March 2005 - Posts - Windows Server Clustering & PCNews

How to implement Exchange Server 2003 on a Windows 2000-based cluster or on a Windows Server 2003-based cluster – I think we need version 2 of this one.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;895981

Recommended Mailbox Size Limits

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/03/14/395229.aspx

OAB sort orders and character handling

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/03/16/396840.aspx

SQL:

The .NET Show: SQL Server 2005 - 100k

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=48ff5a7b-0255-4a1e-878f-71262680b832&displaylang=en

The .NET Show: SQL Server 2005 - 300k

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a732fe0d-bc5a-44fa-986d-e5146944a57d&displaylang=en

The .NET Show: SQL Server 2005 – Mobile

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f39da687-23bb-4f82-922c-a3fa77be0f5d&displaylang=en

Live Meeting:

Live Meeting Help File: Live Meeting 2005 API Reference

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ac48894b-9471-41c2-9b44-170655f400cc&displaylang=en

MAC:

PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004 for Mac

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b95cfe2-ea2b-4088-af2c-2fd497e2a6f8&displaylang=en

Miscellaneous:

Microsoft Windows Journal Viewer 1.5

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=fad44098-8b73-4e06-96d4-d1eb70eacb44&displaylang=en

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Fri, Mar 11 2005 14:21

Exchange, Windows, XP, Live Meeting, News

Exchange:

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Folder Handling Denial of Servic – Interesting at best. Scary at worst.

http://www.addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=security&ID=3459

Windows:

Running websites with Windows NT risky – If you play with fire, you will get burnt. What are all these sites doing using NT 4.0 still? I just don’t get it. This is what unsupported means!!!

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNCID=35&CIaNID=18220&r=rss

XP:

Windows XP Embedded SP2 Update: Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) API Replacement Library

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=eb3b3d35-ae95-4864-ba3c-d488d3980972&displaylang=en

Live Meeting:

Live Meeting 2005 Add-in: Live Meeting 2005 Replay Wrapper

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6554d1dd-3327-43dd-97f3-cb1d241728f8&displaylang=en

Live Meeting 2005 Add-in: Live Meeting Add-in for PowerPoint

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9686ef25-856e-4c5c-bc46-c41d0f1a7aa5&displaylang=en

Live Meeting 2005 Windows-based Meeting Console Standalone Installer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ba25749f-ca2f-451b-a20f-205896a79e60&displaylang=en

News:

Deconstructing the Blog – Man this is funny stuff.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,27443,00.asp

Surprise--Gates is still world's richest person – Come on you saw this coming.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5609661.html

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Thu, Mar 10 2005 11:57

Exchange, MAC, News

Exchange:

Exchange Server 2003 Security Hardening Guide

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6a80711f-e5c9-4aef-9a44-504db09b9065&displaylang=en

Using SMTPDIAG to Diagnose Exchange 2003 Related SMTP and DNS Problems

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/SMTPDIAGdiagnose-Exchange-2003-SMTP-DNS.html

Microsoft preps real-time communications update

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=8ABDA16D-8D38-4CD1-8F9B-118D6B513FD9

Best Practices in Messaging Security: Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services, health care and public sector. – Interesting read, requires registration.

http://whitepapers.zdnet.co.uk/0,39025945,60110253p,00.htm

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB892236)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e478799e-074b-4492-a224-257043c975ad&displaylang=en

MAC:

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.1.1 Update

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2004/update_11.1.1.xml&secid=4&ssid=14&flgnosysreq=True

News:

Microsoft to buy Groove Networks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7147797/

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Mon, Mar 7 2005 13:57

Live Meeting, Misc.

Live Meeting:

Live Meeting 2005 Document: Live Meeting 2005 Intranet Portal Administrator’s and Programmer’s Guide

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c0ce5e7c-67c2-453c-8b31-95ff6f3b2873&displaylang=en

Live Meeting 2005 Document: Live Meeting 2005 Deployment Guide

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b46977d2-1d2c-40ea-8c83-793b85413859&displaylang=en

Live Meeting 2005 Add-in: Microsoft Office Live Meeting Intranet Portal

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=429bb528-fd1b-45b7-af2b-cbbf4a8e65ff&displaylang=en

Miscellaneous:

The Evolution of a Programmer – Good stuff and funny J

http://www.ariel.com.au/jokes/The_Evolution_of_a_Programmer.html

How good is your backup? And can you restore from it? Very funny!

http://www.backuptrauma.com/video/default2.aspx

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Sat, Mar 5 2005 16:07

Clustering, Exchange, Windows, MOF, Misc.

