yep the time on an email is set when you compose it, not when you get it. There is also no guarantee that your provider accepts it on it's first submission. Some mail servers with no, or poor, reputations. They are usually hosted domains and small businesses. Have their email deliberately delayed by the likes of Yahoo, Gmail and Microsoft. They routinely drop until the server has tried to deliver multiple times of over multiple days to satisfy them the server is legitimate in some way. Often these servers fail reverse DNS check, or other mail verification because the domain owners are not mail savvy and simply do not configure their new domain correctly to get their mail delivered.

yep the time on an email is set when you compose it, not when you get it. There is also no guarantee that your provider accepts it on it's first submission. Some mail servers with no, or poor, reputations. They are usually hosted domains and small businesses. Have their email deliberately delayed by the likes of Yahoo, Gmail and Microsoft. They routinely drop until the server has tried to deliver multiple times of over multiple days to satisfy them the server is legitimate in some way. Often these servers fail reverse DNS check, or other mail verification because the domain owners are not mail savvy and simply do not configure their new domain correctly to get their mail delivered.

Email is Hotmail , not sure if that makes any difference , I have had this account since Outlook Express , so Win 95-ish , and yeah , I just got a few more from 2am and 6am , that came in with the emails I got at 10am

So basically you are saying when they write (or produce in the case of ad emails I get from stores I visit or TV Subscriptions , etc.) are timestamped when they are made , not when I was supposedly supposed to recieve them  ?? ......... Because I am sure things like Windows 10 Mail or Outlook show the timestamp when you recieve them , which is why I was thinking something was wrong , and since Windows 10 Mail quit working/was discontinued , I had to get a new email , and have struggled with some of the , or lack of , features with Thunderbird , like attachements and overall functionality and looks , compared to Windows 10 Mail , which I actually liked (though I liked Outlook Express much more , and can't stand the new Outlook because it is Web Based instead of on my PC where I want my email to be , and of all the options , Thunderbird was the most useable , though far from what I was hoping it would be) ..... Thanks ....... Jim