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    - WMI Status My health monitor shows a Network Interface Critical Condition WMI Status:2147749904 Can't find anything anywhere that helps out. Network performance has been bad - is this a hardware problem? Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171230
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    - POP3 Connector fails to start Hi, One of our clients are running Windows 2000 Small Business Server, their mails are retrieved from a POP3 box every 15mins, as of yesterday the POP3 Connector Service has faild to start. I have tried a reboot, and when the server comes back up i get the "One or more system services failed to start". In the SBS Admin console at the bottom it shows the service as stopped, when i try to start it in either the administrator console or the services console i get the following error; Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7031 Date: 01/03/2005 Time: 10:10:03 User: N/A Computer: LORD-SERVER Description: The Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 2 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 0 milliseconds: No action. And when i try it start it from the services console i get the following; Could not start the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service on Local Computer. Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly. If anyone could shed some light on this it would be most appriciatated, it has me stmped! I have tried the usual resources on the internet for information but nowhere has an answer! Thanks Craig Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171229
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    - Access own company's web site from internal network I have problem to access company's own web site. I can access company's web site from outside network noproblem! I have SBS2000, and I know ISA server blocked company's web site. Please tell me when I can open or add for user can access web site from internal network! Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171228
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    - Delayed mail I am having a problem with mail sending in SBS2K. I send mail to India and Singapore and I don't get the delivered reciept for over a WEEK. This is also when the customer recieves the email. I sent 3 emails between 2/15/05 and 2/22/05 and all 3 were actually delivered on the same day, 3/1/05. It appears that all mail going out of the US is several days late. It does not appear to happen with email in the US. Where can I check to see if they left my exchange server on time? This could be a problem with my ISP. -nn Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171227
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    - Server for MS Access DB I already asked this question of Dell Support, but haven't really gotten a response. Although much of the question is hardware related, I imagine those here would be able to help me at least with the software portion of my question. I couldn't find a NG for MS Server 2k3... The following information is all being asked in reference to a MS Access Database that will be run in-house only. Thanks for any help. I work for a relatively small business, and we are setting up a server specifically for the purpose of storing and protecting our main company information database. This is to be accessible only within the office (so no remote management needed), and I had a couple of questions, as I'm relatively new to the world of server hardware and software. We will have 1-25 (probably no more than 10 at most times) accessing the database via a fronted placed on each user's system. What sort of processing power will it take to run this? 1GB Ram? Less? More? Second, we will be purchasing MS Server 2k3 to run this. Are there any specific advantages/disadvantages to using MS SB Server vs. MS Server? I've noticed that MS Server Standard is more expensive then MS SB Server, but that the additional CALs for SB Server are much more expensive. Finally, I would like to implement a RAID solution, as I understand that means we generate a 'mirror' of the data for both system stability and backup reasons. However, I don't know what sort of 'controller' I need. The system I was looking at here at Dell didn't offer a controller that was compatible, so I had to choose "No Primary Controller". Is that OK? What exactly does that mean? Thanks for your help. Vel Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171225
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    - blue screen error Event Type: Error Event Source: RemoteAccess Event Category: None Event ID: 20106 Date: 02/03/2005 Time: 13:53:27 User: N/A Computer: SERVER01 Description: Unable to add the interface {16423307-2118-45C3-8CAE-19D230C5A1EA} with the Router Manager for the IP protocol. The following error occurred: Cannot complete this function. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Data: 0000: eb 03 00 00 Ã«... I have run the performance monitor ad have found that logical % free space is at 92 memory available bytes is at 100% processor %C2 time is 100% A number of odd 100% but hoping someone might recognies the fault, any clues as the server has 512 meg and not running anything other than internet through the machine? Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171220
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    - Different printer settings for different users I have a client who wants to track who is printing to their networked printers. They have seperate ids for the print driver to identify them but they don't want the users messing with the print driver all the time and they have to clear it out when they're done. Is there a way to set-up usres with specific printing preferences so that if the user logs into XP or 98 boxes the printer preferences are set from the server? Thanks, Chris Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171219
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    - exchange users sending blank emails Hi all, I have a slight problem in that all of my exchange users are sending blank emails. I have tried with html, and text format email, with forwards, replys and new emails. All seem to arrive at the intended recipient, but with no subject. Can anyone help. Regards Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171215
