XFOR: Internet Mail Service Converts Two-Digit Years Incorrectly |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5
SYMPTOMS
When you receive a message that has a two-digit year field through the
Internet Mail Service, the year may not be properly converted to four
digits. This problem is not likely to occur before the year 2000.
CAUSE
The Internet Mail Service does not properly convert two-digit years to four
digits for the year 2000.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0.
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.
This fix has been posted to the following Internet location:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/fixes/Eng/Exchg5.0/Post-SP2-STORE/
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service
Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on
obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
MORE INFORMATION
After you apply the fix described in the Status section of this article,
the two-digit years convert to four digits according to the following
table:
Two-digit year Four-digit year
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00-49 2000-2049
50-99 1950-1999
For additional information about date conversion problems with the Internet
Mail Service, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q173491 XFOR: Message to IMC via Telnet with Year 1900
Additional query words:
imail y2k
Keywords : kb2000 kbbug5.00 XFOR kbbug5.50
Version : winnt:5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
