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Q119089: PC Win: How the Inbox Received Time Stamp Is Set

Article: Q119089
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): 3.0,3.0b,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 3.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Microsoft Mail for Windows, the Inbox contains the message header
with the time the message was received. This Inbox time stamp is set by the
delivery agent. If the message is from another user on the same postoffice, the
time is stamped by the sending client. If the message is from an external
postoffice or a downstream postoffice, the time is stamped by the External Mail
program (EXTERNAL.EXE). If the message is from a gateway directly serving the
postoffice, the time is stamped by the gateway.

The External Mail program sometimes does not time stamp messages transferred
asynchronously or through an X.25 connection. Therefore, the received time stamp
reflects the time when the message was composed and not the time it was received
by EXTERNAL.EXE.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2 of
Microsoft Mail for PC Networks. This problem was corrected in version 3.2a
(which includes EXTERNAL.EXE version 3.2.9).

For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  mailupd

There is also a newer version of EXTERNAL.EXE, which is available from the
Microsoft Software Library (MSL).

You can find EXTUPD.EXE,
(http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/EXTUPD.EXE,) a
self-extracting file, on the following services:

- Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet On the www.microsoft.com home
  page, click the Support icon.

  Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
  Enter kbfile EXTUPD.EXE, and click GO!
  Open the article, and click the button to download the file.

- Internet (anonymous FTP)

  ftp ftp.microsoft.com
  Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
  Get EXTUPD.EXE

- The Microsoft Network

  On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location. Type "mssupport"
  (without the quotation marks).
  Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
  Find the appropriate product area. Locate and Download EXTUPD.EXE.


For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20 time stamp external

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail300 kbMail320 kbMail300b
Version           : :3.0,3.0b,3.2

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