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Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free eval: Is spam affecting productivity and security? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19706,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware - Never lose e-mail! Bolster Exchange backup for zero data loss http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19707,00.htm?track=NL-123&storactive =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Set a mailbox store policy - User gives Exchange Server 2003 high marks for scalability - Ask Serdar Yegulalp: Why does Outlook lock up the start bar? - Ask Scott Schnoll: Customize the Mailbox Storage Limit message 2. WHAT'S NEW - Article: Deploying user and computer settings - Featured Topic: Software Update Services - Best Web Links: Microsoft licensing - Tip Contest: The clock is ticking! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ *****************Sponsored by: Sunbelt Software******************* Windows .Net Magazine's READER's CHOICE AWARD winner for best messaging product! Free eval: Is spam negatively affecting productivity and security? Make spam go away, free up both your and your user's time and cut down on e-mail-borne security threats. Learn how to control spam with iHateSpam. iHateSpam was uniquely tailored to the exact features you requires as an Exchange Administrator and detects over 90% of spam. Click here for your free eval: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19706,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ SET A MAILBOX STORE POLICY | by Adesh Rampat Limiting mailbox sizes and establishing an e-mail policy are both preventative measures that can reduce the transfer of large files to other recipients within an organization. With Exchange 2000, you can create a Mailbox Store Policy that can make life a lot easier when you try to establish mailbox size limits for more than one mailbox store spread across several Exchange servers. To accomplish this, you first need to create a System Policy Container, and then a Mailbox Store Policy. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci931621,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER GIVES EXCHANGE SERVER 2003 HIGH MARKS | by Margie Semilof Scalability improvements made to Exchange Server 2003 are a main reason why Pacific Life Insurance Co. installed the software before it officially shipped in September. Among other things, improvements to this latest version of Exchange is helping cut costs by reducing the vast amounts of hardware that populate Pacific Life's branch offices. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci906954_tax288607,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHY DOES OUTLOOK LOCK UP ON THE START BAR? | Ask Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar, I have a laptop user who is running Windows XP SP1 with Office XP SP1. When he runs Outlook, after 10-15 minutes, his Start bar will lock and will not let him click anything on it. Windows continues to run with the loss of the Start bar. Occasionally, pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL will unlock the bar, but more times than not, it doesn't affect anything. In Task Manager, nothing is showing as not responding. >> CLICK here for Yegulalp's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/askTheExpertsAnswer/0,294272,sid1_gci927468_tax294655,00.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 these last two? 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?track=NL-123&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ **********Sponsored by: Storactive LiveServ for Exchange*********** Never lose e-mail! Bolster Exchange backup for zero data loss! Compatible with existing backup systems, Storactive LiveServ provides continuous backup to eliminate Exchange data vulnerabilities and ensure rapid recovery of individual e-mails on up to entire data stores. LiveServ can recover data to the point of failure while the server is running. Available soon. Learn more today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19707,00.htm?track=NL-123&storactive ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEPLOYING USER AND COMPUTER SETTINGS | Article Automated desktop installations, whether using Setup or disk imaging, are only one part of your deployment project. Deploying default settings is another phase, and it can be more difficult than writing unattended-setup answer files or building a disk image. In this article, desktop guru Jerry Honeycutt outlines some of the issues and points you to some solutions. >> CLICK for the full article: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci931050_tax288607,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CRASH COURSE: SOFTWARE UPDATE SERVICES | Feature Topic Microsoft's free Software Update Services is one of the most popular tools in the Windows toolbox. This collection of tips, articles and advice shows how to get the most out of SUS today -- and previews what new features will be available in the not-too-distant future. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci931360,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT LICENSING | Best Web Links Must-read articles for anyone who wants to gain a solid understanding of the confusing world of Microsoft licensing. Identify common licensing pitfalls and their impacts on the total cost of ownership for your desktops, achieve legal compliance and reduce the costs of owning and purchasing desktop software. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/bestWebLinks/0,294268,sid1_tax294677,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE CLOCK IS TICKING! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip contests? Well, October is half over so get your Windows-related tips submitted now for a crack at this month's super duper contest prize: a Creative Labs MuVo NX 128MB MP3 player and voice recorder! 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