=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News February 21, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Software Pursuits *******************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Will running disk defrag on Exchange cause harm? - Poll: Will MS' "code-free February" exterminate bug problem? - Exclusive Feature: Windows 2000 without Active Directory - Quick Hit of the Day: Exchange public folder replication - Tip Contest: Last chance to win! - The Missing Link: E-game plays on unpredictability of Bob Dylan _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY "NEWSLETTER" WORM TARGETS OUTLOOK | News: Computerworld A new virus is masquerading as an antivirus program attached to an e-mail that appears to come from a German AV Web site. Yarner has a potentially destructive payload as it erases all data on one out of every 10 systems it infects. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci803689,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax559,00.html Ask an expert about security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285120,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RSA: MS SELLS SECURITY; USERS AREN'T BUYING IT | News: searchSecurity Microsoft's chief security technical officer detailed his company's Trustworthy Computing initiative at RSA Conference 2002 this week. But some users felt Craig Mundie was giving them a sales pitch rather than discussing serious security policy. http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci803559,00.html RSA: MICROSOFT FORTIFIES WEB SERVICES SECURITY | News: InfoWorld Here's another way Microsoft is trying to patch its reputation for slack security: The company has created a sample code for an XML filter to shore up Web services environments. The software is basically a plug-in for Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2000 and will guard Web services transactions from attacks and kill suspicious message requests. It's a free download at http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/techinfo/development. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci803676,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Windows security scanner in the works - Microsoft takes issue with Gartner bulletin - Microsoft brews enterprise Hailstorm - Hewlett-Packard commits to Java, .NET interoperability _____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Windows Decisions ******************* Don't miss our Windows Decisions conference May 8-10 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Attend and discover: ** How to succeed with Active Directory. ** Hidden tactics to lower your TCO. ** Best practices for Windows 2000 systems management. ** End-to-end network administration strategies. ** How to solve your top 10 Windows interoperability problems. ** And more. View full session info and apply today for FREE attendance at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3776008;5058249;p?http://www.windowsdecisions.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WILL RUNNING DISK DEFRAG ON EXCHANGE CAUSE HARM? | Ask the Expert The Win2k Disk Defragmenter analysis of our Exchange Server indicates extreme fragmentation. A run of the Analysis recommends defragmenting. But I have seen articles that say to never defragment drives housing Exchange. Is there harm in running the Win2k Disk Defragmenter on our Exchange Server drives? >>CLICK for Scott Schnoll's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid449676_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WILL MS' "CODE-FREE FEBRUARY" EXTERMINATE BUG PROBLEM? | Poll Do you think Microsoft's "code-free February" will help it exterminate the bug problem? >>CLICK to share your opinion... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll/1,289525,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 WITHOUT ACTIVE DIRECTORY | by Carol Bailey Active Directory is one of the most complex services associated with Windows 2000. In a follow-up to her Feb. 7 live expert Q&A, author Carol Bailey answers user questions on domains, authentication and SIDS. Click here to read the full article... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci801438,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE PUBLIC FOLDER REPLICATION PERFORMANCE | Quick Hit of the Day A user asked: My biggest issue with Exchange 5.5 is the way Exchange public folder replication works. To move or add instances for public folder replication can wreak havoc if you have multiple Exchange sites over a slow link. Is there any way to improve performance? Read our expert's response from this recent searchWindowsManageability Live Expert Discussion Day: http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/198 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A RIOVOLT PORTABLE CD/MP3 PLAYER | Tip of the Month Contest Time is running out in February's Tip Contest, but you can still submit a tip and win. If you have a trick that saves you time or makes your job easier, send it in now. Submit the best Windows-related tip and win a RioVolt SP100 portable CD/MP3 player! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INTERNET GAME PLAYS ON UNPREDICTABILITY OF BOB DYLAN | The Missing Link Tired of your office's annual March madness basketball pool? Asking yourself, "What other pool can I jump into?" The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the Web. A group of Bob Dylan fans bets on what songs Dylan will play at his concerts. The odds of nailing his song selection at a given gig are "tangled up in" slim. Dylan, after all, has 40 years' worth of ditties under his guitar strap, and he mixes up his song list constantly. Winners get a box set of bootlegged Dylan shows. Source: The Associated Press http://www.nj.com/newsflash/entertainment/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0429_BC_DylanPool&&news&newsflash-entertainment ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. _____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your Ask the Expert questions or post them in our Discussion Forums for a quicker response. _____________________________________________________________________ SARA CUSHMAN, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. _____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. _____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED].) >> Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ *********************** ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER *********************** Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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