--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hsmf/datatypes/MessageSubmissionChunk.java	(revision 1664584)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hsmf/datatypes/MessageSubmissionChunk.java	(working copy)
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ 
                Matcher m = datePatern.matcher(dateS);
                if(m.matches()) {
                   date = Calendar.getInstance();
-                  date.set(Calendar.YEAR,  Integer.parseInt(m.group(1)) + 2000);
+
+                  int year = Integer.parseInt(m.group(1));
+                  date.set(Calendar.YEAR,  year + (year < 80 ? 1900 : 2000));
+
                   date.set(Calendar.MONTH, Integer.parseInt(m.group(2)) - 1); // Java is 0 based
                   date.set(Calendar.DATE,  Integer.parseInt(m.group(3)));
                   date.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Integer.parseInt(m.group(4)));
--- src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hsmf/AllHSMFTests.java	(revision 1664584)
+++ src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hsmf/AllHSMFTests.java	(working copy)
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ 
       
       suite.addTestSuite(TestPOIFSChunkParser.class);
 
+      suite.addTestSuite(TestMessageSubmissionChunkY2KRead.class);
+
       return suite;
    }
 }