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    - Ideal SBS 2003 config We currently have a SBS2000 server and we are looking to go to SBS2003 server starting from scratch, not upgrading. (me might get the upgrade version, and I do not even know if that's a good idea since SBS2003 comes in different flavors) Would any of you with enough time and desire to help, please outline the ideal Server configuration for a SBS2003 server? Feel free to suggest the O/S version and hardware brand and model. Thanks Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168622
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    - delayed email... Recenlty one of my uses came ot me and mentioned that one of the people she has attempted to reply back to (using "reply") was not getting her email - and that she had not received an NDR as of yet. I checked the Exchange System Management - queue and indeed there was the email waiting to be delivered... The email sat in there for a few days, retrying, waiting to be delivered and then finally after a few days our employee did get an NDR back. She asked me why this was happening (why she hadn;t received an NDR right away) and I mentioned that there could be any number of reasons and rhymed off a couple that I thought may cause it... SHe had received a couple of delayed notices and then finally the NDR came in... What reasons could there be that a seemingly valid email address could not be devlivered? I had mentioned to our employee that it was possible that the receipients server was not allowing incoming emails (the recipient works for the government) and yet this person had asked our employee to respond back to her initial email - so I would think that this person would have been able to receive email in the past... What other reasons could there be? I am just concerned that it may have been an issue at our end but doubt that as once it leaves here, it's out of our control really, and all other external email has been working just fine... Thanks, Brad Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168620
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    - Invest $6.00 and make Thousands. Incredible? Check it out. !!!Make A LOT of legal money really fast using PayPal!!!! From: Roger Date: 12/4/2004 Comments: TURN $6 INTO $6000 USING PAYPAL (www.paypal.com)!!! READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE! IT REALLY DOES WORK!. I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, and came across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of $6.00! So I thought, Yeah right, this must be a scam, but like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said that you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and addresses (now e-mail addresses) stated in the article. You then place your own name and PayPal's e-mail address at the bottom of the list at #6. Post the article (with your name in the #6 spot in at least 200 newsgroups. (There are thousands). No catch, that was it. So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people first, I thought about trying it. I figured: what have I got to lose except $6.00,right? Then I invested the measly $6.00. Well, GUESS WHAT!? Within 1 day, I started getting money in my PayPal's account! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon, but the money just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about $30.00. By the end of the second week, I had made a total of over $240.00! In the third week, I had over $3,000 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week, and I have made a total of just over $7,000 and it's still coming in rapidly. It's certainly worth $6.00! I have spent more than that on lunch!! Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, WHY it works...Also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the information off of it as you need it. I promise you that if you follow the directions exactly, that you will start making more money than you thought possible by doing something so easy! Suggestion: READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE CARE-FULLY !! Print it out or download it. Follow the simple directions, and watch the money come in! It's easy. It's legal. And, your investment is only $6.00. IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not illegal; and, it's 99% risk-free. Best of all-- it really works! If all of the following instructions are adhered to, you will receive extraordinary dividends. PLEASE NOTE: Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and $20,000 or more can be yours in 20 to 60 days PLEASE CONTINUE ITS SUCCESS BY CAREFULLY ADHERING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. . This program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the participants. You will now become part of the Mail Order business. In this business, your product is not solid and tangible, it's a service. You are in the business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, the money made from the mailing lists is secondary to the income which is made from people like you and me asking to be included in that list. Here are the easy steps to success: Following is a list of six emails registered at PayPal. Send $1.00 to EACH OF THEM using your PayPal\'ae account. What you are doing is creating a service. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! You are requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it! Like most of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with a lawyer and they confirmed that this is indeed legal. SEND $1.00 TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING EMAILS using your PayPal\'ae account: 1: Kobragt500@aol.com; 2: pattistreasures@aol.com; 3: Lenny8971@aol.com; 4: chrlwoods8@aol.com; 5: karelvandenberghe@hotmail.com. 6:rogeremp@yahoo.ca. Now delete the #1 email off the list that you see above and move the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4,etc.) and add YOUR email as #6 on the list. Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as close to original as possible. Now send this to all your friends. DO NOT SPAM! Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you need money, you can use it again, and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the participants and by their carefully adhering to the directions. Look at it this way if you are of integrity and honesty, the program will continue and the money that so many others have received will come your way. NOTE: You may want to retain every name and address sent to you, either on a computer or hard copy and keep the notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service. So, as each post is downloaded and the directions carefully followed, six members will be reimbursed for their participation as a List Developer with one dollar each. Your name will move up the list so that when your name reaches the #1 position you will be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!! What an opportunity for only $6.00 - $1.00 for each of the first six people listed above! Send it now, add your own name to the list and you're in business! DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS -- Step 1) FIRST make sure it is not a TOS violation to post this message.You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own posting. Simply put your cursor at the beginning of this letter and drag your cursor to the bottom of this document, and select 'copy' from the edit menu. This will copy the entire letter into the computer's memory. Step 2) Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top of the blank page. From the 'edit' menu select 'paste'. This will paste a copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name to the list. Step 3) Save your new notepad file as a .txt file. If you want to do your postings in different settings, you'll always have this file to go back to. Step 4) Use Netscape or Internet Explorer and try searching for various newsgroups (on-line forums, message boards, chatsites, discussions.) Step 5) Visit these message boards and post this article as a new message by highlighting the text of this letter and selecting paste from the edit menu. Fill in the \lquote Subject\rquote ; this will be the header that everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a particular group; then click the post message button. You're done with your first one! Congratulations!!! THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post away, after you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup! **REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200** That's it! You will begin receiving money from around the world within days, perhaps even hours! If you wish to stay anonymous, you can create a separate e-mail account just for this business using free e-mail services like \lquote Hotmail.