \fIset\fP, convert the date in the Date header of sent emails into local
+  ** (sender's) timezone.
+  */
   { "mail_check",	DT_NUM,  R_NONE, {.p=&BuffyTimeout}, {.l=5} },
   /*
   ** .pp
diff --git a/mutt.h b/mutt.h
index b7f9d234..88b71da5 100644
--- a/mutt.h
+++ b/mutt.h
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ enum
   OPTINCLUDEENCRYPTED,
   OPTINCLUDEONLYFIRST,
   OPTKEEPFLAGGED,
+  OPTLOCALDATEHEADER,
   OPTMUTTLISPINLINEEVAL,
   OPTMAILCAPSANITIZE,
   OPTMAILCHECKRECENT,
diff --git a/sendlib.c b/sendlib.c
index 36264aa0..1b5f3ee0 100644
--- a/sendlib.c
+++ b/sendlib.c
@@ -1759,8 +1759,18 @@ BODY *mutt_remove_multipart_alternative (BODY *b)
 void mutt_make_date (BUFFER *s)
 {
   time_t t = time (NULL);
-  struct tm *l = localtime (&t);
-  time_t tz = mutt_local_tz (t);
+  struct tm *l;
+  time_t tz = 0;
+
+  if (option (OPTLOCALDATEHEADER))
+  {
+    l = localtime (&t);
+    tz = mutt_local_tz (t);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    l = gmtime (&t);
+  }
 
   tz /= 60;
 
-- 
2.31.1

On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 06:55:00PM -0600, Gregory Anders wrote:
>Add an option to convert the date used in the Date header into the local
>(sender's) timezone. This is the current behavior and the option
>defaults to true. Unsetting this option causes the date in the Date
>header to be formatted using the GMT timezone.
>
>This option is useful for privacy-sensitive users who may not wish to
>divulge their sending timezone.

Thanks I've pushed this up.

-Kevin