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Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Windows 2000 white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html - Sign up for our free biweekly SQL Server Tip newsletter! 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 - 503 Error? Here's what to do - Outlook Web Access: Installation issues - Top 10 Exchange performance and security tips - Ask Scott Schnoll: Why am I sending winmail.dat and not .doc? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000.com Survey: Here's your chance to grade MS! - Exclusive Article: Top 20 XP headaches - Know-IT-All Quiz #25: Too stubborn to install - Tip Contest: Win a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate! - Conference Info: Exchange product support lifecycle ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Free Windows 2000 white papers Download the key papers you need today to make better-informed decisions. Targeted categories include: Windows security, Active Directory, client and desktop administration, Exchange and messaging troubleshooting -- and more. Click here to browse the SearchWin2000.com white papers section: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ 503 ERROR? HERE'S WHAT TO DO | by Serdar Yegulalp The "503 Service Unavailable" error is a generic error message delivered by a Web server when something has failed behind the scenes. Because the error is so non-specific, it can be annoyingly difficult to troubleshoot -- especially when the Web service in question is Outlook Web Access. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci884582,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OUTLOOK WEB ACCESS: INSTALLATION ISSUES | by Christine Polewarczyk 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 article, SearchWin2000.com's resident Exchange expert Scott Schnoll answers some of the more frequently asked user-submitted OWA installation questions. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci874524,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE AND SECURITY TIPS | by Serdar Yegulalp Everyone wants to get the most they can out of Exchange -- the most security, the most speed. But many administrators don't have the practical knowledge to get it done. This article presents a series of practical tips that show some techniques that will help to make Exchange both secure and speedy. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci835881,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHY AM I SENDING WINMAIL.DAT AND NOT .DOC? | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: Why do some external clients receive Winmail.dat instead of normal .doc attachments even though the message format is plain text? >> CLICK for Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid514352_tax285117,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. 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Take this 10-minute survey and help us prepare Microsoft's report card for 2003. >> CLICK to take the survey... http://www.insightexpress.com/s/Sear53580 >> Read last year's report card: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci820712,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "WINDOWS XP HEADACHES": TOP 20 XP HEADACHES | Chapter Download "Windows XP Headaches" is a great resource for fast and effective XP troubleshooting. This chapter, "Curt's top 20 Windows XP headaches," addresses the most common problems associated with Windows XP, from automatic Internet connection by Windows Update to the location of Remote Desktop features on the Home Edition to disabling certain "security settings" in Internet Explorer. >>Click here to download this chapter: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/searchWin2000/downloads/XP_Headaches_appendix.pdf =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOO STUBBORN TO INSTALL | Know-IT-All Quiz #25 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. A rare but frustrating RPC stub error can occur in Windows 2000 when you attempt to install a program using the InstallShield or MSI package system. To resolve this, you must: a. Install Office 2000's Service Release 1 or later b. Fix Office 2000 with the installation repair tool on your CD c. Download the MCREPAIR tool from Microsoft d. Both a and c e. Coax your PC with a stick, a string and a carrot >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci883766,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A $100 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE | Tip Contest We think we do a pretty good job of selecting tip contest prizes that our users will want to compete for. But there's nothing quite like being able to select your own. This month's prize is a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com. 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