DOS Remote Client Displays Year 100 on or after Year 2000
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.0, 3.2, 3.2a, 3.5
- Microsoft Mail Remote for MS-DOS, version 3.0
SYMPTOMS
When you create or read mail after the year 2000, the date will appear as
100 plus the year. For example, the year 2001 will appear as 101. This
problem will occur for all mail created by or received by the client.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to
obtain the following fix.
This fix should have the following time stamp:
Listen.exe 7/28/98 6:16p 72,507 bytes (version 3.0.4)
Mail.exe 7/28/98 6:15p 221,153 bytes (version 3.0.4)
Transmit.exe 7/31/98 11:36a 56,923 bytes (version 3.0.4)
This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as
Remcy2k.exe:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail Remote for
MS-DOS version 3.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been
fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing
this specific problem. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more
information.
Keywords : kb2000 MailPCDOS MailPCRmt
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.2,3.2a,3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
