DOCUMENT:Q224597 30-SEP-1999 [exchange] TITLE :XCON: SP2 of PROFS Connector Sets Sent Date to Jan 1, 1601 PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:EXC55SP3Fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== After upgrading an Exchange Server computer to version 5.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2), messages received from a SoftSwitch environment may display a sent date as 1/1/01. If your client is configured to display a 4-digit year, you will see 1/1/1601. If you examine the message with MDBVU, you will see a date of Jan 1, 1601. Note that this is the base time for the FILETIME format. CAUSE ===== A logic change introduced in Exchange Server 5.5 SP2 can leave the date uninitialized. When the uninitialized SYSTEMTIME structure is passed to the LocalFileTimeToFileTime() function, the result is Jan 1, 1601. 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: OV/VM Connector +---------------------------+ | File name | Version | +---------------------------+ | Lsdiamex.exe | 5.5.2582.0 | +---------------------------+ STATUS ====== 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. Additional query words: SoftSwitch SSW Profs ====================================================================== Keywords : EXC55SP3Fix Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : winnt:5.5 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 1999.