Re: Print *accounting*

2010-05-04 Thread Kevin W
http://www.papercut.com/ On 5/3/2010 11:48 AM, John Aldrich wrote: In light of a similar thread going on here, I thought I'd post a related question. Can anyone suggest any software to help with network print accounting? We currently print primarily through our Win2k3 print server (at least for

RE: Alternatives to Exchange

2010-05-04 Thread Alex Eckelberry
I would take a hard look at the Kerio product. -Original Message- From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Alternatives to Exchange I've been to a number of customers that have significantly sized

Re: Print *accounting*

2010-05-04 Thread Chris Hamby
We have one customer that uses PCounter. http://www.andtechnologies.com/ I dont know much else about it, but it seems to work pretty good. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Symantec Acquires PGP

2010-05-04 Thread David W. McSpadden
+1 -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Symantec Acquires PGP On 3 May 2010 at 9:23, David W. McSpadden wrote: Pretty Good Protection To Probably Great POS I think

RE: Exchange server recommentations

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
Michael, I just wanted to say “excellent” article in this months issue of Windows IT pro magazine. I am going to send that to my Exchange Admin and review it again before we do our Win2k8R2/Exchange 2010 Migration in a few months. Kudos, Z Edward Ziots CISSP,MCSA,MCP+I,Security

RE: Print Server suggestions (thanks)

2010-05-04 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I can't begin to thank everyone enough for this discussion. You have clearly pointed me in the right direction and saved me a ton of research time. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Re: Print *accounting*

2010-05-04 Thread Jonathan Link
We used pcounter, but moved away from print accounting. We're an accounting firm and made the decision that it was more efficient for us to allocate all printing to overhead, and indirectly bill it through our rates than it was to allocate directly to the client. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:05 AM,

Yahoo / IM Virus New??

2010-05-04 Thread Garcia-Moran, Carlos
Hey all; So of my users are reporting getting a link to a PHP page in the Yahoo Chats from Known contacts, once clicked (of course they did) it scans through their IM contacts and sends the exact link to all of them. Just a heads up, don't know if it's new or not but 1st time I've seen it.

RE: Alternatives to Exchange

2010-05-04 Thread N Parr
We've been using Mdaemon for 10+ years now. Although for the past 4 or so only as a secondary spam/virus gateway in front of Exchange. They have some pretty impressive features now like BB syncing, etc. Haven't paid much attention to the details since we aren't using it as anything but a

Recycler Files

2010-05-04 Thread Cameron Cooper
Is there a way to view the contents within a Recycler file in XP? _ Cameron Cooper Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com ~

RE: Yahoo / IM Virus New??

2010-05-04 Thread Garcia-Moran, Carlos
Woot! NOD32 5080 and above is blocking the Worm :0 , We are Saved, Well until someone else clicks on another one From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Yahoo / IM Virus New?? So of my users

Problem with RAID 5 Array

2010-05-04 Thread John Hornbuckle
I've got a Dell PowerVault RAID 5 enclosure that had a hard drive conk out over the weekend. No biggie, I figured-there are multiple hotspares available. The system grabbed one and rebuilt the array, but fussed that there was a consistency problem. I ran a second, manual consistency check on

RE: Yahoo / IM Virus New??

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
Hopefully Vipre blocks it as well. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Yahoo / IM Virus New?? Woot! NOD32 5080 and above is blocking the Worm :0 , We

RE: Exchange server recommentations

2010-05-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
Thanks! Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange server recommentations Michael, I just wanted to say “excellent”

RE: Exchange server recommentations

2010-05-04 Thread Eldridge, Dave
Z when did that come out? I haven’t seen it yet. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange server recommentations Thanks! Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP

RE: Exchange server recommentations

2010-05-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
Shipped last Thursday. Should be in your mailbox yesterday/today. If you have an online subscription, it’s also available there. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:d...@parkviewmc.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Re: Alternatives to Exchange

2010-05-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 May 2010 at 8:34, N Parr wrote: We've been using Mdaemon for 10+ years now. Although for the past 4 or so only as a secondary spam/virus gateway in front of Exchange. They have some pretty impressive features now like BB syncing, etc. Haven't paid much attention to the details since