\rquote (You must add this e-mail account to your PayPal\'ae account. You can have up to eight e-mail accounts on your PayPal\'ae account). Now, each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my name at #5 and only 5 persons respond to each of the original 5,that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #4 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only receive 5 replies each, I will make an additional $625.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #2 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this message to 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200 newsgroups react I will receive $15,625,00! With an original investment of only $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00 to names on the list, putting your name at number 6 again. And start posting again. The thing to remember is: do you realize that thousands of people all over the world are joining the Internet and reading these articles everyday? JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So, can you afford $6.00 and see if it really works?? I think so... People have said, what if the plan is played out and no one sends you the money? So what! What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest people who are joining the internet and newsgroups everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual Internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will really work. WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND!!! GOD BLESS YOU! P.S. Once you have set up your PayPal (www.paypal.com) account you can get a PayPal/MasterCard for INSTANT access to your money, or link your PayPal\'ae account to your personal bank account for easy transfers! Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168615
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    - Event Id 7063 DNS error-Event Id 7063. I'm suddenly getting hundreds of this error message. I've checked the Forward addresses, and cannot find the address in question. Does anybody have a solution? Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168613
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    - Microsoft SUS.. Since patch management is becoming more and more of a headache all the time, I am looking at SUS. I have a couple questions... 1) I've heard this is a free tool. Is this the case? 2) Has anyone here loaded it and does it work well? We have Win98 and XP clients and Win2K/WIn2K3 servers 3) Are there any pitfalls to look out for - i.e. should I wait until MS has released the new version they are wrking on (ver 2.0) Thanks, Brad Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168611
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    - Outlook02 and XP Pro Hi, We are running SBS2000 on a LAN with 60% Win2K Pro with Outlook2002 client and the rest run Win XP Pro with Outlook 2002 client. What I have noticed is that when users view their Exchange Mailbox on the XP Pro machines using Outlook 2002 client, they need to click around the folders (e.g. Sent Items) in folder view to refresh their Inbox, otherwise any new emails would not appear in their Inbox automatically. If you hit Send/Receive it makes no difference at all. Is this a known problem? Please let me know on how to fix. skc Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168605
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    - Winsock 10065 error We are getting this error after manualy removing exchange from server. My pop3 will send butthe smtp gives me the winsock error. Can we reinstall or how do we fix this problem without losing the setup? Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168603
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    - SBS2K with MIS 2002? Hi all, Think I may already know the answer but thought I'd check it out first... I know that MIS2002 isn't supported for installation on the same box as SBS2K [and that MIS has been superceded with Exchange 2003 which has the functionality built-in] but am wondering if this is one of those situations whereby it would work but was just not the prefered solution. IE it was recommended not to be set-up that way but that it could be made to work... We're going to be moving onto SBS2K3 sometime in 2005 but this is something that would be enormously handy for some of our users to have now. I know they can simply ActiveSync from their PC/laptop to their Smartphones but I'd prefer them to be able to do some while out and about in real-time... If not, fair enough [and I suspect this will be the case, before anyone flames me!] and will use it as a lever to speed up the upgrade to 2K3... :-) Cheers, David Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168601
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    - << SBS news of the week 12/6/2004>> Kevin's Carol of the week news://msnews.microsoft.com/uTR1jKj2EHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl ----------------------------- Have you patched? Internet Explorer IFRAME patch http://msmvps.com/secure/archive/2004/12/01/21796.aspx [only IE 6] WINS issue .. [but honestly we're just fine in SBSland] http://msmvps.com/secure/archive/2004/12/03/22181.aspx ------------------------------- Unprotected PCs can be hijacked in minutes Surfing the Web has never been more risky. Simply connecting to the Internet ? and doing nothing else ? exposes your PC to non-stop, automated break-in attempts by intruders looking to take control of your machine surreptitiously. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2004-11-29-honeypot_x.htm You see that article? Don't believe everything you read folks Dear USA Today...now the story is even better: http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/06/22529.aspx You would NEVER set up a server with file and printing sharing ports opened up. -------------------------------------- Blogs of interest Don't believe everything you read Dear USA Today...now the story is even better: http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/06/22529.aspx Why we do what we do Thanks Tucker!: http://msmvps.com/cgross/archive/2004/12/02/22108.aspx Mark Cuban... the new fund My New Hedge Fund - Blog Maverick - www.blogmaverick.com: http://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/1234000570021684/ Dana meets "the couch" Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary: The Red Couch Comeths: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/000753.html Running a meeting? Dealing with management...: http://blogs.msdn.com/iainmcdonald/archive/2004/11/29/271781.aspx NT 4 server almost dead http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/005265.html for pay patches after 12/31/2004 ------------------------------------ - - - - - - - - - - Microsoft sues over fake authenticity certificates For the first time, Microsoft Corp. is suing on claims of counterfeit and illicit certificates of authenticity, the labels on software and computers that are supposed to show the products are legitimate. In copyright and trademark infringement lawsuits filed Monday, Microsoft accused eight small and medium computer resellers and software vendors in seven states of distributing unlawful versions of the COA labels. