RE: Backup Exec

2003-03-24 Thread Olds, Dominic
not sure if this helps but veritas used to make a product called telebackup...a delta backup type product specifically for laptops. It was around version 7.2 though. Best of luck Dom. -Original Message- From: Woodruff, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 March 2003 14:05 To:

RE: kind of OT: what's wrong with my HP server?

2003-03-19 Thread Olds, Dominic
Being a confirmed Netserver guy I reckon it's your raid hardware. I had a similar thing where the server would run fine all day but die as soon as the backup hit it. I was running a Rackstore 12 on a Netraid 3Si and it turned out to be the netraid 3Si was dying when the data throughput became high

RE: Simple NT 4.0 server Question?

2003-03-04 Thread Olds, Dominic
WINS is your problem by the sound of things. If it was set up properly in the first place there will be static mappings in WINS which reference the MAC address and old IP address of the box in question. Delete these entries and It'll probably fix it. Any dynamic entries need to be tombstoned.

RE: event Viewer

2003-02-10 Thread Olds, Dominic
EventwatchNT works well for me...and it's free. http://www.netikus.net/software/eventwatchnt/EventwatchNT_Readme.htm -Original Message- From: Santhosh, H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 February 2003 08:07 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: event Viewer Hi Does any one know

Message giving false reports?

2002-05-24 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi all Just a quick one hopefully. I have a user running Outlook XP and when he sends a meeting request to anyone on the GAL he gets the following message back from the system. Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients. Subject:Stuart Atkin Interview

Encryption keys

2002-05-10 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi all, Just having a read of the QUE book on Ex 5.5. I have been asked to check the feasability of setting up public and private encryption keys for all exchange users. I have used this with Notes before but never Exchange. Having read the book, it looks rather complicated at first glance so I

RE: Friday afternoon fun

2002-05-10 Thread Olds, Dominic
1462...at last..something I'm good at. :) -Original Message- From: Bill Kuhn - MCSE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 May 2002 15:51 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Friday afternoon fun 1176 so far.. -Original Message- From: Darren Ash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

Reverse DNS on mail servers

2002-04-25 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi all Hopefully just a quick one here...I have an issue with one of our cutomers who will not accept email from us because our mail server (apparently) is not reachable via a reverse DNS lookup. How and where do I configure this? I thought it was done by the ISP hosting our domain name on

RE: WORM_KLEZ.G Sever Impact

2002-04-23 Thread Olds, Dominic
Am I missing something here? According to my AV vendor, signatures from January detect and clean this thingThere seem to be 2 variants, KLEZ.G and KLEZ.H and both are covered. Besides which I get maybe one or two a week...perhaps I should keep quiet. It's just a nagging feeling that I may be

Second email domain on Exchange server

2002-04-03 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi All Got a small issue. Exch 5.5 SP4, Win2K Sp2. I am trying to set up a second email domain for a company we have just bought out on to our existing Exchange server. For ease of viewing I created a second recipients container named as per the company. Users were then created in this container

RE: Ram upgrade NT4 SP6

2002-03-01 Thread Olds, Dominic
Pagefile or virtual memory on NT4 must always be a minimum of the amount of RAM plus 12Meg. Anything less and the OS can't flush the memory if it needs to. Re-applying the SP will make no difference at all unless the machine was not up to date anyway. All you have changed is hardware, no new

RE: Double-Take

2002-02-25 Thread Olds, Dominic
We looked at it as recently as 4 weeks ago and it seemed like a good product. I had reservations about the amount of hardware it needed for a complete solution (exchange, SQL, FP, web) and plumped for Co-Standby server from Legato. This was a decision which was also coloured by good experiences

RE: Customizing OWA logon page

2002-02-20 Thread Olds, Dominic
What a crcking bit of work. Most talented chappie. Many thanks Dom. -Original Message- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 20 February 2002 08:14 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Customizing OWA logon page The current templates are for Exchange 5.5 only. I'm

RE: Changing where the M drive is mapped to. . .

