This "server side" time certainly has a use... it lets the user know the time/date of their last refresh, so they know if they are looking at a cached page or not. Certainly great for use on a mobile skin!
FWIW, the date and time are also available by default anywhere in vb as $datenow and $timenow (formatted as per your vb options). The year is also available as $copyrightyear.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....03&postcount=8