Microsoft KB Archive/937653

= You experience one or more issues in Exchange Server 2003 after the daylight saving time period for New Zealand changes in 2007 =

Article ID: 937653

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

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SYMPTOMS
After the daylight saving time (DST) period for New Zealand changes in 2007, you experience one or more of the following issues in a mail environment that uses Microsoft Exchange Server 2003:
 * The Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 client incorrectly translates times from other time zones to the affected time zone.
 * The Outlook 2003 client incorrectly translates times from the affected time zone to other time zones.
 * The Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access client incorrectly calculates the end time of a meeting.
 * Lotus Notes incorrectly calculates the end time of a meeting.
 * When Exchange Server 2003 users receive a meeting request from Notes users, the Notes connector takes the time zone of the server that is running Exchange Server 2003 as the time zone of the Notes sender. However, the time zone of the Notes sender is shown incorrectly.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
This hotfix requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 to be installed on the server.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
The New Zealand government has announced that the DST period has changed for 2007. The dates are changed as follows.

For more information, visit the following Web site:

http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Daylight-Saving-Daylight-saving-to-be-extended?OpenDocument

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