=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Tip October 29, 2001
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Exchange Tip: Working with distribution lists - Exchange Tip: Stopping e-mail traffic jams - Exchange Tip: The Message Transfer Agent 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Tips and advice from your peers - Ask the Expert: Blocking downloads and .exe e-mails? ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ************************ FREE EXCHANGE MIGRATION eBOOK: Planning your move to Exchange 2000? Get the step-by-step tools you need to plan, implement and manage your Exchange 2000 migration. Register today for "The Definitive Guide to Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Migration" -- a FREE eBook by NetIQ and Realtimepublishers.com. Don't miss this in-depth guide to ensuring your Exchange 2000 success. Register now! http://www.netiq.com/ebook/register.asp?Origin=exadmin1015 ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WORKING WITH DISTRIBUTION LISTS | by Adesh Rampat Through the creation of distribution lists in Exchange 5.5, users can easily send mail to a whole group of users at one time. Since most administrators are already familiar with the process of creating these distribution lists, this tip will discuss some of the features members of a distribution list might expect from being on the list. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci778570,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STOPPING E-MAIL TRAFFIC JAMS | by Meredith Derby Messaging performance problems are often caused by huge attachments that eat up bandwidth. But finding out which attachments are "overeating" is a tough and time-consuming task. This short case study presents one messaging monitoring product as the answer. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci752401,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MESSAGE TRANSFER AGENT | by Adesh Rampat The Message Transfer Agent sends, receives and delivers mail between servers within the Exchange System. The MTA will also use addressing and routing information to act as an intermediary, accepting messages from other servers and forwarding them to their destination. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci755058,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS :::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIPS AND ADVICE FROM YOUR PEERS | Tip of the Month Contest We receive dozens of tips from searchWin2000 members every month for our tip contests. Read the latest slew of user-submitted administrator tips and find out the tricks your peers are using to manage their Windows environments. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid1_tax5e3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BLOCKING DOWNLOADS AND .EXE E-MAILS | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, In my company, we have Windows NT with Proxy Server and Exchange 5.5 for e-mail and Internet access. I want to block any downloading and e-mails (receiving or sending) with .exe extension files attached. What is the best way to do this? >> CLICK for the expert Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid407181_tax285117,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ PEGGY ROUSE (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on Ask the Experts and discussion forums. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. 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