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    - Largest and Cheapest Sex & Romance Ebooks (175 in Total) with full resell rights BONONZA OFFER - THE S.E.X.I.T.I.N.G OFFER NEVER BEFORE Your Search For Ultimate Satisfaction Ends here...Don't Miss This Chance - This is for Limited Time (7 Days Only ) .. Great Sex eBooks For Young A.dults ( Above 18 years Only ) INSTANT ACCESS TO MY SERVER TO DOWNLOAD ON PAYPAL ORDER - Or I'll Send All eBooks by attachments for Lists of Ebooks visit : www.cagworld.net/listebooks.htm Thanks Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171210
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    - Really naive licensing question which I haven't researched yet (hows that for being honest up front!) I've got an SBS-2000 installation which is not presently using the Sql server portion. We've had a proposal from a vendor to move an app from a dedicated Unix server to Windows, and the Windows piece runs on SQL Server. So, their proposal includes SQL Server @ $666, and 6 Sql Server User cals @$146 each. Since I've already got Sql Server, how much of this can I save? Do I need the cals? We've got either 15 or 20 SBS cals, as I recall--the sub-operation that will use this software is probably 6 users max, which is why the spec. Pointers about where to read to understand limitations of Sql licensing welcome. As I recall from previous research, I'm not allowed to use the SBS SQL Server as a backing to a Web site. This issue will come up, but we are presently solving that via MySql, and may well continue to do that. -- Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171204
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    - Outlook Web Access Can anyone provide me with some URLs on how to install & configure Outlook Web Access for SBS2000 ? Thanks in advance, Matt. Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171198
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    - New database user Hi, Recently, I've added a new user to our SBS 2000 domain. Then added this user to our database using the enterprise manager, so she can use it. When she tries to open the database, the following error message appears: You don't have access rights to the database. I cannot find where the problem is, especially that I have just added another user a week earlier following same steps. Thanks in advance. Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171196
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    - <<< Unofficial SBS Contest>>>>> How good of a SBSer are YOU?: http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2005/03/01/37341.aspx Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171195
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    - OT: disk speed Hi, We are looking to add a new server to our domain. It will primarily be used for storage. I am looking at getting a RAID 1 controller with 2 250GB drives. What is the main difference between SATA and SCSI drives. I know the SATA doesn't spin as fast but is it that noticable? The cost difference is pretty large. I can save over 1k by going with SATA. I originally was thinking about getting a storage server (storage server 2003 OS, can't run applications) but down the line I may need to move sqlServer to this new server (not a ton of people hitting it, just ~10 developers. I know I will need to purchase a seperage copy of sqlServer). Our SBServer is a SCSI drive so I can't really compare anything. If the server is primarily storage, do you think a SATA drive would be sufficient? (the vendors always push the higher end stuff so just looking for an objective viewpoint) Thanks Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171190
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    - Site to Site VPN in SBS2000 and NG R55 Hi all, Can anyone assist in setting up a site to site VPN between an ISA2000 running on a SBS2000 machine and a Checkpoint NG R55 firewall. Upgrading to ISA 2004 at this point is not an option. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks TR Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171187
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    - Exchange Server Standard - Internet Mail Can Exchange 2003 Standard send internet mail if it has been installed with a local domain name ie: companyname.local? I would like to use it do host mailserver for companyname.com. If it can, how is it configured? Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171182
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    - VPN Speed Question What do people think would be a faster connection: Hardware based VPN (Linksys, Netgear-soho product) or SBS2K windows based VPN? Thanks Any documentation pertaining to VPN speed Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171181
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    - Total rebuild of SBS2000... I have an SBS 2000 server in bad shape. I am the 4th generation admin on it and I really don't think my predecessors had a clue. I have decided it's time to rebuild it. What I would like to know is how do I preserve the user accounts, shared files, exchange mail and most importantly the Active Directory data? I know I can backup system state data but won't that possibly include messed up Active Directory states/settings? I think I can just do a backup of exchange and import it in to the new server right? I really don't want to have to join the computers to a new domain and migrate profiles so any help would be great. Thanks, Rex Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171171
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    - where do I get additional cals? Hi, Where can I purchase additional cals for sbs2000? I have looked around on the web and can't find any place that sells them (I must be looking for the wrong thing) Thanks Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171159
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    - I can't remember OK. I think that the brain bucket has a huge hole in it. Can anyone tell me why I am not able to connect Outlook 2000 on a WIndows 98 system to my Exchange server. I cannot find the option that allows me to connect to Exchange, just POP/SMTP. I am running SBS2003. Thanks in advance. I know that I should know this one. Sorry. Aaron Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171152