Re: Problem with RAID 5 Array

2010-05-04 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:26 AM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote: So, what gives? The array reports everything is fine. But obviously, something is funky. I can restore the four corrupt files from a backup—that’s no problem. But not if I can’t first delete the bad

Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question

2010-05-04 Thread Chyka, Robert
Is there any way to have say 11 people in a department sync their Outlook calendars to one Public Calendar they can all access? Let me know if you need more details. I appreciate the help! Bob ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Exchange server recommentations

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
Windows IT Pro May 2010 Magazine, Instadoc ID 104657. Actually in this months Magazine there is 3 articles focused on Exchange 2010, looking at different parts namely, design, Implementation/Migration. Z Edward Ziots CISSP,MCSA,MCP+I,Security +,Network +,CCA Network Engineer

RE: Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question

2010-05-04 Thread Andy Shook
Not natively within Exchange, you'll have to go 3rd party. I've only done this with Add2Exchange. http://www.diditbetter.com/Add2Exchange.aspx Shook From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:bch...@medaille.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Exchange/Outlook -

RE: Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question

2010-05-04 Thread Don Guyer
They could always setup an address attached to this public calendar and send it an invite. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com

RE: Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question

2010-05-04 Thread Chyka, Robert
Thanks Shook. I will definitely check it out. -BC From: Andy Shook [mailto:andy.sh...@peak10.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question Not natively within Exchange, you'll have to go 3rd party. I've only

RE: Problem with RAID 5 Array

2010-05-04 Thread John Hornbuckle
Yeah, I opened a case with Dell support before sending this message. Haven't been blown away. The technician is Googling the error--not exactly the kind of expertise I was expecting. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:16 AM

Re: Recycler Files

2010-05-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 May 2010 at 8:49, Cameron Cooper wrote: Is there a way to view the contents within a Recycler file in XP? I have browsed the RECYCLER folders using Total Commander from http://www.ghisler.com/. You have to set it to view Hidden/System Files which is in the Display option. You will

RE: Hotel room router with wifi and gigabit E-net

2010-05-04 Thread tony patton
On the other list it would've been a different story :) Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: Don Guyer don.gu...@prufoxroach.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date:

RE: Yahoo / IM Virus New??

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224700541 More information on this latest IM threat. Here is the write-up accordingly: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-050209-1610-99tabid=2 Typical nastiest on the Trojan

Any certification on removing malware??

2010-05-04 Thread justino garcia
Any certification on removing malware?? How about using and configuring and setup of antimalware software. -- Justin IT-TECH ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Re: Any certification on removing malware??

2010-05-04 Thread Richard Stovall
I've know some folks who should receive certifications for GETTING malware... On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:40 AM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: Any certification on removing malware?? How about using and configuring and setup of antimalware software. -- Justin IT-TECH ~

Internet / computer usage policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
Anyone here got a good internet computer usage policy they'd be willing to share? I just checked our company policy document and it says *nothing* about computers or internet usage. Nada, zero, zip about computers or internet. John-AldrichTile-Tools ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security

Re: Internet / computer usage policies

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew S. Baker
http://www.sans.org/security-resources/policies/ http://www.sans.org/security-resources/policies/ -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:43 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: Anyone here got a good internet computer usage policy they’d be willing to

Re: Any certification on removing malware??

2010-05-04 Thread justino garcia
lol was that to mean as a joke, hahaha then I know some people personally who should be awared. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: I've know some folks who should receive certifications for GETTING malware... On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:40 AM, justino

Re: Watchguard Firebox update today marking all email as a virus.

