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| Outlook Express 4.01 (Spanish) - 32-Bit Win
| Product Summary |
Product: Outlook Express
Version: 4.01 |
Category: Compliant*
Operating System: 32-Bit Win |
| Language: Spanish |
Release Date: 01 Dec 1997 |
| Operational Range: |
01 Jan 1950 - 31 Dec 2049 |
| Prerequisites: |
Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack-1 + Outlook Express Year 2000 Update OR Outlook Express Service Pack 2 + Outlook Express Year 2000 Update |
| Product Dependencies: |
Windows 95, or Windows NT 4 Service Pack 3 |
| Clock Dependencies: |
Operating System Clock |
| Last Updated: |
23 Jul 1999 | |
| Product Details |
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Release Date: September 1997, December 1997
This document pertains to Outlook Express version 4.01. Outlook Express 4.0 has date related issues that are resolved by installing Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1 or Service pack Internet Explorer download area in addition to the updates recommended below.
How the product handles dates:
Dates are stored internally as Win32 FILETIME structures. The FILETIME structure is a 64-bit value representing the number of 100-nanosecond intervals since January 1, 1601.
Two-digit shortcut handling:
Outlook Express does not generate 2-digit shortcuts for date representation.
Outlook Express inter-operates with other e-mail clients and newsreaders. Some of these older clients may not be year 2000-aware and send messages with dates in a "dd/mm/yy" format.
Product Issues:
Outlook Express (OE) 4.01 (SP1 or SP2) receives an IMAP mail message or a News message with a 2-digit year as the sent date, the date can be misinterpreted under certain conditions. If the 2-digit year is anything other than "99", OE will assume the century value is the same as the current century. If the current year is 2000, and a 2-digit date is received as "97", then the year will be interpreted as 2097. However, there is one special case when different logic is applied. If the 2-digit year 99 is received and the current year is a multiple of 100 (e.g. 2000), the year will be interpreted as the current year plus 98 (e.g. 2098).
For More information, please review Knowledge Base Articles Q234680 or Q234681.
Recommendations:
(1.) Update Outlook Express 4.01 to either Outlook Express Service Pack 1 or Outlook Express Service Pack 2. (2.) Apply the appropriate version of the Outlook Express year 2000 update. The software update is found here.
Testing guidelines and recommendations:
Tests of mail servers for the year 2000 need to have Microsoft Outlook Express and the mail server (IMAP or POP3 and SMTP), transition to operate in the year 2000. For example, some servers may use a 2-digit year in message headers. While the Outlook Express team has tested operation with some popular servers, verification of Outlook Express should include testing of the below items within your environment.
- Authentication: If you use SSL connections to mail servers, verify proper authentication of authorized users, denial of others, and proper operation.
- S/MIME: Digitally signed messages include a signature generated by a certificate with an expiration date. Verify that messages show up properly as having an expired certificate when the current date is out of the bounds of the valid and expired dates for the certificate. Note when testing certificates in Outlook Express that are not yet valid, Outlook Express displays an incorrect message that they are expired.
- Sort: Verify that messages are properly sorted in the message listview.
- Timed Message Deletion: On a POP3 account, when a copy of the mail is left on the POP3 server and "remove from server after x days" is indicated, verify that messages are properly deleted after x days.
- Autoconfiguration: The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) allows for downloading of new settings and restrictions maintained by an administrator on a server. Options for auto-configuration include updating settings by date and by a timeout value.
In addition, contact your mail server vendor for their Year 2000 status and recommendations.
Some potential year 2000 issues may be content-specific.
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The product is compliant with recommended customer action. This indicates a prerequisite action is recommended which may include loading a software update or reading a document. |
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The product is compliant with an acceptable deviations from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability, or reliability of the product. |
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The product is compliant with pending Year 2000 software updates. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly. See Product Guide for further details. |
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YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE
ALL COMMUNICATIONS OR CONVEYANCES OF INFORMATION TO YOU CONCERNING MICROSOFT AND THE YEAR 2000, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE INFORMATION REGARDING YEAR 2000 TESTING, ASSESSMENTS, READINESS, TIME TABLES, OBJECTIVES, OR OTHER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT"), ARE PROVIDED AS A "YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE" (AS DEFINED BY THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT) AND CAN BE FOUND AT MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 WEBSITE LOCATED AT http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/ (the "Y2K WEBSITE"). EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF, THE TERMS OF THE Y2K WEBSITE, AND THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE PLANNING FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE YEAR 2000. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND IS UPDATED REGULARLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. MICROSOFT THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CHECK THE Y2K WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. CONSEQUENTLY, MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MOREOVER, MICROSOFT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY MICROSOFT OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY DECREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER REGARDING ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS FOUND AT THE Y2K WEBSITE AND IS INTENDED TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER INFORMATION LOCATED AT THE Y2K WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORIES OF COMPLIANCE INTO WHICH MICROSOFT HAS CLASSIFIED ITS PRODUCTS IN ITS YEAR 2000 PRODUCT GUIDE, AND THE MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 TEST CRITERIA.
ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENTS MADE TO YOU IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING YEAR 2000 RELATED UPDATES, YEAR 2000 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, OR REMEDIATION SERVICES (IF ANY) ARE SUBJECT TO THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT (112 STAT. 2386). IN CASE OF A DISPUTE, THIS ACT MAY REDUCE YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF ANY SUCH STATEMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY YOUR CONTRACT OR TARIFF.
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