I have an issue with the logs in the connectivity folder that show SMTP connections. Even though the time/date and time zone are correct on my Exchange server, the date seems to be off in these logs. In some cases it's using the next days date. Makes troubleshooting difficult. Has anyone ever seen this or know a fix? I am running Exchange 2007 SP1 on Server 2008. Thanks in advance. This is the path to the log files I'm talking about. \Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\Logs\Connectivity Here's an example of what I'm talking about. #Software: Microsoft Exchange Server #Version: 8.0.0.0 #Log-type: Transport Connectivity Log #Date: 2010-07-13T00:00:19.095Z #Fields: date-time,session,source,Destination,direction,description 2010-07-13T17:04:41.222Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,>,mail.global.frontbridge.com[213.199.180.150] 2010-07-13T17:04:41.300Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,>,Established connection to 213.199.180.150 2010-07-13T17:04:43.660Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:43.707Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 5517 2010-07-13T17:04:43.910Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,-,Messages: 1 Bytes: 244606 2010-07-13T17:04:46.175Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:46.238Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 317790 2010-07-13T17:04:50.222Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:50.253Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 14763

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:06:28 +0000, NJDave70 wrote: > > >I have an issue with the logs in the connectivity folder that show SMTP connections. Even though the time/date and time zone are correct on my Exchange server, the date seems to be off in these logs. In some cases it's using the next days date. Makes troubleshooting difficult. Has anyone ever seen this or know a fix? I am running Exchange 2007 SP1 on Server 2008. Thanks in advance. > >This is the path to the log files I'm talking about. > >\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\Logs\Connectivity > >Here's an example of what I'm talking about. > >#Software: Microsoft Exchange Server #Version: 8.0.0.0 #Log-type: Transport Connectivity Log #Date: 2010-07-13T00:00:19.095Z #Fields: date-time,session,source,Destination,direction,description > >2010-07-13T17:04:41.222Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,>,mail.global.frontbridge.com[213.199.180.150] 2010-07-13T17:04:41.300Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,>,Established connection to 213.199.180.150 2010-07-13T17:04:43.660Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:43.707Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 5517 See that "Z" at the end of the timestamp? The time is recorded in GMT. While you may think it make things difficult you probably never had to track messages across mulitple machines in multiple time zones. Recording the time in GMT (or UCT) makes sense. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

That Z on the end of the time means "Zulu" or UCT or GMT. Now does that make the times correct? -- Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." . "NJDave70" wrote in message news:8e3e5a73-4de0-4118-af4c-f5b4536879ed... I have an issue with the logs in the connectivity folder that show SMTP connections. Even though the time/date and time zone are correct on my Exchange server, the date seems to be off in these logs. In some cases it's using the next days date. Makes troubleshooting difficult. Has anyone ever seen this or know a fix? I am running Exchange 2007 SP1 on Server 2008. Thanks in advance. This is the path to the log files I'm talking about. \Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\Logs\Connectivity Here's an example of what I'm talking about. #Software: Microsoft Exchange Server #Version: 8.0.0.0 #Log-type: Transport Connectivity Log #Date: 2010-07-13T00:00:19.095Z #Fields: date-time,session,source,Destination,direction,description 2010-07-13T17:04:41.222Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,>,mail.global.frontbridge.com[213.199.180.150] 2010-07-13T17:04:41.300Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,>,Established connection to 213.199.180.150 2010-07-13T17:04:43.660Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:43.707Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 5517 2010-07-13T17:04:43.910Z,08CCE9AF86622325,SMTP,trianglecorp.com,-,Messages: 1 Bytes: 244606 2010-07-13T17:04:46.175Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:46.238Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 317790 2010-07-13T17:04:50.222Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,+, 2010-07-13T17:04:50.253Z,,MAPI,neo.connecticc.com,-,Messages: 2 Bytes: 14763 Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Thanks for the reply. I knew it had to be somethig simple. Thanks for answering and educating me on that.