2010-05-04 Thread justino garcia
HI, did you have a recent firmware update. HI phill hope all get worked out soon. gopp On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Phillip Partipilo p...@psnet.com wrote: Is anybody else with a Firebox having all of your email getting quarantined? This is a brilliant start to a week. After one of the

Encryption

2010-05-04 Thread Chris Blair
First off, we are running a Windows 2003 Native Active Directory. There are no plans, or funds to move up to 2008. We have an upcoming project that will require a location on our file server that encrypts folders and documents stored there. This project could last only a year, or up to 5, all

Re: Alternatives to Exchange

2010-05-04 Thread justino garcia
mDaemon from Alt-N We use that, it great and know it partialy owned by RIM. It web client world client, does the group ware, and you can buy per user, the outlook connector. BUt outlook connector fails to work for inboxes larger then 2 gigs. I have setup BIS intergration (since now they are

Re: Alternatives to Exchange

2010-05-04 Thread Matthew W. Ross
We have been using Kerio for a few years here. We very much like the product. Kerio's biggest boast is their excellent web client. Using any modern browser, you get full (or nearly full) outlook functionality. This means any user anywhere can access their mail, calendars, contact lists, task

Re: Recycler Files

2010-05-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 May 2010 at 8:33, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: On 4 May 2010 at 8:49, Cameron Cooper wrote: Is there a way to view the contents within a Recycler file in XP? I have browsed the RECYCLER folders using Total Commander from http://www.ghisler.com/. You have to set it to view

RE: Encryption

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
I think based on the flexibility of encryption Options and some of the items, you might want to look at the PGP Universal Suite of Products. I just hope that Symantec doesn't screw it up. Z Edward Ziots CISSP,MCSA,MCP+I,Security +,Network +,CCA Network Engineer Lifespan Organization

Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
What restrictions, if any, do your organizations place on things like IM or social networking sites? I sent out a warning to the office personnel this morning regarding the new IM Virus and got an email back from the CEO basically stating shouldn't that be a violation of company policy anyway? and

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Steve Ens
It all depends if there is a business or productivity reason for it. We use IM in some of the departments for meetings, quick conversations, etc. But if it is used for wasting time, I would not allow it. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:38 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: What

Re: Encryption

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Given budget and flexibility, I would say that TrueCrypt will give you some of the best options, especially since you'll have external parties adding files to the server. TrueCrypt is easy to setup, and has many options for configuration, and won't require a whole lot in the way of key

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
If the CEO is willing to sign off on a policy banning the use of social networking and IM then, there should be controls in place to enforce the policy, a policy without the associated controls and punishments ( Administrative, enacted by Management/HR) then the policy isn't worth the paper its

Windows 2008 R2 - GPO

2010-05-04 Thread helpdesk UK
Hello Everyone, I am currently trying to get my head around the new Windows 2008 GPO policies Mgmt. Here is the scenario: windows 2008 R2 ( All MS Updates applied ) 1. Configure Central Store and created the Policy Def folder in Sysvol. 2. Copied the entire folder of Policy definitions

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Steven Peck
Why are you as the 'IT Manager' coming up with the companies policy? Shouldn't this be a business decision? In any case, technically here we have a NO EXTERNAL IM policy. The reality is that 'certain' senior management use it so no actual blocking occurs. At some point we will get the OCS edge

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
Well, I think that management is going to want my input, and if I have a nice template, I will be shaping the discussion and making it something I can be comfortable enforcing. Unfortunately, from a technical standpoint, there's not a lot we can do to enforce a no IM and no social networking other

Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Hi everyone, We recently replaced our AV (McAfee) with Trend for both clients and Exchange 2007 (sorry Sunbelt - we came REALLY close to choosing VIPRE). We did not purchase the spam filtering option with Trend ScanMail, but are now considering it. We've been running GFI MailEssentials for

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Devin Meade
Up until last month we blocked all the social networking sites. Now our firm is marketing on them. We are adjusting our policies for this. It will be on a user-by-user basis though. Devin On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:38 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: What restrictions, if

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Devin Meade
Also we don't block anything. We have an AUP and a disclaimer at logon.. We do log all activity and that's explained up front. We hire professionals and they are supposed to act that way. This is an HR issue so IS just reports lists of visited websites upon request. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at

Microsoft Forefront question

2010-05-04 Thread Joseph Heaton
How can you tell definition version on a workstation? Trying to figure out how to manage this stuff, and it's definitely not friendly. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Murray Freeman
Well, as long as we're discussing IM, we don't allow it currently. But, I have trouble understanding how IM is better than either email or a meeting, or using a telephone to accomplish the very same thing as an IM. Can someone explain that to me. Oh, we've recently adopted social networking for

