Internet Explorer Displays Incorrect Year on FTP Files

ID: Q218939

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The year listed for some files on an FTP site may not be correct for files on a UNIX-base FTP server when the files are viewed with Internet Explorer. In most cases, this problem occurs when the current year is used for files. For example, files created in October, 1998 may be displayed with an October, 1999 date.


CAUSE

Internet Explorer's UNIX FTP date extraction routine assumes the year for each file to be the current year.


RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next service pack that contains this fix.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


Date Time Version Size File name Platform
01/11/99 6:09 p.m. 4.72.3513.1100 372,736 bytes Wininet.dll Windows NT
01/11/99 6:08 p.m. 4.72.3513.1100 372,736 bytes Wininet.dll Windows 95/98


NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.




NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kbui msiew95 msient win98 msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.01 Service Pack 1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999