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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: - Step-by-Step Guide to Ensuring and Optimizing Exchange http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22875,00.htm?track=NL-123&netiq - Finally, A Great Spam Filter For Exchange V5.5! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22876,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Control when messages leave the Exchange server - Round-robin DNS with different subnets - Ask Scott Schnoll: Moving mailboxes and configs to a new server 2. 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You'll also learn how to measure response times throughout your organization, as well as coming from other different organizations, and automatically discover what services are running on each Exchange Server. Register now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22875,00.htm?track=NL-123&netiq ____________________________________________________________________ CONTROL WHEN MESSAGES LEAVE THE EXCHANGE SERVER | by Adesh Rampat There may be times when you want your Exchange 2000 server to send particular messages to recipients at different times of the day. This can be especially useful when dealing with messages that contain large file attachments. You can accomplish this by installing an SMTP connector and configuring the connector to defer delivery of certain messages. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci942578,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ROUND-ROBIN DNS WITH DIFFERENT SUBNETS | Randy Brown I recently encountered an interesting problem with Windows 2000 DNS that had me puzzled. I set up a round-robin DNS with three entries for the same host using three different IP addresses. I turned on the "Enable Round Robin" option at the DNS server, but when I attempted to use different machines to access the round-robin host name, each machine went to the same server. The "round robin" part of the DNS did not seem to be working. >> CLICK here for the full user-submitted tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci930894,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MOVING MAILBOXES AND CONFIGS TO A NEW SERVER | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: Say a client has Exchange 5.5. They have two Exchange servers, one old generic PC and one new Dell 2450 with two processors, 1GB, 2HD, RAID 1. They want to physically remove the old one, which has been used for back-up overflow. All the mailboxes need to be moved off the old server and come up on the new server with the mailboxes already on the new server left intact. In addition, the configurations of the old ones need to be preserved. Currently, they are on 5.5 Exchange running a 2000 server. Both servers are Exchange 5.5. How big of a pain is this project? >> CLICK here for Scott Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid564816_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 ____________________________________________________________________ ***************Sponsored by: Sunbelt Software********************* Finally, A Great Spam Filter For Exchange V5.5! It's here! A spam filter tightly integrated with V5.5 that has a host of features that will save -you-, the administrator, a tremendous amount of time. iHateSpam has powerful enterprise-wide V5.5 spam filtering at a great price. The E2K version sold more than 1,000 licenses in its first few months. Click here for your free 30-day eval: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22876,00.htm?track=NL-123&sunbeltsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 ASK THE EXPERTS' QUESTIONS | Featured Topic Frustrated with Windows and its multitude of quirks? We hear you! This week we've collected your Top 10 favorites (based on clicks) from our Ask the Experts section. Maybe you'll find a tip to help make your holidays more merry! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci942031,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT CUSTOMER UPGRADES INEVITABLE | 2004 Predictions First, the good news for IT administrators: With the economy improving, companies will -- finally, after three years -- bite the bullet and move up the food chain from NT 4 and Exchange 5.5 to the newer versions of those products. Now find out the bad news. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci942250,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE SEABISCUIT OF ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE | Opinion At the ripe old age of four, Windows 2000 Server has hit middle age. With a hot rookie nipping at its tail (Windows Server 2003), the thoroughbred server operating system's days on the track are numbered. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci942140,00.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! 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