RE: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
IHateSpam from the sponsor (they renamed it, I've forgotten the new name, but I've got it at several clients) works pretty well. So does Postini. So does websense. All price attractive. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Raper,

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew S. Baker
It's not at all strange for the IT Manager to be responsible for consolidating or initiating the acceptable use policy in an organization. No matter which party is responsible for putting it together, it cannot be done in a vacuum. So, either IT does it with input from HR and the business

RE: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Alex Eckelberry
iHateSpam became Ninja and is now VIPRE for Exchange. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials? IHateSpam from the sponsor (they renamed it, I've

SharePont 2010 discussion with Microsoft expert

2010-05-04 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
Just a quick heads up. I am hosting a webcast on TechNet in 5 minutes with Bryan Porter from Microsoft on upgrading to SharePoint 2010. I know it is late notice but if you can attend it is your chance to ask questions directly to Microsoft about the product. Registration link is here:

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Alex Eckelberry al...@sunbelt-software.com wrote: iHateSpam became Ninja and is now VIPRE for Exchange. Careful, keep renaming your products like that and Microsoft will get you for patent infringement. ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that

Compare two AD / Exchange accounts

2010-05-04 Thread David Lum
Anyone know offhand of a tool / have a query line to compare two Active Directory accounts? Group and DL membership, assigned delegates/calendar permissions, etc... David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful

RE: Compare two AD / Exchange accounts

2010-05-04 Thread Andy Shook
Right click, properties Shook From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Compare two AD / Exchange accounts Anyone know offhand of a tool / have a query line to compare two Active Directory accounts? Group and DL

RE: Compare two AD / Exchange accounts

2010-05-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
Doesn't exist. I'm getting ready to release a tool to deal with delegate reporting. For the AD stuff, use adfind or dsquery. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:00 PM

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
How did you block them? Do you have an appliance or did you put in some sort of DNS entries? John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Devin Meade [mailto:devin.me...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Policies Up until last month we

RE: Internet Policies -- Benefits of IM and Social Media

2010-05-04 Thread Don Guyer
Agreed. As a department, we all use IM. I have coworkers in other physical locations that I interact with all day. No one answers their desk phones, because it's usually a vendor or sales call. J E-mail is great for communicating certain things that require a record, or are too long winded

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew S. Baker
When not in the cloud, I generally prefer antispam appliances, rather than server-based software. I've used http://www.sendio.com in the past, as well as MailFrontier (now owned by SonicWall) -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew S. Baker
They can be blocked via DNS, via Firewalls, via Web Filtering technologies. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:11 PM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.comwrote: How did you block them? Do you have an appliance or did you put in some sort of DNS entries?

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
I was aware of that, but I was wondering what Devin's company used. J Personally, I'd go for either DNS (if there was a blackhole or something easily implemented like that) or web filtering appliance. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Phil Brutsche
I have 2 thoughts on the matter: a) I'm sure you're familiar with the saying devil you know vs the devil you don't. You know the GFI product works. Your other options are unknown quantities. b) Consider defense in depth. These days most anti-spam implementations also include anti-virus. If you

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Very good points... -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: I have 2 thoughts on the matter: a) I'm sure you're familiar with the saying devil you know vs the devil you don't. You know the GFI product works. Your other

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Devin Meade
I used a fake DNS entry for twitter.com and the others that I found in the ISA log. I made a new forward lookup zone for each one in our Active Dir integrated DNS system. I know it wont block sub-domains but it made the point. It has since been removed. I can use Trend micro officescan if we

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Steven Peck
IM isn't just chat. Especially if you have OCS installed. There are tons of things that can be dispensed with a quick 2-3 line IM session that would require waiting and delays for other things. With IM you can see if a user if actually present and can be contacted now. It's faster then email

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
Ahh. We don't have an ISA server. I suppose I could enable logging on the ASA and check those logs and do similar things.Hmm. something to think about. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Devin Meade [mailto:devin.me...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Mayo, Bill
If you have ISA, you can also make a rule to deny access to the domain or URL. From: Devin Meade [mailto:devin.me...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Internet Policies I used a fake DNS entry for

