Thunderbird email date

[bitsnpcs]

"maybe the final reference is decided in advance but not enabled until payments"

Probably the case.

"I wondered if it can be because the form returned wasn't standard how they expected as it may have functioned differently on Linux, compared to how they are used to if from other OS."

Also probably the case. Most likely an attached external template not standard CSS or HTML. Did you try the html editor in Libreoffice. It's confusing because you have to select new html document  first to open the editor then open the file with it afterwards.

TC

Thank You @trinidad
even though they probably decided the reference number in advance, can they pause the email on their servers and it's why the date stamp was incorrect for email ?

The attachment is a .doc file, when saved to Home directory and right clicking to check properties it says "Microsoft Word Document". Would it still need to be opened in a HTML editor of LibreOffice ?

No I did not try to use Libreoffice html editor. I didn't know of it having this functionality, I'll have a look about it.
I rarely have need for using office programs, so only learned very minimal, such as type and save a document.

[trinidad]

"maybe the final reference is decided in advance but not enabled until payments"

Probably the case.

"I wondered if it can be because the form returned wasn't standard how they expected as it may have functioned differently on Linux, compared to how they are used to if from other OS."

Also probably the case. Most likely an attached external template not standard CSS or HTML. Did you try the html editor in Libreoffice. It's confusing because you have to select new html document  first to open the editor then open the file with it afterwards.

TC

[bitsnpcs]

Hello,

I received an email yesterday it was odd by date, 21 March.
I had checked email each day.
Received other emails, including from the source of the 21 March email.

I am curious about the email process/of the date, can the sender pause it on their server so it would have the date stamp, but not actually go outwards from their server ?

I did receive in a different email a form as attachment, inside this it has macros, I allowed the macros, in the document in Open Office, there were squares empty between a each section I was unable to view.
Other parts of the form I was to tick boxes, instead I had to type in the answer to the form inside the tick boxes, as the only way to complete it in Open Office. The rest of the form I had to type answers.
I sent it back on the 28 March, yesterday the reply came with the payment link, after payment the receipts came from them, and the payment processor.
Also arrived further up in the emails inbox the 21 March email, it wasn't dark/bold as unread it was marked light text colour as read emails are.
I read it then, inside it contains the security codes, or also reference numbers of advance request email (asking for the form reference, and processed reference) .

It confused me as to how the date was 21 March, and if maybe the final reference is decided in advance but not enabled until payments, if so how did they pause the email on their servers whilst passing the returned form to the specific staff member ?

Just odd to me I haven't seen it before in email.
I wondered if it can be because the form returned wasn't standard how they expected as it may have functioned differently on Linux, compared to how they are used to if from other OS.