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10303667.htm - - - - - - - - - - New strain of Skulls Trojan hits smart phones Mobile phones running Symbian Ltd.'s Series 60 operating system are the target of a new strain of the Skulls Trojan horse program. The new Trojan comes with the Cabir.B worm, which, unlike the first version of the virus, can spread to other phones within reach of Bluetooth broadcasting range. http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,97935,00.html McAfee says 'Skulls' mobile security threat still low http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/wormsviruses/2004-11-30-skulls-worm_x.htm - - - - - - - - - - Flaw opens crack in Windows servers The vulnerability is in Windows Internet Name Service, or WINS, a network infrastructure component of server products such as Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said Tuesday. The company has issued a temporary work-around for the problem while it works on an update to fix the vulnerability. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5471485.html - - - - - - - - - - Sun stamps on Java bug Sun Microsystems claimed yesterday that its attempt to stamp on a recently discovered Java Virtual Machine (JVM) security bug has been successful. Security experts warned that the potentially devastating flaw in the JVM Run Time Environment could leave millions of desktops open to attack. http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159740 - - - - - - - - - - Phishers target Christmas shoppers FConsumers should be on their guard against a "particularly devious" phishing scam which aims to hijack their Christmas shopping and divulge sensitive financial details to cyber- criminals. According to IT security firm CyberGuard, the latest scam uses fake e-commerce sites offering 'bargain' Christmas gifts. http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159754 - - - - - - - - - - Unprotected PCs can be hijacked in minutes Surfing the Web has never been more risky. Simply connecting to the Internet ? and doing nothing else ? exposes your PC to non-stop, automated break-in attempts by intruders looking to take control of your machine surreptitiously. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2004-11-29-honeypot_x.htm - - - - - - - - - - Software could slow spread of computer worms Engineers at Hewlett-Packard Co. are working on "virus throttling" software that could slow the spread of viruses and worms, possibly limiting the destruction that hackers inflict on millions of computers each year. Researchers for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer giant said Tuesday the new software wouldn't destroy threats such as the "Blaster" Internet worm, which crippled more than a million computers last summer. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10035 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5471780.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6622961/ http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/virus/story/0,10801,97940,00.html - - - - - - - - - - Fear fuels intrusion prevention sales bonanza The growing threat posed by worms, viruses and denial-of-service attacks is fuelling a global sales bonanza in network intrusion prevention system (IPS) products, according to In-Stat/MDR. As a result, the combined market for IPS and intrusion detection system equipment is poised to reach $1.4bn by 2008, up from $541m in 2003, the research firm said. Most of the revenue growth is expected to be through hardware- based network IPS appliances. http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159751 - - - - - - - - - - ISPs raise the stakes on DDoS attacks Internet service providers have hit back at claims they should be doing more to prevent denial-of-service attacks. Security heads for BT and Cable and Wireless said that they can protect their customers from the attacks, but that they will not provide the service for free. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39175485,00.htm - - - - - - - - - - iPaqs turn up the security Hewlett-Packard introduced a series of handhelds, the iPaq hx2000 line, designed to provide better security and connectivity for mobile professionals. The hx2700, launched Tuesday, comes with an embedded biometric fingerprint reader that allows a user to capture prints from two fingers, from either hand. This allows for greater flexibility should the owner suffer a cut on one finger, said Robin Seow, general manager of the personal systems group at HP Singapore. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5471610.html - - - - - - - - - - ID card details emerge in bill The government's bill for an identity card, published on Monday, outlines details on penalties for abuse of the system but fails to include figures covering the costs of the scheme. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39175554,00.htm New standard could reshuffle smart cards http://www.gcn.com/23_33/news/27949-1.html Passport ID chips may not be secure http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/11/29/electronicpassports.ap/index.html - - - - - - - - - - Lycos Europe: 'Make love not spam The effort, dubbed "Make love not spam," will officially launch on Wednesday and will center around the screen saver, which the company has designed to overload Web sites advertised via spam. Lycos Europe is a separate company from the Web portal that bears the Lycos name in the United States. Lycos Europe claims that it currently maintains roughly 40 million e-mail accounts across eight European countries. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5471207.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6622055/ http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Lycos-Screensaver-Spams-the-Spammers&story_id=28726 - - - - - - - - - - A guide to proactive network security Commentary--Behind our daily barrage of hacker attacks, announcements of new viruses and worms, and frequent risk of downtime is an opportunity. This is your opportunity to step away from the noise, for a moment, and take steps to build a more proactive network security model for your organization. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5470877.html Stressing security training http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/1129/web-secure-11-30-04.asp -- http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm http://www.msmvps.com/bradley https://www.ecora.com/ecora/jump/pm99.asp Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168600
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    - netmodem problem I had an XP machine using netmodem conneting to a server(SBS2000). Sometime around installing XP service pack 2, this connection failed (I'm not positive it's related). I've uninstalled and re-installed net modem several times including removing all shared ports and starting over. Following the instructions in "How to set up a Windows XP Professional client in an SBS 2000 network, article ID 316418", the network modem never shows up in device manager so naturally it won't install in "phones and modems". Do you have any idea what I could be missing? Thanks. Rick Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168589