Re: Microsoft Forefront question

2010-05-04 Thread Jon Harris
I seem to remember that if you call up the interface on the client it will tell you date and time of last update. If it does just compare the server and client. Otherwise look in the logs under application for when the last update was. Jon On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Joseph Heaton

Re: Encryption

2010-05-04 Thread Jon Harris
Do you actually believe they will leave a good product alone? Go with something other than PGP unless you are not going to be updating it then it will be safe to use. Jon On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: I think based on the flexibility of encryption

RE: Microsoft Forefront question

2010-05-04 Thread Hart, Robert
When you open the console on the workstation, click on the Home button and it is listed on the bottom as Antivirus definition Bob From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Forefront question

RE: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread David Lum
I run both when the environment / client permits. If you can keep the bulk of it off your network all the better. I have one cluent with both a Barracuda AND Trend's anti-spam. The 'Cuda is upstream and catches 99% of the spam, Trend catches the occasional leaker but since it doesn't have much

Re: Hotel room router with wifi and gigabit E-net

2010-05-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 May 2010 at 16:36, tony patton wrote: On the other list it would've been a different story :) What other list? -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 May 2010 at 12:39, Murray Freeman wrote: Well, as long as we're discussing IM, we don't allow it currently. But, I have trouble understanding how IM is better than either email or a meeting, or using a telephone to accomplish the very same thing as an IM. Can someone explain that to me.

Re: Alternatives to Exchange

2010-05-04 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 4 May 2010 at 9:16, Matthew W. Ross wrote: I would recommend anyone who is looking for a mail suite to take a good look at Kerio. Thanks for the feedback. WRT multi-server, do you know if it supports distributed subdomains (e.g. tucson.mydomain.com, denver.mydomain.com, etc.) with

RE: Compare two AD / Exchange accounts

2010-05-04 Thread Brian Desmond
I'd probably just use adfind and kick each one to a text file (Joe has a switch to sort the attribute names alphabetically, you want this) and then windiff the two text files. This is what I usually do. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 From: David Lum

Re: Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question

2010-05-04 Thread Jon Harris
You can do this in Exchange but you will need to create and account and allow all the users that will post meetings/what not to add and/or delete. Major pain to maintain but it does work you will just have to trust the users will not use it for something they are not supposed to do like send

Re: Exchange/Outlook - Calendar Question

2010-05-04 Thread Jon Harris
It is also a security risk but that goes without saying. Jon On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: You can do this in Exchange but you will need to create and account and allow all the users that will post meetings/what not to add and/or delete. Major pain to

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Chad Leeper
We use web marshal. http://www.8e6security.com/webmarshal.asp Works pretty well and is pretty cheap.You can add antivirus and anit spyware scanning modules as well. There is also a fairly robust reporting engine for it. I had it enabled for 60 users and it was running on Windows Xp. I have since

RE: Internet Policies -- Benefits of IM and Social Media

2010-05-04 Thread Murray Freeman
It sounds like the telephone may become extinct, doesn't it! Our organization is small, all in one bldg on one floor, so it's very easy to just walk down to an office. When I get a help desk call, I always walk to the requestor's office. The young man who works with me uses Remote Assistance and

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Jon Harris
When you are building the policy put everything you can in it to deal with as many issues as possible. Issues like who can and can not install software, what kind of monitoring is allowed on the clients or in the network traffic, get HR involved early on and make sure there is some real teeth in

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yep the good old blackhole technique, most of the naughty domains are going to 127.0.0.1 which helps if the malware is programmed to go back to a specific domain name, but that doesn't help those malware that is using google or other public available sites, that might have been compromised to get

Re: Internet Policies -- Benefits of IM and Social Media

2010-05-04 Thread Jon Harris
One advantage of IM over phone conversations is proof of what is said in the conversation. Some times it is quite useful when you need to CYA. Jon On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Murray Freeman mfree...@alanet.org wrote: It sounds like the telephone may become extinct, doesn't it! Our

