=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Administration Tip Feb. 10, 2003
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free case study: Improving communication architecture http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10084,00.htm?stalkersoftware - VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business" http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10082,00.htm?freeguide =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Strange behavior? Check the MTU - Outlook Web Access: Installation issues - Saving contents of .pst files to the hard drive - Ask Scott Schnoll: Changing bounce messages for large e-mails 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: Dos and don'ts of AD migrations - Cast your vote: All about the bloopers, baby! - Webcast: Exchange server upgrade and deployment options - Featured Topic: KIA Admin quiz -- the sequel - Tip Contest: New month, new contest -- win wireless headphones! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Stalker Software Looking to enhance your communication architecture? Download the latest case study that details how Columbia University's medical research center discovered a better messaging and scheduling solution, CommuniGate Pro with Groupware. Learn why 26 million active users have gained unparalleled reliability, incomparable security and Microsoft Outlook functionality for calendaring and scheduling. Download the case study and view a limited time only offer, now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10084,00.htm?stalkersoftware ____________________________________________________________________ STRANGE BEHAVIOR? CHECK THE MTU | by Serdar Yegulalp Sometimes, problems with Exchange server, whether 5.5 or 2000, are not the fault of the server software. Hard as it may be to believe, other factors, like settings in your TCP/IP stack, could cause problems that seem to be the fault of Exchange. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci879361,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OUTLOOK WEB ACCESS: INSTALLATION ISSUES | by Scott Schnoll Outlook Web Access -- has anyone ever installed it without something going wrong? If the number of OWA questions that we receive is any indication, then the answer is an emphatic NO. In this two-part article, SearchWin2000.com's resident Exchange expert Scott Schnoll answers some of the more frequently asked user-submitted OWA installation questions. May other IT pros' problems become your solutions. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci874524,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SAVING CONTENTS OF .PST FILES TO THE HARD DRIVE | by Bruce Wilson Have you cleaned out your inbox or emptied your deleted items folder in the last year? If not, your .pst file is probably bordering on enormous. This tip shows you how to save messages or folders out of a .pst file onto the hard drive so the file doesn't get ridiculously large. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci838560,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHANGING BOUNCE MESSAGES FOR LARGE E-MAILS | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: My company is trying to set a size limit on e-mails. I want to know if there is a way to change what the bounce-back message will say when an e-mail exceeds the limit. Is there a way to modify the auto-generated return message? >> CLICK for Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid514345_tax285117,00.html For more expert advice, sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign -- The Value Of Trust Secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Grab your copy of VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business," and you'll learn everything you need to know about using 128-bit SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions, secure your corporate intranets and authenticate your Web sites. 128-bit SSL is serious security for your online business. Get it now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10082,00.htm?freeguide ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOS AND DON'TS OF AD MIGRATIONS | Exclusive Article Active Directory: you can't ignore it any longer. If you're planning to implement it, fear not -- Laura Hunter, SearchWindowsManageability.com's resident expert on network management, provides tips for an AD rollout. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci878165,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ALL ABOUT THE BLOOPERS, BABY! | Special Contest Over the last six months, SearchWindowsManageability.com's True IT Blooper contest has become a staple of the site and a huge user favorite. It's hard to believe we're fast approaching our 100th installment. We want to mark the occasion by rewarding the user who submits the blooper we decide to use as the 100th with a special prize: An Olympus W-10 digital voice recorder with built-in digital camera! Please rate these current contenders for our regular blooper prize competition and then submit your own! It just might wind up being the heralded 100th!: >> Oops! True IT blooper #88: Relaxed IT pro goofs http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci871407,00.html >> Oops! True IT blooper #84: The missing link http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci868451,00.html >> Oops! True IT blooper #81: A page unturned http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci865904,00.html >> Submit your own blooper here: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE SERVER UPGRADE AND DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS | Webcast Is it time to upgrade to Exchange 2000, or are you better off waiting for Exchange 2003? Join Microsoft Exchange product managers Jim Bernardo and David Madison as they present and review your migration options. >> CLICK here to listen to this webcast at your convenience: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcastsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid1_gci874525,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL ADMIN CHALLENGE -- THE SEQUEL | Featured Topic It's that time again, folks -- we're happy to introduce the sequel to last year's popular admin Know-IT-All Quiz challenge. Mr. Know-IT-All himself invites you to put your IT tenacity to the test! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci877478,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW CONTEST -- WIN A WIRELESS STEREO! | Tip Contest We're not going to lie to you, folks -- we need your tips. We're ready to try hypnosis, so concentrate on your nearest flashing cursor. 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