DOCUMENT:Q192054  28-OCT-1999  [pcmail]
TITLE   :SMTP: Mail from SMTP Gateway Has Incorrect Sent Date and Time
PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:3.0a; winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, version 3.0a 
 - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When viewing mail on a Microsoft Exchange Server computer sent from the
Microsoft Mail SMTP gateway, the SENT date/time as displayed in the message is
not accurate.

CAUSE
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The SMTP gateway was incorrectly sending the sent date/time time zone
information in the format

   DOW, DAY  MMM YYYY HH:MM:SS +/-NN

where NN = number of hours offset from GMT. This format is incorrect according to
RFC 822, and should be

   DOW, DAY  MMM YYYY HH:MM:SS +/-NNNN

where NNNN = number of hours and minutes from GMT. As a result, the Microsoft
Exchange Internet Mail Service ignored this offset and displayed the SENT
date/time as if no time zone information had been sent.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain
the following fix.

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   21/08/98  17:05   71,739 SMTPLMN.EXE Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS

   21/08/98  17:05   80,721 SMTPFTP.EXE PC/TCP Kernel from FTP Software, Inc.

   21/08/98  17:05   74,643 SMTPNVL.EXE Novell LAN WorkPlace for DOS

   21/08/98  17:05   76,179 SMTPWIN.EXE Excelan EXOS 205T Intelligent
                                        Ethernet Controller with LAN
                                        WorkPlace Network Software
                                        (version 3.4)

   21/08/98  17:05   80,473 SMTPXLN.EXE WIN/TCP for DOS RunTime (version
                                        4.1) from The Wollongong Group,
                                        Inc.

Change the name of the appropriate EXE file above to Smtpgate.exe, and replace
this file on your gateway.

A new command-line option, -Z, has been added to this version. If the -Z
command-line parameter is not used, the SMTP gateway will format the time zone
in the way it always did. With the fix, the correct format will be used.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Mail SMTP Gateway
version 3.0a.


A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and
should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you
are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you
wait for the next service pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft
Technical Support for more information.


Additional query words: msmail timezone sent

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2 kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGateSMTP300a
Version           : MS-DOS:3.0a; winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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