Can it be true? The second Tuesday is coming up and we won’t get any patches? Time will tell.

Clustering:

Windows Cluster Edition – Interesting…

http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/04/2134229&from=rss

Exchange:

Future Exchange distribution media: CDs vs. DVD? Let us know! – the Exchange team wants to know with you prefer. DVD for me thanks!

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/03/04/385279.aspx

Sender ID: Sender ID Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0763587e-eb68-449c-8972-8881924ebb4b&displaylang=en

Sender ID: "Implementation Tips for the Sender ID Framework—Creating Your SPF Record"

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b7ce1cac-d884-4216-82fe-379f875663ff&displaylang=en

Windows:

Microsoft IT SP1 Deployment Case Study

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=16ac3ec7-1fb6-4bda-b579-b1486d753950&displaylang=en

MOF:

Mapping International Security Standards to MOF

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b305cc14-de60-4fdb-93d0-4346492e375d&displaylang=en

Miscellaneous:

Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60c5d0a1-9820-480e-aa38-63485eca8b9b&displaylang=en

TechNet Quarter 4 FY05 Downloadable Documents

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8823a157-6b41-4aa2-82b6-2a2f6a24d762&displaylang=en

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Thu, Mar 3 2005 12:46

Exchange, SQL, News

Exchange:

Command Line-based Exchange Management using ExchMbx – Cool.

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Command-Line-based-Exchange-Management-ExchMbx.html

Web client password expiration message is not configurable in Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292589

How to rebuild a Site Replication Service without a backup – But I have to ask, how come you did not have a backup?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282061

How to determine whether the information store is limited or unlimited in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290724

SQL:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager - Community Technology Preview February 2005

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=67079bb3-4fd4-4638-b923-a13741179b98&displaylang=en

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Community Technology Preview February 2005

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=08215d3f-9a1d-483f-8e21-a2ee19936899&displaylang=en

News:

TechFest brings Microsoft's researchers and projects together

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/214288_techfest03.html

MSN To Air Blast From Past With RadioClassics – Way Cool!

http://www.billboardradiomonitor.com/radiomonitor/news/business/digital/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000826434

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Wed, Mar 2 2005 13:19

NASA, Exchange, News

.NET Rocks! - NASA World Wind Development Team

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f4a17d42-d0c6-4d5f-ab58-2ceb788a2359&displaylang=en

Exchange:

KC gives us And here are some Exchange 12 answers! – Great stuff!!!

http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2005/03/02/383720.aspx

News:

Jef Raskin, Macintosh Creator, Dies at 61 – Sad news

http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,119835,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp

Microsoft Tech Support vs. Psychic Friends Network – Funny stuff

http://www.netscrap.com/netscrap_detail.cfm?scrap_id=704

Knighthood for Microsoft's Gates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3428673.stm

Photo - http://news.com.com/Photos+Gates+receives+knighthood/2009-1016_3-5595899.html?part=rss&tag=5587315&subj=news

Open Discussion on Windows and Linux

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ff2762b3-f76b-4cb8-b4f4-a44aab970bf9&displaylang=en

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Tue, Mar 1 2005 11:52

Exchange, ISA, MOF, News

Exchange:

Exchange Tidbits – From the master himself

http://blogs.msdn.com/evand/archive/2005/02/28/381923.aspx

ISA:

Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 1 (SP1) – Man that was fast, and what no update for Enterprise Edition?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=69c5d85c-5c80-473c-9cb4-60dda75d568d&displaylang=en

MOF:

Microsoft Operations Framework Operations Management Reviews

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=aba899be-edae-4603-a49f-28e0ea004f89&displaylang=en

Microsoft Operations Framework Team Model for Operations

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=977429f6-6796-4d2a-ab62-8b3653cc4020&displaylang=en

Microsoft Operations Framework Service Management Functions

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1952dffb-f132-4e96-90ae-06bb9a077c2c&displaylang=en

Microsoft Operations Framework Risk Management Discipline for Operations

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e57ab75f-ea86-4667-8765-ca6f5244a7d6&displaylang=en

Microsoft Operations Framework Process Model for Operations

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e0807633-2689-45fa-8d48-1b5b383afc00&displaylang=en