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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 - Stop those unwanted messages - Tune your Exchange server - When to run Exchange 5.5 Performance Optimizer - Ask Scott Schnoll: What are some SMTP relay security issues? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Microsoft Report Card: Do you have a love/hate relationship? - Exclusive Article: The ABCs of PDCs and BDCs - Know-IT-All Quiz #26: I'll be missing you - 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 ____________________________________________________________________ STOP THOSE UNWANTED MESSAGES | by Adesh Rampat No doubt about it, spam is getting worse. One thing we can do is apply the appropriate filters at the Outlook client or Exchange server. The former means you'd have to apply the filters throughout your organization, which is a time-consuming process. The latter is quicker, but applies a blanket policy on your e-mail domain. You have to choose which approach is best suited for your organization's needs. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci885989,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TUNE YOUR EXCHANGE SERVER | by Curt Aubley An Exchange administrator needed a single server to support 2,000 concurrent Outlook mail users, and he needed to keep the average response time in the subsecond range. Using new configurations, and some third-party software, he was able to tune his network and increase its response time significantly. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci885575,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHEN TO RUN EXCHANGE 5.5 PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZER | by Adesh Rampat With Exchange 5.5, you would normally run Performance Optimizer during the last phase of an installation. After this is done Performance Optimizer is rarely heard of again. As we know, Performance Optimizer allows you to configure the Exchange Server memory usage, resource allocation, public information store options, and database paths. Resources for both the Exchange Server system's hardware and user-configured options are automatically configured, therefore, apart from running an offline defrag, it is recommended running the Performance Optimizer for the following circumstances. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci873426,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/283639 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT ARE SOME SMTP SECURITY ISSUES? | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: I have received many requests for allowing additional machines to perform SMTP relay using the data center's MS Exchange SMTP server. I am concerned about security, as some of these requested machines are not within our data center. What are some of the major security issues and what can I do about them? >> CLICK for Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid514355_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 SERVER ADMINISTRATION TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's free SQL Server Administration Tip is a biweekly newsletter that draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals with guidance in managing, troubleshooting and improving the performance of SQL servers. 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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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE ABCS OF PDCS AND BDCS | by Christine Polewarczyk A, B, C, D, E, F, G -- this migration is killing me! That is the general sentiment we have been hearing from our members. In this article, SearchWin2000.com's resident migration expert, Paul Hinsberg, comes to the rescue with information about the two things that seem to be baffling you the most -- primary domain controllers (PDCs) and backup domain controllers (BDCs). >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci883743,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I'LL BE MISSING YOU | Know-IT-All Quiz #26 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. The most likely reason behind a user being greeted with the message 'Missing Operating System' during a Windows start up is: a. The OS partition has been formatted b. The partition table itself has become corrupted c. Another partition on the system has been marked as startable d. There is a 3.5 inch floppy in your A: drive e. Your OS has eloped with Linus Torvald >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci885125,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A $100 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE | Tip Contest Submit your tip today for your chance to win this month's prize -- a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate! Any Windows-related tip is eligible: Exchange, security, Active Directory, certification, desktop administration, server management -- you name it. 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