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    - SBS and Laptop user Dear all, I have SBS2000 with 30 user, 2 of the users want to use their laptop in the office but after office hour they like to use the laptop at home aswell. Can I know the best practice or option for them pls? If I add a them in to the server then, How can them use the laptop at home with single profile? Pls help Regards Anver Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168586
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    - Control Client desktop icons 2003I am new to SBS. I would like to set up a profile or whatever so when the user logs on certain icons are forced to the client desk top. Is this possible and if so how? Thanks Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168583
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    - Control Client desktop icons I am new to SBS. I woudllike to set up a profile or whatever so when the user logs on certain icons are forced to the cleint desk top. Is this possible and if so how? Thanks Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168582
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    - Exchange server receives mail from some domain but not all This is very starnge thing happening with SBS 2000 server. MS Exchange server will recieve e-mail from my yahoo account but not from AOL. To extend further, it gets e-mail from some sites and not from others. Any inputs will be greatly appreciated. Danny Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168579
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    - internet connection sharing and VPN setup I have two network cards on my server. One is connected to T1 line and other one is connected to LAN. I am trying to share internet connection on the server with everone on the LAN. I tried through Routing and Remote access, setup Internet network setup. It works fine. But I try to enable VPN access through ISA server, my connections sharing stops working. I am not able to set both at the same time. Any inputs will be greatly appreciated. Danny Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168578
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    - << SBS Posting FAQ for New Users - V:1.0 - Last Updated: 2004-07-21>> An HTML version of this document is available at: http://www.sbs-rocks.com/netiquette.htm -------------- The following tips are designed to help you get the fastest and most appropriate answer to your questions. They suggest which newsgroup to use,what basic research to do before posting, information to include in your posting, newsgroup etiquette, and alternate sources of useful information. Following them will help us to help you. =================================================== - Post to the appropriate newsgroup: For SBS 4/4.5: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz For SBS 2000 : microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000 For SBS 2003 : microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs Microsoft News Server: news.microsoft.com The SBS Newsgroups provide a free forum for threaded discussion and peer support on issues related to Small Business Server by users, service providers and interested parties. Please remember when posting that non Microsoft people don't get paid to be here, and MVPs are -not- Microsoft employees. { Who are the Microsoft MVPs ? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs } Everyone here is giving generously and freely of their time, experience and expertise to enhance the Small Business Server Community. Join it, support it, respect it and enjoy it. - SBS Rocks ! =================================================== A Web interface to the SBS 2003 newsgroup is at: http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/?pr=newsgsbs2003 You'll find the Rules of conduct on the MS Website at: Welcome to Microsoft Discussion Groups http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx =================================================== - Do some basic researches for previously posted solutions. ( It's most likely been posted and solved before. ) Advanced Google Search: http://www.google.com/advanced_search Domain: microsoft.com experts-exchange.com Advanced Google Groups Search of the Usenet archives: http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search Advanced Microsoft Search: http://search.microsoft.com/search/search.aspx?st=a&View=en-us (Note that you can also just enter a KB, Q or Error Number) Event Log Entries associated with your issue or setup: http://www.eventid.net (Enter the Event number from the Event Log) http://search.microsoft.com (Enter '1001' (for example) or 'error 1001') Your Public Interface: http://www.dnsreport.com http://www.dnsstuff.com Your network Settings on Servers and workstations: Start > Run > cmd : ipconfig /all Ports Status Start > Run > cmd : netstat -an =================================================== - Post with a meaningful subject line so those with expertise or interest in the topic can find it quickly. - Posting with a purely attention seeking topic such as "DISASTER" or "No-One Ever Responds to Me" may get you noticed -once- but is likely to get you ignored or dropped in future. Remember -everyone's- issue is important to them, so que jumping won't enhance anyone's opinion of you within the newsgroup. Mentioning the SBS component, Exchange, ISA, SQL Server, RAS, Pop Connector etc.in the heading will be a big help in catching the eye of experts in that field. =================================================== - If posting a Question, post with sufficient information for a complete stranger to understand your SBS version, environment; your issue, what you have tried and what failed. You're not cutting down on the typing as you'll be asked anyway, and it can only enhance the speed to diagnosis and resolution. A secondary benefit to this is that in correctly framing the question, the resolution often presents itself. Note: Stating your SBS version ( 4, 4.5, 2000, 2003 ) is particularly important as is whether your SBS 2003 is Standard or Premium and whether you have ISA installed. Please state all messages and IDs in failure notices and/or in the event viewers. Also what may have been installed/changed/updated prior to or during the issue. =================================================== - Posting In capitals on is considered SHOUTING! ...Please don't. =================================================== - Don't overlook or discount Paid Support. If the Issue is urgent or complex, the time you spend searching for a "free" solution. ...and cost factors such as Worker Downtime, Customer Irritation, Lost Productivity, and Hair Replacement costs will likely far outweigh the cost of a Support Call to Microsoft PSS (Product Support Services ) or a Support Professional. Note: Hotfixes are free of charge. Just ask for the specific Hotfix. =================================================== - It's difficult to convey human emotions on Usenet (Humour, Pathos, Sarcasm, Tongue-In-Cheek ) so use of emoticons and/or acronym tags is advised. .... and no; you -don't- have to be serious all the time. It's a community. Enjoy ! =================================================== - There are many paths to a solution and as many experiences in getting there as there are posters. Sometimes the paths are well worn, tried and true. Sometimes paths diverge, sometimes converge, and sometimes new trails are blazed. Understand and respect that, and use what suits you and your situation. =================================================== - People are different, but people are