======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS May 16, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ============================================================ Sponsored by VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ============================================================ Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. The FREE Server Security Guide shows you how: * DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION and authentication techniques * DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users. And more. Get your FREE Guide now: http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n061230120014000 ============================================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Microsoft fixes bugs in IIS again" Microsoft is patching up IIS again. Redmond's TechNet site is stocking a new patch for IIS versions 4.0 and 5.0 that fixes three flaws in the IIS software, including a flaw that makes IIS vulnerable to DOS attacks. The new patch also corrects new flaws created by old patches. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_537728_1794_9-10000.html Can you help Nesty with his IIS problem? Give him your advice in or our new Administrator Discussion Forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/44 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read why it's important to patch up IIS ASAP at http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/165322.html. Read more about MS security at http://www.searchWin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci548959,00.html. Having problems installing Internet Information Server (IIS)? 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These results will be available to you FOR FREE. http://www.insightexpress.com/ix/showSurvey.asp?id=26642&accessCode=5477574934&noemail=true ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Microsoft officially ships Windows 2000 SP2 [2] Banish bandwidth blues with Win2k SP2, slimline version [3] Take that! Linux beats MS in benchmark test [4] Open source group slams Microsoft [5] Zona report: Microsoft likely to cast off ASP partners [1] "Microsoft officially ships Windows 2000 SP2" It's official -- Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 has now come down from Mt. Redmond. SP2 is a bit like a "Greatest Hits" package; it is an accumulation of fixes that have been released since SP1, plus everything that's in SP1. That makes the network install more than 100 MB. SOURCE: Wininformant http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21098 [2] "Banish bandwidth blues with Win2k SP2, slimline version" Got bandwidth? If not, a slimline express version of Windows 2000 SP2 may be for you. Microsoft has made available this version which you can use to perform a Web install, so after the initial download it checks to see the components you require, and only installs them at a cost of some 10 to 30 megs. The download is at http://msvaus.www.conxion.com/download/win2000platform/sp2/sp2/nt5/en-us/sp2express.exe. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18990.html [3] "Take that! Linux beats MS in benchmark test" The penguin is beaming. The Transaction Processing Performance Council released new data this week showing that IBM's upcoming DB2 7.2 release running on Linux 2.4.3 outperforms SQL Server 2000 running on Windows 2000 in the 100GB category. IBM is proud; Microsoft says keep in mind this was a database test and not an operating system evaluation. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2760874,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 [4] "Open source group slams Microsoft" Boys, boys, boys!!! The open source community and Microsoft are at it again in a battle that seems to pit science versus capitalism. This latest round comes from Mister Linux Linus Torvalds and nine of his comrades, who called Microsoft the "practitioner of the deliberately incompatible." Earlier this month, a MS official dissed free software licensing, calling it a threat to intellectual property rights, security and the software business. SOURCE: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1121712 [5] "Zona report: Microsoft likely to cast off ASP partners" A new report from Zona Research states that Microsoft will soon become "the Internet's biggest application service provider." The study concludes that the software giant will begin hosting its applications through its own ASP and will likely rid itself of some of its ASP partners. SOURCE: searchxSP http://www.searchxsp.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid28_gci552202,00.html If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. --------------------------------------------------------- WEB LINKS OF THE DAY --------------------------------------------------------- [1] "VPN configurations to avoid under Windows" Setting up a VPN incorrectly can cause your network to malfunction and pose serious security risks. Brien Posey explains two VPN configurations that you want to avoid. First, don't create a VPN connection on a computer running Window's Internet Connection Sharing service. Second, don't connect your VPN server to the Internet without a firewall between the two. SOURCE: EarthWeb http://networking.earthweb.com/netos/oswin/article/0,,12289_748991,00.html [2] "You haven't forgotten about Windows 95/98--why should we?" If you're still running Windows 95/98 on your desktops, check out this batch of version-related tips from MCP Bill Detwiler. Detwiler explains how to install drivers using Infinst.exe, how to deal with Wininit.exe and Vmm32.vxd problems, and (our personal favorite) how to stop your computer from accessing the floppy drive every time you open My Computer. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00320010404det03.htm ------------------------------------------------------- BUYER'S GUIDE ------------------------------------------------------- Visit St. Bernard in TechTarget's new Buyer's Guide. Introducing Open File Manager - a reliable open file solution. 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Windows 2000 DNS, Second Edition provides a technical overview to DNS, WINS, and how to design and administer them for optimal performance in a Windows 2000 environment. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0735709734&ac_id=73 ------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------- "How do you feel about Microsoft and security?" Vote at http://www.searchWin2000.com/poll. SOUND OFF! Have a great poll idea? Or just feel like commenting on the current question? Please send your comments, ideas or questions to News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Please include your name, title and company name. ------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK ------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Web surfers hunt like animals, researchers find" Computer scientists are getting primal when it comes to simplifying the search for material on the Internet. A scientist named Ed Chi at Xerox's research center is working on a program that determines a Web site's usability. Chi is applying foraging theories developed by ecologists decades ago to his program because he believes people surf the Web much the same way animals prowl for prey. He wants to make surfing an intuitive exercise rather than one where users feel like stranded tourists in a foreign country. 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