Article ID: 17882
Date: 10 October 2006
Updated: 20 March 2007

Daylight Savings Time Adjustment 2007

The starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings Time are changing in the U.S. this year. It will start three weeks earlier (2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday in March, 03/11/2007) and will end one week later (2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in November, 11/04/2007). http://www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx

What is Affected?

What are the Symptoms?

What Should Be Done to Remedy This?

Some Exceptions

Device Manufacturers’ DST Patches

5 Steps For Microsoft Exchange Environments (see next section for Lotus Domino)

Before proceeding through these steps, please see KB Article 17540 for detailed instructions on how to re-adjust the GoodAdmin account permissions because applying an Exchange Message Store hot-fix inherits a security fix that will cause the GoodAdmin account "Send As" permission to become denied and will therefore require the GoodAdmin permissions to be re-adjusted. Performing this re-adjustment this will prevent users from becoming paused after applying the Exchange Message Store hot-fix.

1. Run Windows Operating Systems Patches

2. Update CDO (cdo.dll)

3. Update Good Messaging Server to 4.9.3 (available 2/28/07) - Download software from download site http://www.good.com/download

4. Update Good Mobile Messaging Client to 4.9.3 - Please see Administrator's Guide Chapter 6 (Managing the Handhelds) for instructions on upgrading the Good Messaging Client.

5. Run the Microsoft Outlook Time Zone Data Update Tool - For information regarding the Tool for Outlook and Exchange to modify calendar entries for the affected 4 weeks, please see KB Article 931667 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667. Alternatively, users may manually re-create appointments without using the Outlook Time Zone Update Data Tool.

Please contact Microsoft with questions or issues regarding the Microsoft updates or the update tool.**

* After applying the Exchange 2003 Message Store hot-fix users may become paused. Please see KB Article 17540 to re-adjust the GoodAdmin account permissions.

**Good has tested these recommendations at its own facilities and through various customer betas with good results.  Good cannot guaranty these results for each unique customer environment.  So we encourage you to review the recommendations of Microsoft and IBM closely and to proceed cautiously in light of your special knowledge of your own systems.

5 Steps For IBM Domino Environments

1. Run Windows Operating Systems Patches

2. Update the Domino Server - For details on steps necessary to prepare a Notes client or Domino server for DST, please see IBM site article http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21247972

3. Update Good Messaging Server to 4.5.6 (available 2/28/07) - Download software from download site http://www.good.com/download

4. Update Good Mobile Messaging Client to 4.9.3 - Please see Administrator's Guide Chapter 6 (Managing the Handhelds) for instructions on upgrading Good Messaging Client.

5. Run the Mail Agents - For information regarding the tool for Notes to modify calendar entries for the affected 4 weeks, please see IBM site article http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21232652

Please contact Microsoft or IBM with questions or issues regarding the Microsoft and/or IBM updates or the mail agent.*

*Good has tested these recommendations at its own facilities and through various customer betas with good results.  Good cannot guaranty these results for each unique customer environment.  So we encourage you to review the recommendations of Microsoft and IBM closely and to proceed cautiously in light of your special knowledge of your own systems.

Possible Update Scenarios & Outcomes

Here is an example of a single occurrence appointment for March 12, 2007 made on Jan 11, 2007 (before OS DST patches were applied)

  Update Scenario Outcome
1 No updates applied (GM Client previous to 4.9.3)

The appointment time is correctly displayed but the user's calendar event will be late by 1 hour if using desktop time.

Appointment time correctly displayed on the device if the device time is correct.
2

Good Mobile Messaging Client upgraded Only

(no other updates applied)

If created on the Outlook/Notes, then the appointment time on Good Mobile Messaging is incorrect.

If created on Good Mobile Messaging, then the appointment time is incorrect on Outlook/Notes.
3

MS Outlook Time Zone Updater Tool/Notes Mail Agents not applied

(all other updates applied)

 Appointment time would be off by 1 hour if made with Outlook/Notes before OS patch or with Good Mobile Messaging Client previous to 4.9.2
4 All OS DST patches but did not upgrade Good Mobile Messaging software Same as scenario 2
5 GM Server and Client upgraded only, no other upgrades Same as scenario 2

Additional Information:

Here are some helpful links and press releases describing the upcoming Daylight Saving's Time (DST) changes.

Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Starting March 11, 2007, daylight saving time will be extended by at least another four weeks, from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.co.uk/daylight-saving-time/usa/energy-policy-act-2005.htm

When Does Daylight Time Begin and End?
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html

California Energy Commission - Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why We Use It
http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html

Press Releases:

President Makes official daylight saving time change
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1123518664930_118927864/?hub=TopStories

President signs policy act
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050808-6.html

Energy Bill Would Extend Daylight Savings Time
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/dstextend.htm

 

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