2002-02-05 Thread Olds, Dominic
Mount the new disks from a folder on C within disk manager. Regards Dom. -Original Message- From: Scott Hendry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 05 February 2002 14:20 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: FW: Changing where the M drive is mapped to. . . We currently are running Exchange

Check this out

2002-01-31 Thread Olds, Dominic
OT I know but oh how close to the truth! PS Don't read if you are easily offended. Also, link may wrap. http://www.microsoft.com[EMAIL PROTECTED]/nyheter/feb01/Q209354%20-% 20HOWTO.htm Dom. _ List posting FAQ:

RE: Restriciting use of MSN Messenger

2002-01-30 Thread Olds, Dominic
OK. If he aint too bright try this..it's quick and easy and I have used it to good effect. Messenger will be installed in the default location if he isn't bright enough to figure out what's going on. So a small batch file which deletes the .exe and then applies enough permissions to the directory

RE: Config Reader

2002-01-24 Thread Olds, Dominic
Don't know of a specific product... However, go get a copy of Windows NT shell scripting by Tim Hill. ISBN 1-57870-047-7 This will show you how to write a scripts to do it for you. I do exactly this to back up critical files and config information on a firewall, and it can be scheduled using NT's

RE: average lifespan server

2002-01-24 Thread Olds, Dominic
So write a docco detailing the lead times on parts/service. Ask the accounts dept for their figure for what it costs the business each day if email were not available (e.g. number of messages thru the IMS multiply by cost of postage stamp) along with any other pertinent factors and give it to

password protected PST files

2002-01-22 Thread Olds, Dominic
Afternoon all I once had a password recovery tool for PST files but now I can't find it. Anyone point me in the right direction please? Thanks Dom. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives:

RE: password protected PST files

2002-01-22 Thread Olds, Dominic
Message- From: Olds, Dominic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:19 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: password protected PST files Afternoon all I once had a password recovery tool for PST files but now I can't find it. Anyone point me in the right direction please

RE: exchange server freezes

2002-01-09 Thread Olds, Dominic
You don't mention how it stops...Is it a BSOD? or what. I had similar problems where it would lock solid but still answer a ping which I traced to a faulty RAID card...it happened during the backup. I have also had a corrupt pagefile do this. Only solution was to move pagefile to a different

RE: Cannot Recover Deleted Items with W2k Workstation

2002-01-09 Thread Olds, Dominic
Do you have the DumpsterAlwaysOn registry entry set? I have seen this work with the versions you mention. Regards Dom. -Original Message- From: Darren Ash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 January 2002 07:55 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Cannot Recover Deleted Items with W2k

RE: Exchange 5.5 on NT4 and W2K?

2002-01-08 Thread Olds, Dominic
That's exactly what I have here and it works like a champ.. -Original Message- From: Laurence Bryant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 January 2002 13:00 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Exchange 5.5 on NT4 and W2K? Hello Everyone, Cunrrently I have three servers running NT4 SP6a

RE: fix monitor

2002-01-03 Thread Olds, Dominic
Everything else I suppose -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 January 2002 13:36 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: fix monitor If everything taste like chicken, what does chicken taste like? -Original Message- From: Jennifer

Error 1035

2001-12-20 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi all, Can anyone shed any light on this problem please. Exch 5.5 enterprise sp4, Win2k sp2, I am having a number of users get outlook lock up solid..Various versions from 98 to XP and also exchange has started reporting an error 1035 in the event log. See next. Unable to open or read a

RE: Error 1035

2001-12-20 Thread Olds, Dominic
://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1035source= ? Regards Mr Louis Joyce Computer Support Analyst Network Administrator BT Ignite eSolutions -Original Message- From: Olds, Dominic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 20 December 2001 15:21 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Error 1035 Hi

Server memory?

2001-12-20 Thread Olds, Dominic
Does anyone have an idea of miminum memory requirements for exchange servers based on number of mailboxes etc? I have read the paper from M$ on this and can only find reference to monitoring swapfile usage. I only have one server now (5.5 sp4 on win2K) but we have just taken over another company

RE: Server memory?

2001-12-20 Thread Olds, Dominic
. -Original Message- From: Olds, Dominic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:18 PM Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List Conversation: Server memory? Subject: Server memory? Does anyone have an idea of miminum memory requirements for exchange

RE: firewall problem

2001-12-12 Thread Olds, Dominic
Any open port is a potential security risk. This risk increases with the amount you open up on your firewall. Personally, I would only ever allow SMTP traffic to an (relay protected) exchange box inside a firewall. Anything else and I would relay from a box sitting in the DMZ (for smtp, OWA etc

RE: Email Virus Protection

2001-12-10 Thread Olds, Dominic
You can run AV scanning at the gateway; if you are using FW1 then TrendMicro works well with this but there is no real problem running a reputable AV product on the Exchange box either. Most on this list will tell you Trend is good as is Sybari's Antigen, and I have personal experience of

Volume of traffic thru the MTA?