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    - adding another server. Cals question Hi, We are running sbs2000 and are looking to add another server to our domain (win 2003). It will mostly be used for storage purposes etc. We currently have 15 cals for sbs. Is it correct that the server itself takes up one cal, but we don't need to purchase extra cals for each user accessing the new server. Its cals are rolled into the sbs2000 cals. So technically if we have 14 users, 14 cals are taken up by the users and 1 cal is taken by the new server. This means we don't have to buy any cals associated with the win2003 server. (If we needed to buy any cals it would be additional cals for the sbs2000 server). Please let me know if I am wrong. Thanks Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171147
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    - exchange backup getting very large Hi, We are running SBS2000 and are backing up exchange via the NTBackup. I have noticed our backup file is getting very large (> 2GB). We only have 13 users and looking at the mail box size for each user, the total only sums to around 1GB Max. Why is the backup so much larger? Is there any way you can reduce it's size? Thanks Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171146
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    - SBS3000 upgrade stalled due to underscore in netbios domain name It seems what should have been a straightforward upgrade from SBS2000 to SBS2003 is now a nightmare, because of a little underscore in the domain netbios name (VAN_INT). Microsoft allowed this in SBS2000 but is not allowing it in SBS2003 to conform to RFC. Apparently this is a showstopper for the upgrade and next step is to do a fresh install of SBS2003. (which means building AD and Exchange Server again). Does anyone know of a way to get past this (or rename the domain netbios name in SBS 2000)? Ken Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171143
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    - Update: i cant remember the exact message. Not onsite now. It is a DNS error Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171142
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    - cannot choose option for OWA When I re-run the ICW, the tick boxes to allow internet users access to my "web based mail server" are greyed out. Consequently users cannot use OWA remotely. I can use OWA internally however. Anybody any idea why they are greyed out ? This does not occur on any of my other SBS 2K sites. TIA Gary Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171141
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    - PC diagnostics utitliy Howdy. I need to get a diagnostics utility. I think that when I worked in a retail repair shop we used one called PC Check (not sure). Is there a decent one out there that is not too pricey that anyone has had luck with? I have a system that has been acting quirky for a while now. I have swapped out parts, etc. but still have not been able to find what the problem is. Don't know how many times I have reloaded Windows. Hoping a diag. can tell me what is happening. Thanks in advance. Aaron Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171140
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    - Default Exchange MDBDATA Directory permissions for SBS2K Hi hopefully one of you kind chaps(eses) can help me out a little bit here. Over the last weekend I had to replace a couple of disks in our sbs2k server in favour of a new hardware raid array. 4 disks in a raid5 config. Now it seems I ballsed up the moving of the exhchange database directories from the old disks to the new. Could someone kindly post for me the default security permissions of the mdbdata directory? the problem I have is that people are getting their e-mails etc, but no-one can add anything to the public folders. Many thanks Jimathy Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171138
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    - Enumeration of the active directory zone. Why / How? My 2000sbs server seems to be working, but I get this message in event viewer. Should I ignore it, or is there a quick fix for this error. If I try to run the fix, will I have AD problems. (I dont want to scratch where it doesn't itch...) Thanx Jo Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171135
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    - Change description of Exchange Server Header Hi again, Were using a SBS2K setup. Our incoming faxes are routed (by the administrator) to a public folder. The Incoming Fax subject header has the following description: "Fax server ABC received a new fax from +662 872 5002" I was wondering if there was any way to change the description of the subject header to read something like: "Fax server ABC received a new fax from DEF Company Limited", where the company name is substituted through recognition of the fax number? Thank you very much, Tom Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171134
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    - Internet works with Firewall Client Disabled Hi, One of our users accidentally disabled the Firewall Client on their machine. They were still able to get access to the internet. Is this normal, or have I done something wrong in the setup of ISA? Thank you, Tom Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171133
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    - << Tech Bitz week of 2/27/2005>> Tech Bitz: http://www.sbslinks.com/tech_bitz.htm Since it apparently got stuck... I'm doing the web version Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171132
