DOCUMENT:Q197115  09-AUG-2000  [exchange]
TITLE   :XFOR: PROFS Connector Sends NULL Date and Time to RSCS
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:exc55 EXC55SP3Fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Exchange PROFS Connector sends a NULL date and time stamp on all messages
going to the host. The message reaches the RSCS console in the following
format:

   00:39:49 DMTNHD145I Received file (0000) on link MAPLE1 to
   MICROSFT(VMXMAIL)
   PUN FILE 1095 SENT TO   VMXMAIL  RDR AS  0472 RECS 0032 CPY  001 A
   NOHOLD NOKEEP
   RDR FILE 1096 SENT FROM VMXMAIL  PUN WAS 0475 RECS 0001 CPY  001 A
   NOHOLD NOKEEP
   0000001 FILE  PURGED
   00:39:54 DMTNHD144I Receiving file (0000) on link MAPLE1 from
   MAPLEC1(GEORGEB),
   records 0
   00:39:54 DMTAXM104I File (0000) spooled to VMXMAIL -- origin
   MAPLEC1(GEORGEB) 00
   /00/00 00:00:00 0


CAUSE
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The Exchange PROFS Connector did not send the correct date and time stamp for
messages going to the host.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

   Component: Exchange PROFS Connector

   File Name     Version
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   Lsdiavm.exe   5.5.2510.0
   Lsnjec.dll    5.5.2510.0
   Lsvmhc.dll    5.5.2510.0


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION
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This problem may be manifested in the customer's host environment by causing
errors in the NJE backbone, specifically for JES32 nodes. The resulting error is
a bad SMF 26 record.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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