File Time Stamp Mismatch Using FTP Client

• Microsoft Personal Web Server versions 1.0, 4.0 for Macintosh
• Microsoft Personal Web Server version 1.0 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Peer Web Server version 1.0 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 2.0, 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you access a file from a File Transfer Portocol (FTP) client such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, the time stamp may not match the time stamp of the file when you access it directly from the server.

CAUSE

Internet Information Server, Peer Web Server, and Personal Web Server all use Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) as the default time zone for file time stamping. The FTP client reads the actual time stamp in GMT. Files saved and shared using the FTP Server service may not match the current time because of adjustments from GMT or daylight savings time changes.

RESOLUTION

If you require the FTP client to use your local time zone, configure the computer's time as follows:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Date/Time.

2. Click the Time Zone tab and then click Greenwich Mean Time in the Time Zone box.

3. Click the "Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes" check box to clear it.

4. Click the Date/Time tab, and then adjust the time to match the current local time.

5. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about FTP Server services available from Microsoft and time stamp changes, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q156572
   TITLE     : How to Install the FTP Server Service in Windows NT 4.0

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129574
   TITLE     : Time Stamp Changes with Daylight Savings