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    - <<SBS News of the Week 2/27/2004>>> Kevin's song of the week: news://msnews.microsoft.com/OQcUNZOHFHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl ----------------------- Blogs of Interest When a blank password is more secure than a real one http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/000791.html Firefox update [remove the old one and install the new one] http://msmvps.com/donna/archive/2005/02/25/36949.aspx Now it's Trend's turn for a security issue http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2005/02/26/37061.aspx The ugliness of passwords: http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2005/02/26/37099.aspx Windows 2003 SP1 - RDP over SSL http://blogs.msdn.com/tristank/archive/2005/02/24/379380.aspx First Choicepoint....now B of A http://www.financialcryptography.com/mt/archives/000372.html Got those FBI emails? I did! http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000483 Speeding up Company web http://msmvps.com/kwsupport/archive/2005/02/26/37047.aspx He "would" have to be from Fresno wouldn't he? http://radio.weblogs.com/0133184/2005/02/25.html#a278 Understanding Least Privilege http://www.scorpionsoft.com/blog/archives/2005/02/understanding_l.html Tmobile hacked again http://blog.qaddisin.com/2005_02_20_archive.html#110938841278442757 In other news Bank of America says tapes with customer data lost Bank of America Corp. has lost computer data tapes containing personal information on 1.2 million federal employees, including some members of the U.S. Senate. The lost data includes Social Security numbers and account information that could make customers of a federal government charge card program vulnerable to identity theft. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10994411.htm http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5590989.html http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35170-1.html http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0205/022405c1.htm - - - - - - - - - - Online investment crook sentenced to prison A former resident of Mexico was sentenced Friday to more than five years in federal prison for his role in one of the nation's largest online investment schemes, which bilked 15,000 investors around the world out of nearly $60 million. Keith Nordick, 42, formerly of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money. He pleaded guilty in November in U.S. District Court. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-02-26-fraudster-sentenced_x.htm - - - - - - - - - - Thai man arrested for smuggling dinosaur fossils A Thai policeman looks at the seized dinosaur fossils in Bangkok on Friday. Police acting on a tip from U.S. officials arrested a man trying to sell dinosaur fossils at least 100 million years old and valuable antiques over the Internet, Thai police said Friday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7031742/ http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5590529.html - - - - - - - - - - Payroll hole exposes dozens of companies The payroll records of at least a dozen companies were exposed to the Internet by a flaw in the online W-2 service of PayMaxx, the accounting firm has acknowledged. The flaw, uncovered by a Web application programmer this week, affected a limited number of customers, PayMaxx said Thursday in a statement sent to CNET News.com. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5591029.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ChoicePoint theft prompts Senate investigation Pressure on ChoicePoint and other data brokers mounted Thursday as members of Congress called for investigations and new legislation to better regulate the industry. The intense scrutiny comes in response to last week's revelations that 145,000 U.S. citizens are at risk of identity theft after criminals stole a host of personal information from the database giant. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024899/ Potential ID theft victims eye information Warren Lambert thought it was just another piece of junk mail until he read the letter more closely and learned that con artists may have obtained his Social Security number, name and address ? just what they need to steal his identity and ruin his credit. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-02-25-choicepoint-victims_x.htm - - - - - - - - - - UK Government Launches Virus Alert Site Although ITsafe has not yet launched its first offensive, Sophos security researcher Graham Cluley praises the government's strategy, especially for its potential educational advantages. "Anything that can raise awareness among the general public is welcome," he says. "Clearly, home users are a big problem." http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=UK-Government-Launches-Virus-Alert-Site&story_id=30681 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10551* http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5588756.html - - - - - - - - - - MP calls for action over menacing 'silent' calls Communications regulator Ofcom isn't doing enough to protect people from the menace of "silent" phone calls made by companies trying to flog their goods and services. BT receives more than 112,000 complaints a month from people worried that they've received a "silent" call. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/silent_calls/ - - - - - - - - - - Cyber warriors anticipate center Personnel in the military's new cyberdefense organization hope to operate a new command center by late spring. The facility will include new hardware and software to help workers of the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) operate, manage and defend the military's computer networks. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2005/0221/web-jtfg-02-25-05.asp - - - - - - - - - - Trend Micro archive bug unearthed Trend Micro is urging users of its anti-virus products to apply security updates following the discovery of a potentially serious security vulnerability in 29 of its products. The security bug - discovered by security researchers at ISS - involves flaws in the processing of ARJ archive files by an antivirus library that give rise to possible buffer overflow attacks. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/trend_micro_vuln/ - - - - - - - - - - EU and Asia unite against spammers European and Asian countries agreed to unite in the fight against spam at the conclusion of an ecommerce conference in London this week. Government participants attending an Asia-Europe (ASEM) conference on ecommerce issued a joint statement pledging to tackle the junk mail menace. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/eu_asia_ant-spam_agreement/ - - - - - - - - - - Firefox foils phishing flaw All Firefox users are being encouraged to download a security update for the popular open source browser. The update includes several fixes to guard against spoofing and arbitrary code execution, and improves stability, said The Mozilla Foundation. http://www.vnunet.com/news/1161518 Firefox dusted down with security upgrade http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/firefox_update/ Mozilla warns of security holes, updates Firefox http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,100060,00.html - - - - - - - - - - Microsoft offers $5 windfall for errant software Afraid Microsoft's anti-spyware will muck up your hard drive, erasing your digital photos, music collection and work files? Don't worry, you've got a $5 rebate coming your way in this worst- case scenario--enough to buy five songs on iTunes. That is, if you read and take advantage of Microsoft's legal promise. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5590042.html Microsoft patches firewall problems http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39189174,00.htm Ready or not, Windows XP update is coming http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5590501.html Microsoft IM release expected soon http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5590751.html XP deloaded? MS tightens screws on loose product keys http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/ms_oem_wpa_move/ - - - - - - - - - - Expensive anti-piracyware threatens open standard A handful of technology companies are overcharging for anti-piracy software needed for digital music stores on the Internet, preventing the emergence of open standards, electronics goods makers said on Friday. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2005-02-25-drm-infighting_x.htm - - - - - - - - - - Privacy advocates criticize Homeland Security privacy committee Privacy advocates say a committee set up recently to advise the Homeland Security Department on privacy issues amounts to little more than a fox guarding a chicken coop. One member works for a high-tech company that distributed software that many computer users complained contained adware. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10991077.htm Privacy panel membership questioned http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7031597/ - - - - - - - - - - Online security - we must remain vigilant A recent online theft case highlights the risks of internet banking - and reminds us that security means never letting down your guard. Fran Foo reports from Australia. Miami businessman Joe Lopez could change the face of internet banking. Lopez discovered his company bank account was $90,000 short and a quick check online revealed the amount had been transferred - without his knowledge - to a Latvian bank. http://comment.silicon.com/0,39024711,39128178,00.htm - - - - - - - - - - E-mail reliability at risk as spam controls get aggressive Sometimes the only way to know whether an e-mail got through is to call. Just ask Ashley Friedlein, who runs E-consultancy Ltd. in London. He never heard back from a correspondent in the United States, a subscriber of Verizon Online. So he phoned and learned his e-mail was never received. ``I wouldn't have known anything about it had I not called to check'' he said. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10993009.htm - - - - - - - - - - Japanese government computers hit by denial-of-service attacks A series of cyber attacks disrupted Japanese government computer networks this week, although no damage was reported, Japan's top government spokesman said Thursday. The attacks, seen three times each on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeted the Prime Minister's Office and the Cabinet Office, causing computers to freeze up under a deluge of data and made it impossible for anyone to access the two Web sites, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda told a news conference. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10980656.htm http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39189080,00.htm - - - - - - - - - - U.S. charges four under 'spam' law Federal authorities say they managed to pierce the murky underworld of Internet spam e-mails, filing the first criminal charges under the government's new "can spam" legislation. Court documents in the landmark case in Detroit describe a nearly inscrutable puzzle of corporate identities, bank accounts and electronic storefronts in one alleged spam operation. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/8543317.htm US spam scams slammed http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39189085,00.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lawmakers to act on identity theft U.S. lawmakers on Thursday sought more control over data brokers like ChoicePoint, after criminals gained access to tens of thousands of names and personal details in the company's database. Several Democratic lawmakers said they would introduce legislation to limit the activities of data profilers, who sell Social Security numbers and other consumer information to business and government clients. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5589295.html Databases Called Lax With Personal Information The Social Security numbers of millions of Americans, including Vice President Cheney and celebrity heiress Paris Hilton, are available to many subscribers of a widely used information database company, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) charged yesterday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51929-2005Feb24.html Breach Points Up Flaws in Privacy Laws The recently disclosed privacy breach at the data collection giant ChoicePoint, in which con artists gained access to the Social Security numbers, addresses and other personal data of nearly 145,000 people, has exposed the shortcomings of the laws governing the data-mining industry and consumer privacy. