The following email: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-fop-users/200206.mbox/%3c3D11E59B004E577C@mel-rta7.wanadoo.fr%3e%20(added%20by%20postmaster@wanadoo.fr) has the header Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 1:4:31 +0100 This is shown in the listing as: Date Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Looks like the parser does not like single-digit HH and MM.