=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Administration Tip Sept. 23, 2002
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Get Free Resources and Tools for Better Exchange Management http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5897,00.htm?freeresources&tools =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Recover hard-deleted items - Internet Mail Service failure notification - How much free space can you reclaim? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - New Feature: IIS Info Center - Exclusive Article: Microsoft Browser Service, part 1 - Best Web Links: Exchange Administration and Management - Live Webcast: Understanding Group Policy - Tip Contest: Throwing down the gauntlet ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored By: Quest Software FREE RESOURCES AND TOOLS FOR EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT. Is your Exchange system in peak health? Visit Quest Software for free resources and field-proven tools. Download free white papers, technical briefs and recorded eSeminars on migration and administration. Join our Exchange Migration Program for free licenses of our certified migration tool. Manage Exchange with confidence - visit Quest Software today! >> CLICK below for details! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5897,00.htm?freeresources&tools ____________________________________________________________________ RECOVER HARD-DELETED ITEMS | by Serdar Yegulalp "Hard deleting" an item in Exchange 5.5 parlance means to delete something before moving it to the Deleted Items folder. When an item is moved to the Deleted Items folder, it can be easily recovered from there before the folder is emptied. If you are using a mail client on an Exchange 5.5 mailbox, items that have been removed from the Deleted Items folder can still be recovered, provided the Exchange Server has been configured to retain deleted items. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci852085,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INTERNET MAIL SERVICE FAILURE NOTIFICATION | by Steve Bent This tip shows you how to configure a batch file in Exchange that will send a message to your users' machines alerting them if your IMS service stops for any reason. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci797298,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW MUCH FREE SPACE CAN YOU RECLAIM? | by Bob MacGregor After deleting or moving a large number of mailboxes, you can find out how much free space an offline compaction would reclaim. This is especially important if you're getting close to your database size limit or you're running low on disk space. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci781286,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIS INFO CENTER | New Feature Be sure to stop in at our brand new IIS Info Center! We've ported all the rich content from SearchWebManagement.com's IIS Info Center into an expanded SearchWin2000.com IIS Best Web Links category. Check out the best of the Web on important IIS topics, among them IIS performance management, updates & patches, IIS development, security and tips and tricks. >> Visit the IIS Info Center now! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285416,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT BROWSER SERVICE, PART 1 | Exclusive Article In taking Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses, SearchWindowsManageability.com expert Doug Paddock has found that instructors don't explain much about the Browser Service. In this first installment of a three-part article, Doug fills the knowledge gap left by MOC by explaining the many uses of Browser Service. >> CLICK for the full article... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci851151,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links At long last -- relief for the overworked Exchange admin! This collection of sites and articles contain repositories of information and best practices. >> CLICK here for the best links on Exchange... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287640,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING GROUP POLICY | Live Webcast Who: James Michael Stewart, author and MCSE When: Oct. 1 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) SearchWin2000.com admin expert James Michael Stewart will discuss Group Policy configurations, capabilities and limitations, and show you some practical tips you can apply when using Group Policy Editor (GPE) for software management and distribution, security and user management. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET | Tip Contest Participation in the tip contest has dropped off a bit -- so I'm taking off the gloves and flat out challenging everyone to come up with a doozy! There may be a short-cut or trick you use everyday that could qualify. Rack your brains folks, because the prize this month is a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player. Show us what you're made of! 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