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Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Ensure system &application performance with NetIQ MailMarshal http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11603,00.htm?netiq0.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 - Understanding the "451 Action Aborted" error - The basics of installing Exchange 2000 - Can't plan too much for an Exchange update - Ask Scott Schnoll: What's the role of the Exchange service? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000.com Survey: Does Microsoft pass or fail? - Quick Hit: True IT blooper #97: DOS, we hardly knew ye - Webcast: Exchange server upgrade and deployment options - Know-IT-All Quiz #27: Howdy, stranger - Tip Contest: Win a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: NetIQ Ensure system & application performance with NetIQ MailMarshal Worried that unmonitored use of company e-mail is reducing employee productivity and exposing your network to spam, viruses and legal liability? View a FREE flash demo of NetIQ MailMarshal products to discover how you can protect confidential information, block e-mail-based viruses and enforce e-mail usage policies. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11603,00.htm?netiq ____________________________________________________________________ UNDERSTANDING THE "451 ACTION ABORTED" ERROR | by Serdar Yegulalp Outbound SMTP emails can sometimes fail with a peculiar error, "451 Action Aborted," that is often echoed repeatedly to the recipient or sender. The failed message will sit in the IMS queue and will continue to echo the error until the message is deleted or sent successfully. There are several main reasons why a message will produce a 451 error, some due to local conditions and some due to the remote server. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887403,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE BASICS OF INSTALLING EXCHANGE 2000 | by Osvaldo Brito Is it your first Exchange 2000 installation? Are you finally getting around to a migration now that support for 5.5 is drawing to a close? Here are some bare-bone basics you absolutely need to know before your first 2000 related keystroke. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci757168,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN'T PLAN TOO MUCH FOR AN EXCHANGE UPDATE | by Marilyn Cohodas It's impossible to be 'too prepared' for any big software move -- especially when your corporate communications depend on a smooth migration. In keeping with this philosophy, don't underestimate the amount of planning and testing it will take to successfully implement Exchange 2000, say IT professionals who survived the process and lived to tell about it. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci511402,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S THE ROLE OF THE EXCHANGE SERVICE? | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: What is the role of the Exchange service account in Exchange 2000? Is it needed only for compatibility with Exchange 5.5 or does it play a role with 2000? >> CLICK for Scott Schnoll's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid520286_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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRUE IT BLOOPER #97: DOS, WE HARDLY KNEW YE | Quick Hit In this blooper an IT veteran recounts his frustrating dealings with a pesky .pst file -- and tells how the beloved Disk Operating System of yore would have been able to solve his problem quicker than today's newfangled options. >> CLICK here for the full blooper... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci886984,00.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? Jim Bernardo and David Madison, Exchange product managers for Microsoft, present and review your migration options. >> CLICK to listen... http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/Win2000/012303/index.asp?loc=01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOWDY, STRANGER | Know-IT-All Quiz #27 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. When upgrading to Windows XP, your DVD drive may disappear without a trace. To help XP recognize and configure your optical drive your fix will need to include: a. Making the appropriate registry edits b. Updating the device driver -- online or from a vendor disk d. Troubleshooting a device error in your Control Panel e. Both a. and b. f. Bringing it home to meet the parents >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci886799,00.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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