KB191905 - Y2K: Key Dirsync Logs Display Incorrect Date after 1999

Article ID: 191905

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

APPLIES TO

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

This article was previously published under Q191905

SYMPTOMS

The year 2000 is displayed incorrectly in the following log files:

Central.log
Dirsync.log (both on the Requestor and the Dirsync Server)

The date 01/01/2000 is displayed as 01/01/100 by Dispatch.exe for DOS.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the following fix.

MS-DOS

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   Dispatch.exe   7/10/98   5:39p    85,245 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Import.exe     7/10/98   5:39p   205,905 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Rebuild.exe    7/22/98   2:26p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Reqmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Srvmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   164,111 bytes (version 3.5.34)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

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

Windows NT

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   Dispatch.exe   9/4/97   4:34p    72,854 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Import.exe     9/4/97   4:33p   205,043 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Rebuild.exe    9/4/97   4:34p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Reqmain.exe    9/4/97   4:32p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Srvmain.exe    9/4/97   4:33p   163,925 bytes (version 3.5.32)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

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

OS/2

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   Dispatch.exe   7/22/98   2:26p    73,098 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Import.exe     7/10/98   5:39p   205,905 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Rebuild.exe    7/22/98   2:26p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Reqmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Srvmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   164,111 bytes (version 3.5.34)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks listed above. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

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

191886 Y2K: Reqmain.exe for DOS Displays the Incorrect Date after 1999

191887 Y2K: Srvmain.exe for DOS Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

191888 Y2K: DOS Dispatch Incorrectly Displays Year

191889 Y2K: Rebuild.exe for DOS Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

191907 Y2K: Import.exe Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

Additional query words: dirsync, dir-sync, Y2K, compliant, date, log

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB191905