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Q173491: XFOR: Message to IMC via Telnet with Year 1900

Article: Q173491
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you receive an inbound Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) message with
the year dated 00 in the message header, it will be displayed as the year 1900.

CAUSE
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The inbound conversion logic for the year 00 in the date header is being mapped
to the year 1900.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version
5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. 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


Additional query words: Internet Mail Service IMS Connector

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0
Solution Type     : kbfix

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