people. You should be nice to them. This is a technical newsgroup and not a place for Egos or Flame Wars. As a community we try to leave them at the door and respect each other. What you post here is archived and available to anyone, anytime. Remember ...."Please don't feed the Trolls!" =================================================== - Newsgroups are not your only source of Information / Help. Many of the members of the SBS Community provide support via Websites, Lists and Blogs such as: http://www.sbslinks.com/ ( Susan's Links to all things SBS) http://www.smallbizserver.net/ ( Mariette's Website and Forum ) http://www.sbs-rocks.com/articles.htm ( Andy's SBS Articles) http://www.sbsfaq.com/ ( Wayne's Website ) sbs2k@yahoogroups.com ( SBS Forum on Yahoo ) Blogs by: Chad, Charlie, Kevin, Susan http://www.msmvps.com/cgross/ http://blogs.msdn.com/canthe http://www.msmvps.com/kwsupport/ http://www.msmvps.com/bradley/ The Microsoft SBS Websites: Small Business Server Homepage for all sorts of Information, Demos, Whitepapers Upgrades, Migrations Events and Training http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx Small Business Community Sharepoint Site: http://sbcomm.sts.winisp.net/default.aspx Downloads for Windows Small Business Server 2003 - Keep Your Server Up to Date - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/downloads/default.mspx =================================================== - Don't be shy to post a Question ....or an Answer. SBS encompasses a lot and has been known to make even corporate SysAdmins Cringe and MCSEs cry. None of us knows -all- the answers. We were all "Newbies" once and none of us has experience with every permutation, combination, setup and environment SBS is deployed in, so there are -no- stupid or dumb questions. That's the domain of answers that imply that there are. If you're asking a question and know the answer to another one on the page, muck in and post it. The poster may get a faster resolution than they would have, and an additional member may get a response they wouldn't have otherwise Your solution may be a something that we can all learn from. - What goes around, comes around.- =================================================== - It's not only Break/Fix. Anecdotes, Wishlists, Insights and Brickbats are all grist to the mill of SBS Topics and all on-topic for the community. =================================================== - Don't Multi-post*. ( *the Same Posting within different newsgroups or within the same thread.) If you must post to several newsgroups, Cross-post to just the relevant ones. A response in one will then show up in the others and all can follow the thread. =================================================== - Be patient. Newsgroups are not Instant Messaging, and people aren't on-line just waiting for you to post. If the situation -is- that urgent, then Paid Support will pay for itself. Remember: No-one -owes- you a response. =================================================== - Things get missed. Things do get lost or missed, or someone with the appropriate skills or experience may not be available, so if you haven't had a response after 3 Days or so, post again, perhaps with more detail and things you've tried in the interim. ============================================ - Lastly, -enjoy - and remember, SBS Rocks ! For and on behalf of the SBS Community. SBS FAQ Poster *To avoid seeing this Post in the future add it to your Ignore Filter.* Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168572
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    - Song of the Week - Dec 4, 2004 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C4DA08.B9A26E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's December ... it's the holidays ... traffic is getting worse ... so = let' get into some holiday cheer! O Come All Ye Faithful aka: Reboot, please, my Server 1. Reboot, please, my server I've been working all night Reboot, yes, reboot so that I can go home. Come and behold it, S-B-S has loaded Give thanks that it is working, Give thanks that Sharepoint's humming Give thanks, 'cause I am running - to my car! 2. Downloads are a problem Patching every system O why, yes, O why must we do so much work? Come and download it Hackers are devoted Download and fix your systems, Be sure to set restrictions, Backup your root partitions -- SBS Rocks! --=20 Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long" ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C4DA08.B9A26E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's December ... it's the holidays ... = traffic is=20 getting worse ... so let' get into some holiday cheer!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>O Come All Ye Faithful</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>aka: Reboot, please, my = Server</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Reboot, please, my = server</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've been working all = night</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Reboot, yes, reboot so that I can go=20 home.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Come and behold it,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>S-B-S has loaded</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Give thanks that it is = working,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Give thanks that Sharepoint's = humming</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Give thanks, 'cause I am running - to = my=20 car!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. Downloads are a problem</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Patching every system</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>O why, yes, O why must we do so much=20 work?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Come and download it</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hackers are devoted</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Download and fix your = systems,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Be sure to set = restrictions,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Backup your root partitions -- = </FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>SBS Rocks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2> <DIV><BR>-- <BR>Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]<BR>"The days pass by so = quickly now,=20 the nights are seldom long"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C4DA08.B9A26E00-- Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168567
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    - Exchange Folders Where can i find folders regarding messages sent, received, outgoing....... Can i delete an outgoing message once exchange-server is waiting to send messages 'cause a DSL problem? Thanks Silvano. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168564
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    - Exchange Migration Upgrading a SBS2K to SBS 2003. I backed up all the data and did a NT BAckup of the exchange database. Let's say I experience exchange problems after the upgrade, will I have to isntall SBS2K again to get the email working? Just trying to plan ahead here, hopefully everything goes as planned but it seems if there were migration problems I would be using exchange 2003 with a NTBackup of exchange 2000. This is my first SBS2K - SBS 2003 migration, just trying to plan as best as possible. Thoughts, suggestions, experiences are all welcome - thanks in advance. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168563