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
Interesting. Might actually be something to look into, although I’d prefer an “appliance” so I don’t have to buy a server (we don’t have any Win2K8 servers…only 2003 R2) John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Chad Leeper [mailto:c...@capitalcityfruit.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:15 PM To:

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Tim Evans
We redirect ours to an internal webpage that lets the user know the site was blocked and then we can look thru the logs to see who has been trying to go where. ...Tim From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE:

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Murray Freeman
I've just got to disagree with one comment, ...less disruptive then a phone call... The person receiving a phone call, an IM or email, not to mention a tweet is ALWAYS distracted. One thing we've done is put a Do Not Disturb button on our phones, so you know if a person is busy and doesn't want to

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Sean Martin
Phil makes a good point, specifically regarding defense in depth. If you're relying on the same engine/dats, it doesn't matter how many gateways or levels of software protection you have. We made the same mistake here when management decided a certain vendors total protection suite was a good idea

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
Actually, Policies are broad reaching statements of what Senior Management views are on security, they are not all encompassing documents, nor do they have all the details of how the controls are to be applied, those are done in the process and procedures of the implementation of the controls (

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread John Aldrich
Well, it's somewhat of a moot point now as HR came to me with a paper copy of a document they have all new employees sign (I never signed it, though. J) and I scanned and converted it via OCR and added a few tweaks, such as specifying that AIM, Yahoo and other instant messaging clients are not

RE: Internet Policies -- Benefits of IM and Social Media

2010-05-04 Thread Ziots, Edward
Jon, I don't think that can constitute as Primary/Best evidence in a court of law, especially when electronic communications is usually considered Heresay, and therefore needs to be corroborated with other sources. Also: The evidence only shows a communication from the source

RE: Compare two AD / Exchange accounts

2010-05-04 Thread David Lum
Rock on, thanks everyone. Dave From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Compare two AD / Exchange accounts I'd probably just use adfind and kick each one to a text file (Joe has a switch to sort the

RE: Internet Policies -- Benefits of IM and Social Media

2010-05-04 Thread Murray Freeman
Are you suggesting that IM is treated differently than email under the laws of evidence? Murray From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Internet Policies -- Benefits of

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Phil Brutsche
I think you misunderstand - I'm not saying you shouldn't run some sort of mail gateway protection. I'm simply saying you shouldn't use the same product on your desktops *and* the mail gateway. On 5/4/2010 1:53 PM, David Lum wrote: I run both when the environment / client permits. If you can keep

RE: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Chad Leeper
Webmarshal will run on an old PC, Win 2003, Win 2008. It also ties into ISA if need be. Interesting. Might actually be something to look into, although I’d prefer an “appliance” so I don’t have to buy a server (we don’t have any Win2K8 servers…only 2003 R2) From: Chad Leeper

Re: Sort of OT: SPAM - should I stick with GFI MailEssentials?

2010-05-04 Thread Roger Wright
I think the difference is where you want to do your filtering. With significantly smaller environments than yours, I opted to move filtering to the cloud with Postini for two organizations and it was great. The threats and junk are removed before they hit your circuit - 90+% of incoming SMTP

Re: Internet Policies

2010-05-04 Thread Steven Peck
It would depend on your company and corporate culture. If someone sends me an IM, it is in place of a phone call or email. So a 'distraction' will occur. In the case of IM, it's generally 30 seconds or less. Not unlike checking email technical lists from work instead of working. We used some

Re: Any certification on removing malware??

2010-05-04 Thread Kurt Buff
The only certification I know for removing malware is fdisk. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 08:40, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.com wrote: Any certification on removing malware?? How about using and configuring and setup of antimalware software. -- Justin IT-TECH ~ Finally, powerful

Citrix Best Practices for Satellite Connections was RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down?

2010-05-04 Thread Webster
Just came across this while searching for some other Best practice documents. http://support.citrix.com/article/ctx118256 Deployment Best Practices for Citrix XenApp over Hughes Satellite Networks Carl Webster Citrix Technology Professional http://dabcc.com/Webster -Original

RE: Recycler Files

2010-05-04 Thread Cameron Cooper
Trying to find files that a user (who was let go) might have deleted on their computer (email) altho, this would be more on the exchange server. _ Cameron Cooper Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896

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