DOCUMENT:Q192156 12-FEB-2000 [pcmail] TITLE :Y2K: NTMMTA Incorrectly Logs Dates after 1999 PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbYear2000 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Microsoft Mail NTMMTA incorrectly logs dates after 1999 in the Sent.log and Recv.log files. The following is an excerpt from the Session.log file before and after the date changed to 2000: Cactus 31-12-99 23:52 From: BENSNET/TEAZLE Cactus 31-12-99 23:52 To: BENSNET/CACTUS Cactus 31-12-99 23:54 From: BENSNET/CACTUS Cactus 31-12-99 23:54 To: BENSNET/TEAZLE Cactus 01-01-100 00:01 From: BENSNET/TEAZLE Cactus 01-01-100 00:01 To: BENSNET/CACTUS Cactus 01-01-100 00:02 From: BENSNET/CACTUS Cactus 01-01-100 00:02 To: BENSNET/TEAZLE Cactus 02-01-100 00:01 Sending mail (1) Cactus 01-01-101 00:02 From: BENSNET/TEAZLE Cactus 01-01-101 00:02 To: BENSNET/CACTUS Cactus 02-01-101 00:01 Sending mail (1) Cactus 02-01-101 00:01 Press Y to exit, N to continue. Cactus 02-01-101 00:01 Shutting down ... The date format in the Session.log is mm/dd/yy. The date should to change from xx/xx/99 to xx/xx/00. Instead, the date changes to xx/xx/100 for the year 2000 and xx/xx/101 for the year 2001. A similar set of entries exist for the Sent.log and Recv.log files: 31-12-99 23:52 772 BENSNET/TEAZLE/Admin BENSNET/CACTUS/Admin 01-01-10 00:01 784 BENSNET/TEAZLE/Admin BENSNET/CACTUS/Admin 02-01-10 00:01 784 BENSNET/TEAZLE/Admin BENSNET/CACTUS/Admin 14-01-10 23:57 787 BENSNET/TEAZLE/Admin BENSNET/CACTUS/Admin 15-01-10 00:01 787 BENSNET/TEAZLE/Admin BENSNET/CACTUS/Admin 31-12-10 23:56 790 BENSNET/TEAZLE/Admin BENSNET/CACTUS/Admin However, the date changes from xx/xx/99 to xx/xx/10, instead of to xx/xx/00. For the year 2001, the year still remains as 10 and does not change until the year 2010 when the year becomes 11. CAUSE ===== The code working out the date format for the Sent.log and Recv.log files was incorrect. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the following fix. This fix should have the following time stamp: Async.ovl 4/15/99 2:04AM 277,040 bytes (version 3.5.34) External.exe 4/15/99 2:19AM 54,608 bytes (version 3.5.34) X25eicon.ovl 4/15/99 2:15AM 274,880 bytes (version 3.5.34) This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Exty2k.exe: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/ STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail for PC Networks version 3.5. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbYear2000 Technology : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN350 Version : WINDOWS:3.5 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.