| Microsoft Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure & Resource Center |
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| Outlook Express 5.0 (English) - HP-UNIX
| Product Summary |
Product: Outlook Express
Version: 5.0 |
Category: Compliant
Operating System: HP-UNIX |
| Language: English |
Release Date: 18 Mar 1999 |
| Operational Range: |
01 Jan 1970 - 31 Dec 2137 |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
| Product Dependencies: |
Hewlett-Packard UX 10.2 or 11.0 |
| Clock Dependencies: |
System Clock |
| Last Updated: |
03 Apr 1999 | |
| Product Details |
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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. When making operating system calls, dates are converted to and from the UNIX time_t format. The time_t format is a 32-bit value representing the number of seconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00 UTC.
Two-digit shortcut handling:
Microsoft Internet Explorer for HP-UX ("IE") interprets dates entered with a 2-digit shortcut to mean the following:
1/1/00 through 12/31/79 are interpreted as 1/1/2000 through 12/31/2079
1/1/80 through 12/31/99 are interpreted as 1/1/1980 through 12/31/1999
Some web sites using older web servers may use HTTP/1.0 headers that have a 2-digit date representation for the year. Web authors may also use a 2-digit year representation for expiration date of cookie data.
Microsoft Outlook Express for HP-UX ("OE") does not generate 2-digit shortcuts for date representation.
OE 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.
OE will assume that 50 û 99 are 1950 to 1999 and 00 û 49 are 2000 to 2049
Common date usage errors:
Independent of IEÆs handling of dates, web page HTML content, JSCRIPT, Java applets, server scripts, or controls may have potential Year 2000 issues.
The JSCRIPT method .getYear() returns a 2-digit string for years within the operational range up to 1999. The method returns a 4-digit string for years within the operational range from 2000. Web authors can use the method .getFullYear(), which returns 4-digit dates.
Testing guidelines and recommendations:
Tests of web sites or web-based applications for the year 2000 need to have IE, the web server, and if applicable, proxy server, transition to and operate in the year 2000 under testing. For example, depending on your web and proxy server, it may use a 2-digit year in its HTTP/1.0 headers.
Tests of mail servers for the year 2000 need to have OE 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 IE and OE teams have tested operation with some popular mail servers, proxy servers & web servers, verification of IE & OE should include testing of the below items within your computing environment.
- Authentication: If using a secured site and/or SSL connections, verify proper authentication of authorized users, denial of others, and proper operation. Note: If testing certificates in IE that are not yet valid, IE displays a message that they are expired. If using 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 OE that are not yet valid, OE displays a 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.
- File Download: Verify proper download of any files referred to by your site.
- Search: Verify that search bar works for your preferred search provider.
- History: IE organizes sites you have recently visited by "today", "yesterday", and previous weeks.
- Auto-configuration: The Internet Explorer Administration Kit 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 web server, proxy server, mail server and third party Java Virtual Machine vendor for their Year 2000 status and recommendations.
Some potential year 2000 issues may be content-specific. You should ensure that interactive sites can handle the year 2000 in their web page HTML content, cookies, JSCRIPT, Java applets, server scripts, or controls. | |
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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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