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/business/24datas.html Potential ID theft victims face a lifetime of vigilance Warren Lambert thought it was just another piece of junk mail until he read the letter more closely and learned that con artists may have obtained his Social Security number, name and address -- just what they need to steal his identity and ruin his credit. Lambert is one of nearly 145,000 Americans rendered vulnerable by a breach of the computer databases of ChoicePoint Inc., a leading trafficker in a growing pool of information about who we are, what we own, what we owe and even where we go. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10552 http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/02/24/choicepoint.victims.ap/index.html - - - - - - - - - - Take three: Antivirus apps could spread infection Internet Security Systems has found a flaw in Trend Micro's virus-scanning software--the third time this month that the security company has picked a hole in an antivirus product. The vulnerability affects Trend Micro's Antivirus Library, a common set of code used by at least 29 Trend Micro products, according to separate advisories posted on Trend Micro's Web site on Wednesday and on ISS' site on Thursday. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5589439.html - - - - - - - - - - Patch for masses swats Windows bug Microsoft has pushed out a patch for a software bug responsible for crashing some Windows systems that had third-party antivirus and firewalls installed. The fix, which was sent out through the automatic Windows Update system this week, deals with a problem that only affects Windows XP computers with Service Pack 2 installed alongside Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Windows Server 2003. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5589248.html - - - - - - - - - - Firefox fix plugs security holes The Mozilla Foundation released on Thursday an update to the Firefox Web browser to fix several vulnerabilities, including one that would allow domain spoofing. The open-source project released Firefox 1.0.1 to fix, among other bugs, a vulnerability in the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN), a standard for handling special character sets in domain names that lets companies register domain names that appear to be the same in different languages. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5589693.html - - - - - - - - - - Microsoft says sorry for AntiSpyware error Microsoft has publicly apologized and compensated Web directory Startpagina.nl, one of MSN's main competitors in Holland, after the software giant's anti-spyware product incorrectly flagged the site as malicious. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5589000.html - - - - - - - - - - No Encryption for E-Passports Despite widespread criticism from security experts that a proposed high-tech upgrade to Americans' passports actually introduces new security risks, the government is declining to encrypt data on new high-tech e-passports, according to proposed new rules published last week. In response to this outside criticism and some public questioning by one of its own contractors, the State Department delayed its rollout of the chip-equipped passports and hired additional companies to provide prototypes. http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66686,00.html - - - - - - - - - - Symantec, Computer Sciences team up Symantec and Computer Sciences Corp. on Thursday announced an alliance designed to broaden CSC's security offerings and extend Symantec's reach into the corporate and government markets. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5588774.html - - - - - - - - - - Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171131
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    - VPN needs static IP I have a VPN establsihed and works fine. However, it is either giving the local address by a static pool or DHCP. I need the ability to assingn a local IP to a specific user. I see the option in AD Users and computer, but it is grayed out. On the client side, I can pick an IP address in the TCI-IP settings for the VPN, but the server rejects it. Any ideas? Thank you Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171126
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    - Exchange 2000 all going to badmail... We have a Windows 2000 Small Business Server that *was* runningInternet Security and Acceleration Server and getting email justfine. After taking ISA out of the picture all incoming email isgoing directly to BadMail and we cannot figure out why. Here's what we did: 1. We unplugged and disabled the WAN adapter. (Internet connection now coming from Enterprise Firewall not ISA.) 2. We ran the Internet Connection Wizard and changed it from a broadband connection to router. We were told that ISA would not be used in this configuration and that made us very happy. 3. It then made the changes to Exchange and ISA and the connection. 4. Next I disabled Microsoft Firewall and the ISA related services. 5. We then changed all the clients on the LAN and things were good as far as getting to the internet but nobody was getting mail. 6. We run ORF and knew it was getting to the server but Message Tracking said it was going to BadMail. 7. At this point we did the exact same thing on the test server we have at another location. Well almost exact. I left the services alone. Everything worked perfectly. 8. So we enabled Microsoft Firewall and the ISA services and still no email. 9. We re-ran the Internet Connection Wizard and still nothing. Presently that's where we are at. We have email being delivered but Message Tracking says it's going right to BadMail. How can we fix this or figure out what the problem is? Thanks, Rex Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171124
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    - Physically moving SBS2000 to newer motherboard setup (drives and nics) I know this may sound like a stupid question, but before I attempted it, I thought I would find out what the majority thought. I'm currently running an sbs2000 machine on an old PIII motherboard. The scsi drives it resides on are fairly new and would not need to be replaced. What I would like to do, is lift the drives which contain all the sbs information and put them into a new machine (motherboard and cpu's). Is it possible to just take the existing hard drives and put them in the mix on the new motherboard without losing the already provisioned 2 nic setup? Will the drives operate as normal on the new motherboard setup? I'm guessing not, but this would be nice if I could just take the drives out and install them in the new box and have it just fire right up. If I have left out any info, please ask away, I'd be happy to include more information. TIA Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171118
