No time or username recorded for External Lists

I'm using an external list which is displaying empty values for the Created and Modified fields. The effect is
'Created At '
and
'Modified At '
Is there something I can do to rectify this situation? When a record on an external DB is modified or added through the External List it would be common to want to track this. I'm guessing this is a custom solution.
Love them all...regardless. - Buddha

http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/sharepoint-help/differences-between-native-and-external-lists-HA102771000.aspx
Native List Feature
Supported in External Lists?
More information
Add, modify, and delete index columns
No
Can be defined in the external data source.
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Camelot,
Thanks for replying.
1) What format do you want your users' email address in? (e.g. [email protected], >[email protected], [email protected], etc.)
I want my users to have a [email protected] email address.
I set up an A record as you suggested:
mail.mydomain.com A 1.2.3.4
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mydomain.com 10 mail.mydomain.com
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[email protected]
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Check the explain plan for both statements.
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25 /
I_TYPED_VIEW1
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Hi,
As this question is more related to InfoPath development, I suggest you post it to Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Forum, more experts will assist you with this issue.
Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Forum:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=vsto
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