=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Exchange Administration Tip February 2, 2004
Essential tools, tips and advice for the Exchange administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Anti-Spam Market Analysis Featuring Information from Gartner http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23942,00.htm?track=NL-123&postini =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXCHANGE TIPS - Alternatives to closing or disabling Exchange mail accounts - Regain service-account access to user mailboxes - The amazing reappearing mailbox - Ask Scott Schnoll: Replicating databases for disaster recovery 2. WHAT'S NEW - Opinion: A week of gloom and Mydoom - Article: The top Windows products of the year - Featured Topic: Top 10 chapter downloads of 2003 - Tip Contest: Submit your tip and win a Digital Audio Player! ____________________________________________________________________ AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS: TechTarget is launching a new web site for administrators and managers of Exchange, called SearchExchange, in February. Because of this, beginning Feb. 9, we will increase the frequency of our weekly Exchange Tip newsletter to four times weekly--Monday through Thursday. The newsletter, which will focus on advice and news, will be called the Exchange Advisor. ____________________________________________________________________ *****Sponsored by: Postini Perimeter Manager Anti-Spam Service**** Free Anti-Spam Market Analysis Featuring Information from Gartner Spam is more than just a nuisance -- it is a serious security issue that can affect the performance, stability and usability of your Exchange investment. To learn more about the critical factors you must consider when choosing an enterprise anti-spam solution for your Exchange environment, download this exclusive Free Market Analysis and Buyer's Guide featuring information from Gartner: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23942,00.htm?track=NL-123&postini ____________________________________________________________________ CLOSING AND DISABLING EXCHANGE MAIL ACCOUNTS | By Serdar Yegulalp When a user leaves an organization that uses Exchange, the administrator typically closes or disables that person's Exchange account. But that may not be the best solution, considering some circumstances. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci946456,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REGAIN SERVICE-ACCOUNT ACCESS TO USER MAILBOXES | By Serdar Yegulalp Exchange 5.5, by default, allows the administrator to access users' mailboxes and read or delete e-mails freely via the Service Account Admin privilege. Exchange administrators sometimes take this out-of-the-box behavior for granted and are surprised to find that they can no longer do this automatically when they upgrade to 2000. But there is a way to get back access. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci927524,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE AMAZING REAPPEARING MAILBOX | By Serdar Yegulalp One peculiar and frustrating Exchange problem involves deleted mailboxes that, well, don't disappear. For example, an administrator deletes a mailbox, only to still have it appear in Mailbox Resources with an allocation of space in the database. This tip explains how to quickly resolve this problem. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci939910,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REPLICATING DATABASES FOR DISASTER RECOVERY | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: We run Exchange 2000 server and I've recently installed a second Windows 2000 server (as additional Domain Contoller for the existing domain). I want to install a second Exchange server to be used for disaster recovery. The replication of Active Directory is done. Now, how can I do the replication of Exchange Mailboxes and other components? >> CLICK here for Scott Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid566989_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 ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A WEEK OF GLOOM AND MYDOOM | Opinion Sobig.F doesn't look so big now. Last summer, that worm infected systems worldwide within a matter of days and, in the process, blazed a path to infamy as the Internet's most virulent e-mail worm. This week, Mydoom-A eclipsed that record. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci947146,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE TOP WINDOWS PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR | Article The editors of SearchWin2000.com recently assessed the 2003 crop of enterprise Windows products, with an eye toward helping users choose those must-have tools to keep their desktops, servers and Exchange applications up and running. We've reviewed more than 80 products in five major categories. Click here to find out the results! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci946613,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= T0P 10 CHAPTER DOWNLOADS OF 2003 | Featured Topic Feel like some light Windows reading? Browse the most popular chapter downloads from our rich selection of technical book excerpts. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci945720,00.html?track=NL-123 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT YOUR TIP AND WIN A DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER! | Tip Contest Are our members running out of tips or just too busy trying to keep their New Year's resolutions? We didn't receive enough tips in January to give away our super duper contest prize, so we're giving you another chance to win an iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB Digital Audio Player. Start fresh in February and get your Windows-related IT tips submitted early! >> 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 __________________________________________________________________ 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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