DOCUMENT:Q191942 08-MAY-2002 [pcmail] TITLE :PC Ext: External.exe Displays Dates Incorrectly after 1999 PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.2,3.2a,3.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbYear2000 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.2, 3.2a, 3.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== External.exe for DOS and External.exe for OS/2 may display the incorrect date for the years following 1999. In various locations (in logs and on screen), the year may be displayed incorrectly. For example: the years 2000 through 2009 display as 10, the years 2010 through 2019 display as 11, the years 2020 through 2029 display as 12, and so on. Or in some locations, the date 01/01/2000 is displayed as 01/01/100. RESOLUTION ========== A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem, 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://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. MS-DOS ------ The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: +----------------------------------------+ | File name | Date | Size | +----------------------------------------+ | Async.ovl | 7/31/98 | 372,634 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ | External.exe | 7/29/98 | 57,583 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ | X25eicon.ovl | 7/29/98 | 396,618 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Exty2k.exe: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/ Windows NT ---------- The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: +----------------------------------------+ | File name | Date | Size | +----------------------------------------+ | Async.ovl | 4/15/99 | 277,040 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ | External.exe | 4/15/99 | 54,608 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ | X25eicon.ovl | 4/15/99 | 274,880 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Exty2k.exe: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/ OS/2 ---- The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: +----------------------------------------+ | File name | Date | Size | +----------------------------------------+ | Async.ovl | 7/29/98 | 266,642 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ | External.exe | 7/29/98 | 53,200 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ | X25eicon.ovl | 7/29/98 | 263,986 bytes | +----------------------------------------+ 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 the External.exe program that is included with Microsoft Mail for PC Networks version 3.2, 3.2a, and 3.5 for MS-DOS, Windows NT, and OS/2. MORE INFORMATION ================ For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q191943 Y2K: Seconds in Time Field Incorrect after 1999 Additional query words: Y2K compliant date mail flow MTA delivery ====================================================================== Keywords : kbYear2000 Technology : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN320 kbMailPCN320a kbMailPCN350 Version : WINDOWS:3.2,3.2a,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. 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