PC Ext: External.exe Displays Dates Incorrectly after 1999

ID: Q191942

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.2, 3.2a, 3.5

SYMPTOMS

External.exe for DOS and External.exe for OS/2 may display the incorrect date for the years following 1999. In various locations (in logs and on screen), the year may be displayed incorrectly. For example: the years 2000 through 2009 display as 10, the years 2010 through 2019 display as 11, the years 2020 through 2029 display as 12, and so on. Or in some locations, the date 01/01/2000 is displayed as 01/01/100.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

MS-DOS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

File name	Date	Size
Async.ovl	7/31/98	372,634 bytes
External.exe	7/29/98	57,583 bytes
X25eicon.ovl	7/29/98	396,618 bytes

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Exty2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/

Windows NT

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

File name	Date	Size
Async.ovl	4/15/99	277,040 bytes
External.exe	4/15/99	54,608 bytes
X25eicon.ovl	4/15/99	274,880 bytes

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Exty2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/

OS/2

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

File name	Date	Size
Async.ovl	7/29/98	266,642 bytes
External.exe	7/29/98	53,200 bytes
X25eicon.ovl	7/29/98	263,986 bytes

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Exty2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the External.exe program that is included with Microsoft Mail for PC Networks version 3.2, 3.2a, and 3.5 for MS-DOS, Windows NT, and OS/2.

MORE INFORMATION

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

Q191943 Y2K: Seconds in Time Field Incorrect after 1999

Additional query words: Y2K compliant date mail flow MTA delivery

Keywords : kb2000 MailPCExt
Version : WINDOWS:3.2,3.2a,3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug