Microsoft KB Archive/818017

= XADM: Incorrect Origination Times Are Displayed in the Message Tracking Logs =

Article ID: 818017

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Exchange 2000, when you try to use the message tracking logs to track message delivery times in your organization, you may notice that incorrect times appear in the Origination Time field of the message tracking log.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when a message is sent from one Exchange 2000 virtual server to another virtual server in the same Exchange 2000 organization. For example, this problem occurs if you send a message across one bridgehead server to another bridgehead server in the same Exchange 2000 organization, or if you send a message between two Exchange 2000 servers in the same routing group.

The message origination time that appears in the Origination Time field is defined as the &quot;timestamp when the message first entered the Exchange 2000 organization (either from an external gateway or through creation through a client).&quot; The contents of this field should not change because the origination time can be used to calculate the age of the message in the organization.

However, in Exchange 2000, the contents of the Origination Time field are rewritten on each message hop. Because of this behavior, when you try to use the message tracking logs to calculate the total time that a message has spent in the Exchange 2000 organization, you cannot calculate it correctly.



Cumulative Rollup Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824282 September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup

Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. Component: Transport

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date        Time   Version      Size     File name -- 07-Jul-2003 16:06  6.0.6484.0   131,072  Drviis.dll 07-Jul-2003 16:09  6.0.6484.0   307,200  Exsmtp.dll 07-Jul-2003 16:04  6.0.6484.0    94,208  Peexch50.dll 07-Jul-2003 16:05  6.0.6484.0   393,216  Phatcat.dll 07-Jul-2003 16:07  6.0.6484.0   528,384  Reapi.dll 07-Jul-2003 16:09  6.0.6484.0   311,296  Resvc.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301378 How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: kbExchange2000preSP4septbarFix

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbfix kbexchange2000presp4fix kbbug KB818017

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