=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Weekly manageability scoops, bloopers & tips March 15, 2002
http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. THE LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS - Credit union solves configuration woes - Oops! True IT blooper #13 - IMAP: The road to nowhere? - Secure AD with multi-forest design 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This week's blooper: When backups go bad - Tip of the Week: Outlook Express v6 review - Quick Hit: "Better than Letterman" Top 10 lists - Live Event: Persistence for HTTP and SSL - Tell us: What would you do with a blank check for IT purchases? - Meet the new player on our Ask the Expert team! - Know-IT-All Quiz ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** THIS WEEK'S NEWS & ANALYSIS ********************* CREDIT UNION SOLVES CONFIGURATION WOES Find out how a credit union's CIO discovered a way to scrap manual monitoring processes. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci808918,00.html OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #13 What happened when one IT manager discovered his company's disaster recovery plan was not much of a plan at all? This "true IT blooper" will show that sometimes the obvious isn't, well, obvious. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci805749,00.html IMAP: THE ROAD TO NOWHERE? Post Office Protocol (POP) may dominate the Exchange and Domino messaging worlds today, but the rarely used Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) has many more features. Will POP's bubble burst soon? Not likely, said an expert. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci809020,00.html SECURE AD WITH MULTI-FOREST DESIGN Securing Active Directory can be an IT manager's biggest challenge. Find out why any venture into AD security should involve multi-forest AD designs. http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci803579,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS *********************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WHEN BACKUPS GO BAD | Blooper of the Week Oops! True IT blooper #14 What happens when a backup goes bad? It's not pretty, buster, not pretty at all. >>CLICK to read what happened... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci805753,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OUTLOOK EXPRESS V6 REVIEW | Tip of the Week A searchWindowsManageability user asks: What kind of security problems can "cookies" cause on a network? David Strom reviewed Outlook Express v6 in terms of security. While it has some pros, there are substantial cons, he said. >>Read Strom's entire review here: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci789897,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QUICK HIT | "Better than Letterman" Top 10 lists David Letterman isn't the only one who can have top 10 lists! In this series of SearchWindowsManageability exclusives, you'll find top 10 lists covering everything from security headaches to Active Directory tips. >>CLICK to read the top 10 lists... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax289220,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PERSISTENCE FOR HTTP AND SSL, IMPACT ON WEB APPS | Live Event Q&A Who: Tony Bourke, author, "Server Load Balancing" When: Apr 09, 2002 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) Tony will pass along tips and tricks to load balancing in Windows environments. Find out why load balancing cannot be ignored, especially for businesses that specialize in e-commerce. >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEND YOUR FEEDBACK | What would you do with an IT "blank check?" Here's your BLANK CHECK! It's time to visit searchWindowsManageability's Fantasy Island! Imagine that your Chief Financial Officer has just handed you a BLANK CHECK for IT expenditures. What technology or service would you buy for your company's IT system? How would that purchase change your daily life as a systems manager? What kind of problems do you have because you lack this technology or service? We'll put all of your responses in an upcoming article. We don't have to use your name! Send us your comments at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANNOUNCING OUR NEW EXPERT | Meet Tom Shinder! Tom Shinder, M.D., MCSE, is now on searchWindowsManageability's expert roster. He is author of the best-selling book, "Configuring ISA Server 2000: Building Firewwalls with Windows 2000" and editor of the Brainbuzz.com Win2k newsletter. Ask Tom Shinder questions about Windows 2000/.Net Server Networking Services, VPNs, Security, and DNS, as well as ISA Server 2000. One user asks: When you install ISA 2000 Server and create DMZ, can you use two different domain names (e.g DMZ Mydoamin-ext.com, and for, private LAN MyDomain.com)? >>Tom Shinder answers: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid455617_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #131 This was the original approach for modulation of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) signal. a. carrierless amplitude/phase b. pulse code modulation c. quadrature amplitude modulation d. phase-shift keying >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci810492,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS *********************** JAN STAFFORD, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ MEREDITH DERBY, Assistant News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your press releases and case studies. ____________________________________________________________________ KRISSI DANIELSSON, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ 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 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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