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    - cant send email but can receive I'm setting up a very small sbc config. All I want to do is have the performance reports send email to an external (bellsouth) email address. I am thinking I have to configure the exchange piece. Ive gotten the pop3 connector working so it pulls email from bellsouth but it will not send email to bellsouth. The message is something about bellsouth not knowing who my domain is. Question is is there a way to have the perf and usage reports sent to a bellsouth account without doing the exchagne config or do I have to do that and if I do have to config exchange how do I get past this error. Thanks in advance, Glenn Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168553
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    - Hacker System f5 Invitation HSF5 We invite everybody hacker and programmer who actually are those and wish to enter the organization. HSF5. You should do the following: in order that we could become sure of your opportunities and purposes, you must purchase f1,this desk where you can find information about us, our works and achievements, includihg barriers,which you must overcome in order to reach f2, but already in Internet. You should be sure of your powers, in order that we can become sure of you. To provide confidentiality, we must follow an untraditional way,which might drive you into doubts. But you have to rely on trust and risk. In order to purchase f1, deposit on account 30$ and sent your home mailing address.(d/box). D'ont forget time and date of sending of the deposited sum to the account.(very important) Baltiyskiy Bank, St Petersburg, Russia. SWIFT code: BABJ RU 2P, Corr/acc.N:04-097-778with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, USA,SWIFT code,BKTRUS33 account N:42301840201000386086(present) Zayberlih Elena Nicolaevna. We need professionals andthose who want tobecome them. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168551
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    - Upgrade to Symantec Corporate Edition 9.0? Using Symantec's Corporate Edition of Antivirus version 8.1.0.825. Should we upgrade to 9.0 and its updates? We have the 9.0 product already but have not installed as of yet. Wanted to get some feedback on the new product. Version 8.1 is doing a good job, currently. Is 9.0 much better? We will do the upgrade but wanted to know how long we should wait. Thanks all, Smith Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168548
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    - Spam in Exchange server Hi, I was troubleshooting a problem on my SBS2K server where I am receiving an enormous amount of messages in the badmail folder. I followed the instructions to create a new bad mail folder and delete the old one but am getting thousands of files in the folder per hour. This prompted me to check for unauthorized relaying. When I checked the Default SMTP virtual server's queues, I found hundreds. I followed the steps to clean up the smtp queues (however, the only way I could get the Small Business SMTP Connector to stabilize was by clearing the check box for Anonymous access on the Authentication page of the Default SMTP Virtual Server Properties. This stopped the bad mail messages and the SMTP queues, but also stopped users from receiving e-mail (although they were able to send just fine). Selecting the Anonymous access check box restored the users' ability to receive mail, but also brought back the bad mail messages and the numerous queues. What am I doing incorrectly here? How can I stop the bad messages but allow my users to receive e-mail? Thanks, Dwaine Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168533
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    - KB889293 After installing KB889293 on our SBS2000 server and rebooting, the ISA, Routing and Remote Access, and Microsoft Firewall services did not restart. The System Event log showed the following: Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7024 Date: 12/3/2004 Time: 3:08:56 AM User: N/A Computer: BLRB01 Description: The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 711. Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7023 Date: 12/3/2004 Time: 3:08:56 AM User: N/A Computer: BLRB01 Description: The Microsoft ISA Server Control service terminated with the following error: %%711 Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7023 Date: 12/3/2004 Time: 3:08:57 AM User: N/A Computer: BLRB01 Description: The Microsoft Firewall service terminated with the following error: The RPC server is unavailable. I could then manually start them. I reboot this server monthly (sometimes more frequently) and I have never had this problem prior to this patch. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168526
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    - FTP problem on SBS 2003 Hi, I have a SBS2003 with Firewall enabled. I want to access FTP on this server, from inside it works, from outside not. In Firewall settings FTP is allowed. On the FTP command line client I first get the message "Connected to ns1.simonet.cc." and after some time "Connection closed by remote host." What's wrong with my settings. Thank you -- Manfred Simonet Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168517
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    - info@domain account in SBS 2003 In a Small Business Server 2003 Premium: While trying to create a user with an account name of INFO and having the e-mail address info@ourdomain where ourdomain is our own domain, I receive the message that an account already exists with this e-mail address. I try to find in Active Directory such an account, to no avail. However, the creation/modification of the user account can be completed with no other problems. Subsequently, messages incoming to this "new" account are bounced back with an error message stating that more than one accounts are configured to this e-mail address. What gives? Have you ever encountered such a problem. I've tried searching this problem in MSDN, but obviously my search string/keywords are incorrect. If I delete this "new" account, where would messages addressed to info@ourdomain end up? TIA MP Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168514
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    - slow response Hi I have sbs 2000 which has been going well for about 12 months. Now, if I press the "windows START" on the task bar either 1. nothing happens, ie no response, or 2.it only displays the first 3/4 of the menu. If I do a "ctrl,alt,del" and select "task manager" "processes" the START suddenly springs into action.From then on I can open and close START no problems. It is after half an hour or so of idle time when I come back it freezes again When the START gives no or slow response, I can still open up any of the desktop icons no problem. Any help appreciated. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168510
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    - Only one user at a time allowed to access VPN Basics: SBS2000 DSL - Speedstream router, not sure model RRAS setup for PPTP; ports =10 One user can access the server just fine, multiple users cannot. I know this question has probably been asked over and over, but couldn't find an answer when I searched. Thanks Fred P Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168508