2001-11-14 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi all I have received a request for information on the number of emails going thru our mail system on a daily basis, preferably separated by external/internal destinations. As I don't normally log the MTA unless there's a problem, is there any way of getting this info? Thanks in advance

RE: Volume of traffic thru the MTA?

2001-11-14 Thread Olds, Dominic
. The unbounded interop log may be the most useful for what you are trying to acheive. Still needs you to count though. Regards Mr Louis Joyce Computer Support Analyst Network Administrator BT Ignite eSolutions -Original Message- From: Olds, Dominic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14

RE: AntiVirus Change

2001-10-18 Thread Olds, Dominic
www.sybari.com -Original Message- From: Callan, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 October 2001 14:25 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: AntiVirus Change Ok, I am trying to convince my Supervisor to switch from InoculateIT to Antigen. Can someone point me to their website so

RE: Recovering a password protected PST file

2001-10-04 Thread Olds, Dominic
Thanks :) -Original Message- From: Pat Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 October 2001 15:02 To: Exchange Discussions Subject:Re: Recovering a password protected PST file http://www.lostpassword.com - Original Message - From: Olds, Dominic [EMAIL

RE: Replication problem

2001-10-04 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi Soysal Whilst I cannot confirm this 100%, I had a problem last year when 1 of 3 Exchange 5.5 servers in a site had SP4 applied I encountered problems connecting to the other 2 using the administration console from any workstation. Strangely the console on the server itself was fine although I

Outlook 2000/Exch 5.5 attachment problem

2001-10-04 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi I have a small problem with a remote mail user. He connects to the Exchange server using VPN client software (secure-remote and Firewall1). He is able to send text only emails without a problem. He can also receive both text only emails and those with attachments. However, he cannot send

RE: Outlook 2000/Exch 5.5 attachment problem

2001-10-04 Thread Olds, Dominic
Subject: RE: Outlook 2000/Exch 5.5 attachment problem Does this only happen for this 1 user? -Original Message- From: Olds, Dominic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:46 AM Posted To: MS Exchange Mailing List Conversation: Outlook 2000/Exch 5.5

RE: Outlook 2000/Exch 5.5 attachment problem

2001-10-04 Thread Olds, Dominic
Discussions Subject: Re: Outlook 2000/Exch 5.5 attachment problem I agree with client side but it wouldn't hurt to check exchange mailbox settings for the user to ensure they match other users that do work. - Original Message - From: Olds, Dominic [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL

Recovering a password protected PST file

2001-10-03 Thread Olds, Dominic
Dear All Can anyone advise me on how to recover the contents of a password protected PST file please? We have an ex-employee who (it is alleged) was using his corporate email to send offensive material. As someone has made an official complaint, I have been asked to go through the contents of his

RE: Goldmine

2001-10-02 Thread Olds, Dominic
Hi Leeann We were using Goldmine as a contact manager for Exchange until quite recently. We were also using it as a progress monitor for specific contacts/jobs with our customers.(Workflow type thingy) The decision was taken to cease using it as separate package and develop a solution withing

Second domain on Exchange 5.5

2001-10-02 Thread Olds, Dominic
Dear All I have been asked to provide corporate email for one of our subsidiary companies under their own domain name. I know this is possible on Exchange 5.5 and I also know there are a number of ways of doing it. My question is Which is the best/easiest/most efficient way?? Should I create

Authentication across domains?

2001-09-17 Thread Olds, Dominic
Dear All I have a multi domain (NT4) organisation with 4 domains. There are 2 way trusts between the master domain and the other three. The exchange 5.5 box (on win2k no active directory) sits in the master domain. I have an authentication problem for Exchange users in 1 of the trusted domains.

RE: Recommendation

2001-08-30 Thread Olds, Dominic
Full backup every night. Its only 12 gig or so. On a decent DLT that would be about 45 minutes! No reason not to. Maybe supplement it with a full flat backup once a month if you really need the archival. Given the added complexity of incrementals and restoring etc I really wouldn't bother with