=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Administration Tip October 6, 2003
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free evaluation: Is spam affecting productivity and security? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19322,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware - FREE Mailbox Management e-newsletter! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19326,00.htm?track=NL-123&ontrackpowercontrols =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Decongestant possibilities for the message transfer agent - Task Manager: Help for helpers - Ask Scott Schnoll: Customize the mailbox storage limit message 2. 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Click here for your free eval: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19322,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ DECONGESTANTS FOR THE MESSAGE TRANSFER AGENT | by Serdar Yegulalp Microsoft isn't known for error messages that are crystal clear. This can be more even pronounced with Exchange because of the Message Transfer Service. Because of the diversity of its functions, many of the things that can go wrong with it are handled under fairly generic error reports that can cause confusion for an administrator trying to debug a problem. One such error message: "The recipient could not be processed due to congestion in the message transfer service." >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci930540,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TASK MANAGER: HELP FOR HELPERS | by Adesh Rampat Many people use Outlook Task Manager for tracking progress on projects. However, there's another use for Outlook Task Manager: You can also use it to assist in small- to medium-sized help desk operations. Here's an example of how this can work. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci929548,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CUSTOMIZING THE MAILBOX STORAGE LIMIT MESSAGE | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: Is it possible to customize the messages sent to a user when they exceed their mailbox storage limits? >> CLICK here for Scott Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid551674_tax285117,00.html?track=NL-123 Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. 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While not exactly the Pentagon Papers, a high-tech trade group's scathing indictment of a software "monoculture" dominated by Windows cost the lead author his job and created an industry buzz that has yet to die down. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci930623,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 SITES FOR WINDOWS ADMINS | Featured Topic Besides SearchWin2000.com (of course!), here are our picks for the top 10 resources every Windows IT pro needs in his or her online toolbox. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci930293,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE SERVER 2003 | Best Web Links Check out these articles, tips and tutorials on Exchange Server 2003. Find out if Exchange Server 2003 is worth the upgrade and read about its new and enhanced features. Or take a free 120-day test drive of Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax58b,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS MONTH'S WINNERS, NEXT MONTH'S PRIZE! | Tip Contest Congratulations to our September tip winners! 1st place: Creating printer ports and shared printers in a clustered environment by David Savoie http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924506,00.html?track=NL-123 2nd place: The domain account lockout mystery by Randy Brown http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci928799,00.html?track=NL-123 3rd place: Changing the IP address on a domain controller by Eileen Crabtree http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci924473,00.html?track=NL-123 Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip contests? Have you submitted previously, only to get a less than stellar rating? 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