Windows Server Clustering & PCNews

Lots of Goodies, Security Bulletins, Exchange, Windows Server, XP, Office, LCS, Scripting, Misc.

It's been awhile since I have posted about PCNEWS, so be prepared for a boat load of stuff today. Sorry about that :)

Security Bulletins:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-045 - Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (870763)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-045.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-003 - Vulnerability in the Indexing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (871250)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-003.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-002 - Vulnerability in Cursor and Icon Format Handling Could Allow Remote Code Execution (891711)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-002.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-001 - Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Code Execution (890175)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-001.mspx

Exchange:

Using Exchange Server 2003 Recovery Storage Groups - this is very, very good stuff

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DF144AF6-BEE5-4B35-866A-557E25FE2BA1&displaylang=en

Exchange 2003 /3GB Quick Reference - hmmm.

http://hellomate.typepad.com/exchange/2005/01/exchange_2003_3.html

Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool - Webpack Update

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=4f2f1339-cbcd-4d26-9174-f30c10d7ec4c&displaylang=en

Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d2645c21-8a85-45a2-8d13-653beb6cdddc&DisplayLang=en

RPC/HTTP Problems anyone?

http://winzenz.blogspot.com/2005/01/rpchttp-problems-anyone.html

Outlook Web Access 2003 Forms-based Authentication and the default domain dilemma - Part 2

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/OWA2003Forms-based-Authentication-default-domain-Part2.html

Implementing the X.400 Connector - Is It Worth Using with Exchange Server 2003?

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/X400-Connector-Exchange-Server-2003.html

Preparing Exchange 5.5 Directory for Migration to Exchange 2003

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-55-Directory-Migration-Exchange-2003.html

Fun with changing E-Mail Addresses

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/01/10/350132.aspx

Assigning "Send As" Permissions to a user

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/01/07/348596.aspx

How does Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard MATCH with Target Accounts?

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/01/05/346982.aspx

Upgrading Public Folders from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=18d4c1f6-25c1-485d-8b05-0160699a68eb&displaylang=en

Windows Server:

XP:

Troubleshooting Internet Connection Firewall on Microsoft Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b3d01193-ad93-492f-b74b-97c2fc44e08b&displaylang=en

Troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing on Microsoft Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1dcff3ce-f50f-4a34-ae67-cac31ccd7bc9&displaylang=en

Ad Hoc Internet Sharing with Microsoft Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=fac8708e-3762-4e78-b372-8404eeb7f41a&displaylang=en

Office:

Office 2003 SP1 ADMs, OPAs, and Explain Text Update

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ba8bc720-edc2-479b-b115-5abb70b3f490&displaylang=en

LCS:

Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Capacity Planning Toolkit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=107a5e83-ca59-4bcb-a3bc-27efd97a477d&displaylang=en

Live Communications Server 2005 Document: Deploying Archiving Service

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=626b41ad-2af8-4746-8efa-38f3e570bbfc&displaylang=en

Scripting:

TechNet Script Center Sample Scripts

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b4cb2678-dafb-4e30-b2da-b8814fe2da5a&displaylang=en

Do-It-Yourself Script Center Kit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d187c9d7-ffa8-49cd-bb33-363db8fa481e&displaylang=en

Miscellaneous:

Obtaining and Installing a VeriSign WLAN Server Certificate for PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 Wireless Authentication

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1971d43c-d2d9-408d-bd97-139afc60996b&displaylang=en

Windows Installer Source Location Manager

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32f40db4-6706-4e62-b867-aa1d332b6403&displaylang=en

US exports 42% of global spams

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/29/content_2389765.htm

The "Dirty Dozen" 2004: Sophos reveals the top spamming countries - very interesting.

http://www.sophos.com/spaminfo/articles/dirtydozenyear.html

IKEA founder overtakes Gates as world's richest - TV

http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html

Bill Gates Net Worth Page - too funny!

http://evan.quuxuum.org/bgnw.html#Worth

Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Product Documentation

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=82534d92-bd77-44c9-9ad6-26238b604658&displaylang=en

.NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 Redistributable

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a5a02311-194b-4c00-b445-f92bec03032f&displaylang=en