SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Tips from our experts Oct. 18, 2002 Expert answers and advice to your Windows 2000 technical questions. More expert advice: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid1,00.html
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - HP-Quest Exchange 2000 security white paper http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6649,00.htm?freewhitepaper -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT ADVICE OF THE WEEK - How do I modify my OWA startup page? - Is there a future for baby boomers in IT? - Is XP "chatty"? - Message transit agent settings in Exchange - Two Ethernet cards on one PC with access to two networks 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: SearchWin2000.com at MEC 2002 - Exclusive Article: Mark Minasi talks security - Tip Contest: Win a Panasonic digital voice recorder! ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Quest Software Free white paper Enhance security, ease administration and increase productivity. With the right tools and best practices, you can do more with less. Quest Software and HP have co-authored "Advanced security and directory administration for Exchange 2000," a free white paper with best practices to help you get the most out of Exchange. Download the white paper today. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6649,00.htm?freewhitepaper ____________________________________________________________________ HOW DO I MODIFY MY OWA STARTUP PAGE? | by Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: I'd like to modify my Outlook Web Access startup page so that I can add icons to other Web sites and links to other parts of my own Web site. This way, OWA becomes almost a portal for my users. What files could I edit to do this, and do I need to be careful during upgrades that my customizations don't get lost? >>Click here to read Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid496755_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS THERE A FUTURE FOR BABY BOOMERS IN IT? | by Ed Tittel Dear Ed: Is there a future for baby boomers in the technology field? How useful will it be to have an MCSE certification? Thanks. >>Click here to read Tittel's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid491566_tax285126,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS XP "CHATTY"? | by Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar: I have noticed that my network activity is unusually high. Somewhere in the order of 80 trillion packets get sent out during the course of a day. Is this counter accurate? Is XP "chatty"? I have scanned my machine for Trojans and others of the sort and found nothing that would cause this. >>Click here to read Yegulalp's expert response: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid496719_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MESSAGE TRANSIT AGENT SETTINGS IN EXCHANGE | by Laura Hunter Dear Laura: In one of your responses to a question regarding Microsoft Exchange, you made the remark, "Ensure that your message transit agents (MTAs) are sufficiently configured to NOT allow spam or mail-relaying." I would like to configure this, but when I went into the configuration in Exchange Administrator, I could not find MTA. Could you please tell me where it is located and how to do this configuration? We have Exchange 5.5. >>Click here to read Hunter's expert response: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid495939_tax288040,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TWO ETHERNET CARDS ON ONE PC | by Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar: Can I have two Ethernet cards on one PC and have access to two different networks, without the two seeing each other? Does that also put the two networks in any security dangers with hackers going in one server and running into the other? >>Click here to read Yegulalp's expert response: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid496709_tax288093,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM AT MEC 2002 | Featured Topic Anaheim, California -- home to a mouse, and for a week, home to Microsoft. The company's MEC 2002 show is a wrap, and SearchWin2000.com has assembled the highlights here. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci856503,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MARK MINASI TALKS SECURITY | Exclusive Article In this exclusive two-part series, industry icon Mark Minasi shares some pearls of wisdom regarding corporate security. http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci854828,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A PANASONIC DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER! | Tip Contest Have you solved a security problem lately with a helpful hint or tip? Share the wealth and submit it! This month's prize is a Panasonic RR-US320 IC Digital Voice Recorder. 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