Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

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Hi All

I’ve got a strange problem with time. All the server settings show the correct time (e.g console, new mail). However, when users receive mail it is stamped 1 hour fast.

E.G. Mail sent as 11:15 would be stamped 12:15 when it hits the server.

Any Ideas?

Rich

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Subject: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

Is it all users or one user?

My guess would be check the users machine and confirm his time settings are correct.

First check his/her location document to see if it’s using his windows settings or he has specified a timezone.

If windows settings, then check his/her windows regional settings.

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Subject: RE: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

Its all users. I’ve just noticed when new mail is created on the server copy of a mail file, this is stamped an hour fast to.

We have a DST setting in the Notes.ini set as 1 (DST=1)1

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Subject: RE: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

It sounds like your server settings may be off. The iSeries does not automatically adjust for daylight savings time (at least, our don’t). Check the system setting for your timezone. I believe it’s called something like UTCOFFSET. Sorry I can’t be more precise at the moment. It’s been a while since I had to make that change. But I’ll check with our iSeries guys in a couple of hours and post the correct name of the system setting if it’s different than above.

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Subject: RE: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

I changed the DST value on the notes.ini file to 0. This sorted out a problem i had in log.nsf. The times in the log were correct but the interval times were an hour fast.

They are now accurate but the New mail and mail coming to the server stamps are still wrong

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Subject: RE: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

Have you tried rebooted the server?

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Subject: RE: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

The variable I mentioned previously, UTCOFFSET, is an iSeries system value. I checked and it is actually QUTCOFFSET. This is the value that tells your iSeries what time zone it’s in.

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Subject: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

Have you recycled your server? For DST settings, please see this technote: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21247972

And specifically for the iSeries(from the technote):

If Domino is running on a IBM Series i operating system, one must use the DSTLaw parameter to control the Domino DST rules. The parameter should be set as follows: DSTLaw=3, 2, 1, 11, 1, 1

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Subject: RE: Time - Incoming Mail Stamped 1 hour fast

Thank for this. Nearly their now!!!

I added DSTlaw to the notes.ini. The DST Parameters now read.

Timezone=0

DST=1

DSTlaw=3,-1,1,10,-1,1

I changed the DSTlaw parameter to what I think represents the British Summer Time settings.

All problems appear to be resolved. E.g. Log file times, Log category times, New Mail creation times, Received mail times.

However, another slightly different issue. When I send mail externally, despite the creation time stamp being correct on the mail, when received, the time shows 1 hour slow.

My Server still??