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Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE White Paper - Fighting Spam http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15744,00.htm?netiq - Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003 http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15756,00.htm?microsoft =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Solve authentication problems with EIM - Microsoft Q&A: Integrating Exchange 2003 - Take instant messaging security seriously - Ask Scott Schnoll: Why does EIM not work outside our router? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Contest participation -- help us help you - True IT Blooper #106: Initiation, engineer-style - Know-IT-All Quiz #40: Me and my shadow copy - Best Web Links: Exchange Administration and Management ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: NetIQ FREE White Paper - Fighting Spam Is spam killing you by lowering productivity and consuming your IT resources? LEARN how to manage the email beast. DISCOVER why good e-mail usage policies and leading filtering technology are the key elements in an overall anti-spam strategy. CLICK HERE to get the FREE NetIQ White Paper today to learn why spammers do what they do and the costs associated with them. >> Register now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15744,00.htm?netiq ____________________________________________________________________ SOLVE AUTHENTICATION PROBLEMS WITH EIM | by Serdar Yegulalp Like almost all other aspects of administering a system, running Exchange instant messaging (EIM) requires a certain amount of security consciousness. Exchange IM has its own fair share of security issues that you need to be aware of. One of the first things to remember is that Exchange instant messaging has a maximum password length of 16 characters. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci912168,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT Q&A: INTEGRATING EXCHANGE 2003 | by David Pye With Exchange Server 2003 about to hit the street and Windows Server 2003 just two months out the door, now is the time to learn how to optimize these new technologies. In a recent webcast, Integrating Exchange 2003 with Windows Server 2003 & Outlook 2003, two Microsoft experts discussed the key issues to consider before integrating new Exchange technologies into your existing Windows infrastructure. In this two-part Q&A, they respond to audience questions. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci912354,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE INSTANT MESSAGING SECURITY SERIOUSLY | by Meredith B. Derby Instant messaging, that increasingly popular peer-to-peer technology, could be the Trojan Horse that allows hackers to destroy a network. That's the fear expressed by many users, who say that IM is always a top security issue. Their concerns are well founded, say experts, who point out that their fears can be put to rest by implementing enterprise IM systems rather than publicly downloadable ones. >> CLICK here for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci831138,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHY DOES EIM NOT WORK OUTSIDE OUR ROUTER? | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: I have set up an Exchange 2000 server on SP3. It is behind a Cisco router running NAT. Exchange mail and instant messaging work perfectly, except I cannot respond to or send instant messages to external clients internally. According to a Microsoft article, not being able to receive instant messages after logging on through a proxy server or by using NAT it is by design. However, after reading your article and others, it does seem possible. Does it seem like I'm missing a piece of the puzzle somewhere? >> CLICK here for Scott Schnoll's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid514362_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 ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Microsoft The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. >> Click here! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15756,00.htm?microsoft ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONTEST PARTICIPATION -- HELP US HELP YOU | Featured Topic Voting for your favorite blooper or tip is a good thing. So is submitting a blooper or tip for consideration in our monthly contest. But doing both, is better. Our popular contests are lost without you, valued user, so please -- help us help you. Vote for June's contenders and check out July's wicked-cool prizes! http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci912142,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INITIATION, ENGINEER-STYLE | True IT Blooper #106 Initiation gets ugly when a team of rambunctious Aussie engineers try to induct a cowering newbie, but instead wind up shutting down power to the server room. Good on ya, mate! >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci912224,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ME AND MY SHADOW COPY | Know-IT-All Quiz #40 One of the most useful additions to Windows Server 2003 is the new shadow copy feature. Shadow copy allows users to: a. Automatically back up their My Documents folder b. Duplicate user profiles for any PC on a network c. Revert to earlier versions of files and folders d. All of the above e. Commit effective espionage >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci911349,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links These resources aim to provide relief for the overworked Exchange administrator. 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