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    - Norton Ghost and Exchange Is there any preparation needed for doing an image of the SBS2K C drive with Norton Ghost? I am changing the size of my raid containers in the server and want to restore the image to it when I am done. Is it required to stop the Excange Information Store, and are there any other services I should stop, when I make the image, or can I just make the image? -nn Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171101
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    - Mcafee Enterprise users Noticing recent issues with vscan and Onaccess scan not starting saying you don't have rights to start services when it is the administrator logged on and even tried administrator logon service. Uninstall, reinstall same problem, working version not updating ran repair and now same prob. Working with Mcafee they think it is a registry permission error linked to some recent windows update...? Anyone else noticing this? -- www.smallbizserver.net (2000 and 2003) microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000 (2000 NG) microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs (2003 NG) http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&group=microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&group=microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs http://www.sbslinks.com/ http://www.sbsmigration.com Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171098
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    - cpu running flat out I've got a SBS2000 server and the cpu is running flat out all the time. The list of processes in task manager seems normal (system idle is running at around 90% and nothing else is using very much) but the cpu graph is running right along the top of the scale and the machine runs like a dog ( a very slow one!). anyone had this before? Frank Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171093
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    - test please ignore, trying to test connection problems to msnews.microsft.com Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171091
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    - test please ignore, trying to test connection problems to msnews.microsft.com Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171090
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    - Spam Our outgoing email suddely stopped a couple of days ago. After a lot of head scratching I discovered 6000 emails in the outbound smtp queue, mostly from someone I had never heard of. After deleating this lot it left 19 genuine emails which have now gone out. Is exchange bright enough to spot that it was full of spam and stopped sending? It's SBS 2003. Now I have to find which machine has been generating the spam. Thankfully there are only 15 to go at! Simon Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171082
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    - Trouble Removing Client Computers After disconnecting a PC from our network for rebuilding I'm having trouble removing that PC from inside the Administrator Console under / Small Business Server / Shares (Local) / Computers. The computer name is listed but when I select it, right click and select 'Remove Client Computer' I get an error that basically says 'That computer does not exist on the network'. How do I remove it (the PC name) from the list? Do I have to remove it before I actually disconnect the PC from the network? Thanks for any help! John Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171081
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    - Problem with Backup Hello, SBS2K. Back when I originally set up an SBS, I wrote a script that ran the imbedded MS backup program to back up the entire system each evening. The script then emails me the log file so I can see how the backup went. After working without a problem for almost 3 years, I got the following message in the log from last night's run: Error: You do not have permission to access portions of System State\Registry\software. Please see the owner or administrator to get permission. Warning: Unable to open the file \Registry\software - skipped. Backup completed on 2/22/2005 at 2:19 AM. Directories: 335 Files: 2401 Skipped: 1 Bytes: 510,611,337 Time: 10 minutes and 34 seconds Of course, the part of the message I am asking about is the first three lines about the permission problem. I wrote the script to run under the Administrator account. What could be the problem with this system state area of the backup. I cant think of anything I had done in the past few days that would effect the backup. Is there anything I can do to find out what's wrong? I appreciate the help. Thanks, Chris Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171069
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    - FYI - MUP.SYS Howdy. This is not a question but an informative post in the hopes that it helps someone else in the future. My parent's computer was heavily infested with spyware including the TIBS dialer. They had been complaining that the system had not been working well for a while so I tried to clean it. Ended up just backing up their data and starting over from scratch. FDISKed and Formatted with a 98 boot disk first and then reloaded their XP Pro with NTFS file system. This is a system that I built them with AMD Processor and Gigabyte MB. It worked great until I took it to their house and started installing their new USB2 card and printer. The system started hanging. Tried to reboot and it would not go past the MUP.SYS file. I googled this and found as many answers as people having this problem. I did the normal troubleshooting (removing pieces a bit at a time, etc.). I noticed that many of the fixes on google had to do with the system BIOS. I Unplugged the computer and removed the BIOS battery for 45 seconds. Replaced the battery. Accepted the default BIOS settings and everything is working fine now. I don't know if this will help anyone else but just wanted to put it out there. Thanks for your time and all of the great help that I have received here. Aaron Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171068