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    - Remote Desktop Web Connection OK, this is new to me and I have read everything I have in book form. Unfortunatly everything is a few years old and talks more about dial-up rather than DSL connections and is absent any XP Pro data. I have also read most of the thread and just don't seem to be getting it all. :( I have an SBS 2000 machine and I have an off-site XP Pro client. This user wants to administrate the SBS over his DSL connection. The SBS is also using ISA server to act as point of outgoing tunnel for all on-site clients to get to the Internet. So, what's the best way for this user to get the job done?? Does the XP RDWC remove the need for Terminal Services? Do I sitll need to create a VPN connection to use RDW client? I am more confused now than when I started as this point. Any and all help is greatly appreciated Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168494
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    - add user but no mail store? Hi I have added a new user via the wizard (deleted and re added about 6 times) and cannot connect the user to exchange from Outlook 2003? When she logs on she authenticates to the domain but every time outlook starts and trys to set up, it says cannot find user name in name list. The wizard seems to hang for about 3-4 minutes (or longer sometimes) with the progress bar about half way across then all of a suddon completes. Is that normal? I can't recall it doing that when I set every one else up????? Have checked the mail store and she never gets on the list, even though I used the wizard. In her properties, the email addresses are blank. Have entered details manually and nothing happens?? Have removed a user account that was never used (to free up a liscense) and removed that mail store. Using SBS 2003 standard. Any help would be appreciated. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168492
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    - roaming user profile: odd behavior Hello, I have roaming user profiles setup in my office. the other day a user went to log in with a terminal service connection (they were off location), and it took a really long time for it to log on, about 5-7 minutes. And when it finally logged in, her desktop settings were different, and her connection to the exchange server was lost. It was like she had never logged in before, and was never setup to be a user. When she came in the next day and logged in locally, it was the same situation except she logged in much faster. So I reset her exchange connection and now she is working fine. I have concerns about why this happened, and was wondering if thier was any precautions I should be taking with my server right now. The terminal server a seperate machine than from my SBS. Thanks in advance, Brian Thompson Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168491
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    - Active Directory Users and Computers Dear All I'm trying to edit our policies on our sbs.local domain and I keep getting this error message "Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You may not have appropriate rights" "The system cannot find the path specified" I have been able to edit succesfully before but not anymore. Regards Phil Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168484
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    - Poor data transmission performance in TS Hi group, we've used SBS 2000 for a year now with our Director who lives abroad being able to TS in admin mode to perform admin/ update duties on our Access XP database. There has always been a very very slight lag when he uses the database but now he say's it's around 5 times slower than normal & the excel spreadsheets, (that were no problem before), now has a lag. He can VPN into the Server & use RDP - it's just a performance issue. I've checked the RDP & Server settings - disable wallpaper, disable active desktop, use temp folders & delete on exit etc - setup for ultimum performance in other words!! There are no error messages & nothing in task manager sucks up resources. The annoying thing is that I can use the resources using our backuop adsl line with the same logon credentials just fine. He says there's been no patch updates put on recently & a spybot check proved clean. He's located in Italy & the office with the SBS Lan is in the UK. Is it possible that it could be an issue with his ISP? Any suggestions / ideas are appreciated. Thanks for your time. Stuart Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168481
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    - Inconsistant User ID requirements for various services I recently moved our small company to SBS 2003. After switching the clients over, a few folks have to use username@ourdomain.local in place of their regular username when logging into certain services (such as IMAP/SMTP, and even accessing sharepoint). The strange thing, is that not everyone has to use this. Myself, and a number of others can simply use their user name....any ideas on what is causing this inconsistency? The only thing I can see that might be common between those that are common with those affected, is the "default" address originally created was an alias (first.last@ourdomain.com as opposed to usernname@ourdomain.com) I haven't verified that it is true on all accounts, but I do know that changing the default address doesn't seem to make a difference after the fact. The two I know are affected were created with different templates, and their memberships don't very too much from those that aren't affected. Any ideas? eric Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168480
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    - How to remove mailbox when disabling user How can I remove the mailbox for a user that has been disabled, without removing the user? Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168478
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    - Warning 2: MS04-040/889293 Cumulative Patch breaks Veritas Backup Update Hi, The installation of yesterday's IE cumulative patch on my SBS2K server broke the Veritas Update function on BEWS 9.1. Removing the patch (I'm guessing it was removable because I installed Windows Installer 3 last week) restores the Veritas Update function. This function is highly convenient because it keeps track of already installed updates. One of the functions that the IE cumulative patch modifies is I-Frame, which the Veritas Tech Support guy said is used on the Veritas Update site. The IE patch has no other negative effects that I could see, but that was at best a cursory look. GaryK Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168476
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    - Prevent user access I have a SBS 2003 server with exchange 2000 and ISA server. I want to prevent a specific user from accessing the internet and her e-mail as well (using outlook 2003). Is there a way where I can disable her internet and e-mail access without preventing any other restrictions to her normal network access (i.e. logging onto domain, accessing mapped drives, etc..) Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168475
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    - SBS 2003 Anti-Virus Is there a good anti-virus software to put in place on the server end of our network to help increase security and further pervent virus intrusion? I have tried looking at several software solutions, but cannot tell if they will run on SBS 2003. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168473
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    - OT Outlook problem Hi guys, I have an interesting problem with one of my users. New mail does not show in her Inbox when it come in. She does not have work offline checked. I can see that Outlook is doing its send/receive thing every minute or two and it appears to get her mail. The mail does not show in her Inbox unless she does something else in Outlook, kinda like poking it with a stick. WHen you click on anything in Outlook or dismiss a reminder then all of her mail magically appears. Any ideas? Background info: SBS2003. She has XP Pro and her Outlook is the 2002 that was installed by SBS2000 before I upgraded the server. No one else is having this problem. I believe that she has the latest WIndows and Office updates. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, Aaron Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168470
