=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Tip June 24, 2002
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Do you need to know who's sending all that e-mail? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4155,00.htm?freetrial - 13 MCSE CD-ROM training courses for the price of 3! http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=465&m=ew2tr061102&p=c =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Manage mailbox storage limit notice - Creating an Outlook new message shortcut - Early virus warning 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Win2000Talk Radio: Linux -- pretender or real Windows threat? - Online Event: Publishing servers with ISA Server 2000 - User Forums: Exchange - Rate User Tips: Vote for your favorite Exchange tip ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ******************** Do you need to know who's sending all that e-mail? Find out fast! Download your FREE trial of Quest Software's MessageStats(tm) and see how your Exchange e-mail and messaging system is really being used. Detect inappropriate use, enforce corporate email policies, prove your service level compliance and plan intelligently for capacity. Visit us and download your free trial TODAY! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4155,00.htm?freetrial ____________________________________________________________________ MANAGE MAILBOX STORAGE LIMIT NOTICE | by Adesh Rampat Administrators may set up mailbox storage limits on users' mailboxes to help manage storage space on the Exchange server. Obviously, too much storage allocated to each user will result in no file space on the Exchange server, while too little will result in unhappy users. So setting the limit is something of an art. In addition, users often complain about the frequency of storage warning messages. In Exchange 5.5, you can make your users' lives easier by limiting the frequency with which they are warned about nearing their storage limit. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci834539,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CREATING AN OUTLOOK NEW MESSAGE SHORTCUT | by Erasmo Medina SearchWin2000 member Erasmo Medina says he's found a cool way of creating a New Message shortcut in Microsoft Outlook without actually having to open the application. The first step, he says, is to create a batch or command file and place it where the Outlook.exe file resides; usually "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOfficeOutlook.exe." >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci822474,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EARLY VIRUS WARNING | by Thomas Joyce Here's an effective way to keep GAL-crawling viruses from spreading throughout your company. Create a fake user with a name that will be listed first, alphabetically in your company's GAL, such as Aabott. Have all e-mail sent to that user go to you -- your pager, your e-mail account, your cell phone, everywhere. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci547430,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********* 13 MCSE CD-ROM Training Courses for the price of 3! ******* Get a jump start on your MCSE certification or the certification of your technology staff with our MS-approved MCSE study guides. Act now to receive your 13 CD-ROM training courses supporting the MCSE Exam 70-215, "Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows 2000 Server." >> CD-ROM price: $349 (a $1300 value!) 65 hours of training http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=465&m=ew2tr061102&p=c ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LINUX: PRETENDER OR REAL WINDOWS THREAT? | Win2000Talk Radio Can Linux unseat Windows as the world's No. 1 operating system? Conventional wisdom says no. But there's no doubt that Linux popularity is surging. This week's radio show on the so-called "free operating system" challenge features Linux expert and Giga Information Group Vice President Richard Fichera, Kevin Kocis, a senior IT manager at a large Midwestern high-technology firm, and author Harry Brelsford, who also runs NetHealthMon.com in Seattle. >>CLICK to listen... http://win2000talk.techtarget.com/?stream=2315 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PUBLISHING SERVERS WITH ISA SERVER 2000 | Online Event Who: Dr. Tom Shinder, best-selling author When: June 27 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Making your internal network servers available to users on the Internet? Next Thursday, join Dr. Tom Shinder, author of "Configuring ISA Server 2000: Building Firewalls with Windows 2000," to find out how to use ISA Server 2000 with both Web and server publishing rules, and which method is best for your organization. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE | User forums Have you visited our user forum recently? The SearchWin2000 Exchange forum offers you the opportunity to collaborate with other SearchWin2000 members about 5.5/2k migration, administration, application integration and more. >> CLICK to join the conversation... http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE USER-SUBMITTED EXCHANGE TIP! | Rate User Tips We want your Exchange tips! The June contest is almost over so have a look at the contenders and rate your favorite Exchange tip today. If you want to submit your own tip, don't delay -- this is your last chance to win this month's prize, a five-piece set of Boston Acoustics computer speakers! >> CLICK to read the new tips... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid1_tax283639,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MARGIE SEMILOF, Senior News Writer (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news and story ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ 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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