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    - MTADATA & MDBDATA I have not been able to get approval to spend the money on the Exchange and SQL agents for our backup software so I have been using the native backup in SBS2003. This means that the log files are piling up in Exchange. Is there any safe way to clean up the MTADATA & MDBDATA folders until I can get those agents? Thanks. Aaron Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171067
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    - 2k Migration Pack Moving from Multiple SBS domains and exchange organsiations to a new 2003 AD single Exchange infrastructure Hi can anyone tell me if the 2k Migration Pack is still available from MS for SBS 2000 I have a consolidation operation consisting of some 7 companies to a new organisation and a number are running SBS 2000. Shared Fax SQL ISA with a separate DNS namespace etc.. My view was to purchase the migration pack for each affected site and the required number or cals then perfrom the migration, and split off the required services, adding hardware I would then look to upgrading to Windows 2003 move to a new single AD domain and maintain central and site based services while performing hosting and routing for the old domains Anyone know if this is an allowed upgrade path TIA Rgds Steve_S Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171059
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    - event ID 1002, 9004, 1005 I am having trouble getting my exchange to start up. The last thing I rember doing prior to it not working was a windows update. These 3 errors come up every time the server is started and no one can send or receive email. From researching the error, I have removed and reinstalled both IIS and Exchange. During the exchange reinstall an error came up saying to consult Q266418 at support.microsoft.com. From this I have concluded that one of the update put Outlook Express on my server. I cannot find a way to remove or unistall. It does not show up under the programs add/remove from the control panel. Here are the errors from my event log: Metabase Update agent failed to start. Error code is 80040a01. For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp. All 3 events show this same error. Can anyone help me resolve this? Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171048
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    - Need faster connection Hello all and thanks for all of the good advise that has been dispensed before. I would like some advice from some gurus that have dealt with this more than me. I have VPN set up and can connect great but many things do not work well more than likely due to slow upload through my ADSL connection. What would be a good upgrade in connection to make VPN work better. The users would like to access files on their server based folders, they time out opening Excel docs now. I have an SBS2003 2 nic set up with approx 30 users. I have 6 users that are now working remotely. So what would be a good way to go? T1, ISDN, mental telepathy? Thanks in advance. Aaron Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171044
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    - WinIP and ISA2000 Hi Can anyone tell me if WinIP4 (ThatIP) for Dynamic IP addressing requires any particlar custom packet filters in ISA2000 to be setup? Thanks Andrew Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171042
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    - Upgade SBS 2003 Evaluation to OEM version Hi, I have a server with SBS 2003 Eval on it. I just bought a load of RAM and a extra Hard drive with a OEM license. Can I simply run setup and upgrade it and retain all my settings. According to MS it will work with a Retail box, but I wondered if it worked with a OEM version. Regards Richy Tag: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> Tag: 171039

Using GFI and all your mail being Quarantined or Deleted ?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/02/gfi_beserker/

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GFI's Mail Security anti-virus product threw a wobbler Wednesday
afternoon (2 March) when an update to BitDefender Engine Module caused
it to delete the body content of every incoming and outgoing message.
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Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
CI Information Technology
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Melbourne SBS Users Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melb-SBSusers/

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Re: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> by Dave

Dave
Thu Mar 03 07:34:48 CST 2005

We got hit by this! - Good of GFI to respond and sort this out so quickly.

Thanks
Dave

"Henry Craven [SBS-MVP]" <IUnknown@Dot.Nyet> wrote in message
news:OHl8Kt7HFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Using GFI and all your mail being Quarantined or Deleted ?
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/02/gfi_beserker/
>
> Quote----
> GFI's Mail Security anti-virus product threw a wobbler Wednesday afternoon
> (2 March) when an update to BitDefender Engine Module caused it to delete
> the body content of every incoming and outgoing message.
> ----------
>
> --
> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> CI Information Technology
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Melbourne SBS Users Group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melb-SBSusers/
>
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Re: << BitDefender bug bites GFI >> by Williamc_sircon

Williamc_sircon
Mon Mar 07 11:05:19 CST 2005

Oh! that reminds me!
Think i better update my GFI! not done it in months ;) glad i missed
all the fun :)

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