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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,,10364,00.htm?stalkersoftware - Sign up for our free bi-weekly SQL tip newslsetter! http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=138&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Customize the Out of Office Assistant - Automate Outlook tasks - Troubleshoot database damage errors - Ask Scott Schnoll: Can I compress an Exchange 2000 database? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - IT Top 10: Exchange management headaches - Exclusive Article: Early bird vendors beating SMS 2003 - Featured Topic: Stayin' alive in Patchville - Know-IT-All Quiz #22: Pack it up, pack it in - Tip Contest: Wireless headphones up for grabs! ____________________________________________________________________ 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 special limited time offer now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,10364,00.htm?stalkersoftware ____________________________________________________________________ CUSTOMIZE THE OUT OF OFFICE ASSISTANT | by Adesh Rampat You can make your users' lives a lot easier by helping them to simplify their e-mail setups. One easy way to do this is to assist with the Out of Office Assistant. No one likes to come back from a business trip and find the inbox overflowing with messages that she then has to take four hours to wade through. This tip discusses setting up the Out of Office Assistant to eliminate that possibility. Pass this on to the boss before his next business trip, and he'll love you for it. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880672,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUTOMATE OUTLOOK TASKS | by David Gostanian You can never pick up enough time-saving shortcuts. In a recent tip, we learned that it is possible to create an e-mail message without launching Outlook -- you can create shortcuts to batch files. This can be expanded to automate many other Outlook tasks, as explained in this tip. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci879500,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TROUBLESHOOT DATABASE DAMAGE ERRORS | by Serdar Yegulalp Microsoft Exchange and Windows 2000 Server contain many mechanisms to prevent data corruption, including the NTFS file system and the various safeguards against errors within the Exchange database itself. Unfortunately, there can be data errors in even the best of circumstances, so a little foreknowledge of the kinds of hard data errors that can appear is useful. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci857993,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I COMPRESS AN EXCHANGE 2000 DATABASE? | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: I have a drive that contains an Exchange 2000 database. I have not compressed it yet. If I were to compress the drive to save space, will it backfire or cause problems? >> CLICK for Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid514359_tax285117,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then 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 ____________________________________________________________________ SQL TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's free SQL tip biweekly newsletter draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals with guidance in all things SQL. Sign up now with one simple click to receive the latest SQL tips and tricks -- right to your inbox. >> Click here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=138&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT HEADACHES | IT Top 10 Why are Microsoft Exchange managers like voodoo dolls? Because somebody is always needling them about a problem. Such black humor is common amongst such folks, who are always on pins and needles about when the next message system crisis will pop up. That's why the Exchange management headaches listed in this "top 10" list will sound all too familiar. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci802246,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EARLY BIRD VENDORS BEATING SMS 2003 | Exclusive Article How desperate are you to know just what software you have, how many licenses you own and which ones are actually being used? If you don't want to wait for Microsoft's SMS 2003 to hit the market this fall, then don't. There's a raft of applications available now that can track software licenses and usage. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci879552,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STAYIN' ALIVE IN PATCHVILLE | Featured Topic Calling Dr. Adams, Dr. Patch Adams! Don't you feel like Dr. Patch in your shop, applying all the latest remedies to your vulnerable patients? It's not easy keeping your head above water in the patch-infested "Straits of Microsoft". Use this collection of stories and tips as a flotation device. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci878916,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PACK IT UP, PACK IT IN | Know-IT-All Quiz #22 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. A server may accumulate a great many backup folders from the installation of Service Packs. If the server has been running dependably for quite some time, you can usually remove the SP uninstall files and free up 25-100 MB per Service Pack. To do this you can: a. Delete them from a hidden folder in the \%Systemroot% directory b. Delete the corresponding registry key c. Uninstall the Service Pack in 'Add/Remove Programs' d. All of the above e. Spend the time playing Pac Man instead >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci879866,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIRELESS HEADPHONES UP FOR GRABS! | Tip Contest We're taught from an early age that it's good to share. When you get something in return, however, that makes your generosity that much more advisable. 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