XADM: MTA Queue Message Time Stamp Ahead One Hour Following Daylight Savings Time Changeover

• Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5 SP2, 5.5 SP3

SYMPTOMS

With Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2), post-SP2 fixes, and Service Pack 3, the message transfer agent (MTA) queues may show the message submit time as one hour ahead of the actual submit time after the local Daylight Saving time (DST) changeover occurs.

This is only visible when you are monitoring MTA queues with the Exchange Server Administrator program. It does not affect message delivery nor client message information.

WORKAROUND

Cycling (stopping and restarting) the MTA following DST changeover causes the Administrator program to display the correct submit time for messages in MTA queues.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.

Additional query words: daylight DST time timestamp

Keywords : Admin exc55sp2 exc55sp3
Version : winnt:5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug