--- gnus-start.el~	Tue Jul  3 21:50:55 2001
+++ gnus-start.el	Thu Jul 19 01:20:38 2001
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@
 	  (gnus-message 5 "Looking for new newsgroups...")
 	  (unless gnus-have-read-active-file
 	    (gnus-read-active-file))
-	  (setq gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date (current-time-string))
+	  (setq gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date (message-make-date))
 	  (unless gnus-killed-hashtb
 	    (gnus-make-hashtable-from-killed))
 	  ;; Go though every newsgroup in `gnus-active-hashtb' and compare
@@ -1083,7 +1083,8 @@
       (and regs (cdar regs))))))
 
 (defun gnus-ask-server-for-new-groups ()
-  (let* ((date (or gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date (current-time-string)))
+  (let* ((new-date (message-make-date))
+	 (date (or gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date new-date))
 	 (methods (cons gnus-select-method
 			(nconc
 			 (when (gnus-archive-server-wanted-p)
@@ -1093,7 +1094,6 @@
 			       gnus-check-new-newsgroups)
 			  gnus-secondary-select-methods))))
 	 (groups 0)
-	 (new-date (current-time-string))
 	 group new-newsgroups got-new method hashtb
 	 gnus-override-subscribe-method)
     (unless gnus-killed-hashtb
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
     (unless (gnus-read-active-file-p)
       (let ((gnus-read-active-file t))
 	(gnus-read-active-file)))
-    (setq gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date (current-time-string))
+    (setq gnus-newsrc-last-checked-date (message-make-date))
     ;; Subscribe to the default newsgroups.
     (let ((groups (or gnus-default-subscribed-newsgroups
 		      gnus-backup-default-subscribed-newsgroups))
--- nntp.el~	Mon Jul  9 21:51:56 2001
+++ nntp.el	Thu Jul 19 01:20:38 2001
@@ -817,11 +817,22 @@
   (nntp-possibly-change-group nil server)
   (save-excursion
     (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
-    (prog1
-	(nntp-send-command
-	 "^\\.\r?\n" "NEWGROUPS"
-	 (format-time-string "%y%m%d %H%M%S" (date-to-time date)))
-      (nntp-decode-text))))
+    (let* ((time (date-to-time date))
+	   (ls (- (cadr time) (nth 8 (decode-time time)))))
+      (cond ((< ls 0)
+	     (setcar time (1- (car time)))
+	     (setcar (cdr time) (+ ls 65536)))
+	    ((>= ls 65536)
+	     (setcar time (1+ (car time)))
+	     (setcar (cdr time) (- ls 65536)))
+	    (t
+	     (setcar (cdr time) ls)))
+      (prog1
+	  (nntp-send-command
+	   "^\\.\r?\n" "NEWGROUPS"
+	   (format-time-string "%y%m%d %H%M%S" time)
+	   "GMT")
+	(nntp-decode-text)))))
 
 (deffoo nntp-request-post (&optional server)
   (nntp-possibly-change-group nil server)