=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Administration Tip December 1, 2003
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - AppRiver spam filter free 30-day trial: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,21890,00.htm?track=NL-123&appriver - Don't want spam filters running on your servers? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,21801,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Managing distribution lists in Exchange 2000 - Check the IMCDATA\QUEUE.DAT file - Ask Scott Schnoll: Problems with Exchange 2000 and Lotus Notes 2. WHAT'S NEW - Featured Topic: Choosing between Exchange 2000 and 2003 - Best Web Links: Outlook/Outlook Express/OWA - Tip Contest: Santa wants to give you a free CD/MP3 player! - Article: Make patching less of a grind ____________________________________________________________________ *******************Sponsored by: AppRiver ****************** AppRiver spam filtering for Exchange 5.5 and 2000 is one of the easiest to setup and most cost-effective anti-spam solutions available. Click here for a free 30-day trial: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,21890,00.htm?track=NL-123&appriver ____________________________________________________________________ MANAGING DISTRIBUTION LISTS IN EXCHANGE 2000 | by Adesh Rampat In earlier versions of Exchange, managing a distribution list from the Outlook client required the administrator to assign his/her mailbox as the owner of the Distribution List to be managed. But that was then (for some of us), and this is now. With Exchange 2000, the procedure for assigning a user to manage a Distribution List is just a bit different. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci938801,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHECK THE IMCDATA\QUEUE.DAT FILE | by Serdar Yegulalp The IMCDATA\QUEUE.DAT file in Exchange manages the state of each message queued up in Exchange as it passes through the Internet Mail Service. If this file becomes damaged, or if another program changes its permissions or inhibits changes to it, Exchange can exhibit bizarre, unpredictable behavior that is extremely difficult to diagnose. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci918231,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROBLEMS WITH EXCHANGE 2000 AND LOTUS NOTES | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: I am attempting to set up the Exchange/Notes connector in order to allow for Notes and Exchange coexistence. I am currently receiving the following error: "Event ID 41116 -- error opening Notes document with ID=233a." I have verified that the proper ID has the necessary privileges on the proper Notes databases. I have not been able to find information on this on Microsoft.com. Any insight you can provide would be great. >> CLICK here for Scott Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid560876_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. 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: Sunbelt Software ********************* Don't want spam filters running on your servers? Now you don't have to. iHateSpam Gateway Edition was uniquely developed for you. Powerful enterprise-wide spam filtering for Microsoft Exchange 5.5, 2000 and 2003 running in a gateway environment. Click here for your free eval: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,21801,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHOOSING BETWEEN EXCHANGE 2000 AND 2003 | Featured Topic Companies still using Exchange Server 5.5 will get one more year of support as they continue their conversions to the next version of Microsoft's messaging platform. But which is right for you -- Exchange 2000 or 2003? For advice, browse through this collection of articles and tips, along with additional expert advice from Exchange guru Scott Schnoll. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci937177,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OUTLOOK/OUTLOOK EXPRESS/OWA | Best Web Links If you've got questions about Outlook, this collection of articles and tips can help you address your issues. Topics such as Office 2003, working with and repairing Outlook folders, moving a server, enhancing security, setup, dealing with viruses and many more are covered. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/bestWebLinks/0,294268,sid1_tax294681,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SANTA WANTS TO GIVE YOU A NEW CD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Are our members really all out of tips or just too busy with the holidays? We didn't receive enough tips in November to give away our super duper contest prize so we're giving you another chance. Start fresh in December and get your Windows related IT tips submitted early! You could end up with an iRiver SlimX iMP-350 CD/MP3 player in your stocking! >> CLICK here to submit and read more about this month's prize: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid1_tax5e1,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- MAKING PATCHING LESS OF A GRIND | Article Software patching is a way of life today, and there is nothing in the near term to suggest that will change. But there is much that administrators can do to make the job less difficult and grueling, according to one security expert. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/originalContent/0,294292,sid1_gci938829,00.html?track=NL-123 ___________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATION, TRAINING AND CAREER TIPS | Free Newsletter SearchWin2000.com's free biweekly newsletter provides expert certification and career tips and advice, and the latest updates on Microsoft certification and training developments. 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