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    - SBS2003 Inbound faxes to a doc library Im sorry for posting this here but sbs2003 newsgroup UK is down again. On trying to configure fax to go to a document library on the sbs intranet there is not hte option to do so. Is there another way to do this other than the wizard. I have the option to route to e-mail account, store in folder or print. Any help would be apriciated. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168454
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    - CAL Compatibility and Member Server Queries Hi there, Just wondering if people would be so kind as to clear a couple of things up for us: 1) Are SBS2003 CALs compatible with SBS2000? 2) I am aware that SBS CALs will cover access to a Windows 2000 Server that is joined to an SBS2000 domain - but if I add a Windows Server 2003 server to an SBS 2000 domain, would the SBS 2000 CALs cover access to it? Thanks, Ric. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168453
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    - Redirect Outlook email to external email - hotmail Hello all, I've been trying to redirect outlook email to external email - hotmail by setting up "Rules" in Outlook. I reach the point where the system accepts only addresses from my "Global Address " list. I created a "Global address" on my server with SMTP the external hotmail address, but it didn't work. How do I proceed from there? Any suggestions? Your help will be appreciated. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168445
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    - FRUSTRATION when other Technical People Don't Give a :@&* Hi there, I wonder if anyone can shed some light on a really weird situation I have found myself in. Our company has taken over the maintenance contract for a server and a few PC's, but the server has been done in such a way that all the people who have looked at it, including me, are scratching our heads and all saying "I've never seen this before", and then walking away trying to not get too involved in it! Things have come to a head where there are issues to be dealt with and I am dumped right in the middle of trying to sort things out.. so see what you make of this.... The server is a reasonable spec P4 and it had Small Business Server 2000 media with it.... When you examine the system, you find that the thing has not been installed in a normal way..... The system appears to be running as a peer to peer network, no domain, active directory etc has been set up. Then to make things even weirder, it looks like Terminal server has been configured in some way (Application Mode), and the 90 days grace period has expired, but there is no way to check licences, nor are there ANY of the small business server 2000 tools installed. I am unable to access any of the network settings, even though I'm in under full admin rights, and the correct account... the whole setup appears to be a shambles... I was debating changing the Terminal server mode from Application mode to Administrator mode, but I am unsure of the benefits of doing this, plus, I don't want to do anything that may alter the settings of their custom software etc that is installed on this server. My gut feeling is that the easiest way forward here would be to just install a new server and configure the thing correctly for them. Introduce email under exchange (they have individual pop3 accounts on each pc) and get everything al organised centrally for backup etc.... but, I'd appreciate some feedback on any way I could get the current system sorted out better before I think of going down this route. In telephoning the people who supplied the server (I wont give their name here because I ain't as ignorant as they are) their attitude was "I didn't configure or install this, the guy who did, the manager is not in." When trying to find out when he would be in, or if he had a mobile number etc, the replies turned into a basic statement saying "Piss off we are not interested". I have to say that in the 20 plus years I have worked in the IT field, my attitude has always been to help other people in the same profession, no matter what the circumstances. We ALL need help at some point, yet, these sort of people never really seem to grasp this idea.. they just want the money and then sod all else. Any help or feedback would be very much appreciated. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168440
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    - server busy When opening SBS administrator console I get a pop up window that tells me server busy choose "switch to" to correct the problem. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168434
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    - Users can't open .jpg files over INET Hello Everyone: My latest SBS 2K install seems to be really smooth, and the Trend CSM for SMB is just what the client was looking for. However.... (is there always a but or a however?) three of the workstations cannot open some, but not all, of the jpg files that they like to look at on the internet. They are all big race car fans, and like to look at the pictures from the previous weeks races. When the go to the site they get the opening page pictures, but when they click on "more" they get either nothing, or the little place holder that shows if you click on that settings in Tools, Inet options, Advanced If you right click on the area where the picture is suposed to be, you see that the properties are .jpg, that it has a file name, but in every case where the jpg file does not show up, the properties page says the file size is -1. Two of the client workstations are XP Pro, one is 2000 Pro. I have followed the steps in KB 283807 Any one seen this before, or know of a fix? Thanks for your help. -- Anna Clark Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168431
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    - set Default font for all domain users Hello, my company has just bought a font and I have been asked if it's possible to automatically change it so that WORD/EXCEL etc always default to the new font instead of say Arial. Does anyone know if this is possible through policies or any other method? Thanks in advance Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168422
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    - or Body get into the mailbo I am getting calls from users who are set up to retrieve mail via POP; they are getting disconnected during retrieval session. Then when it retries they will get the same emails again and get disconnected again and repeat, repeat, repeat, till they have tons of the same emails. I looked into it and all I found is a blank email in their mailbox. I believe this is causing the disconnect during the retrieval session. I am not sure if this is a result of the first time they experienced a problem or the cause? When I delete the blank mail item then all is ok. How would an email with no To: From: Subject: or Body get into the mailbox? How do I prevent it? Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168418
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    - AIT drive question Hello, I am running SBS2003 Premium. I am having tons of problems with my tape backup since upgrading from SBS2000. I am currently using the dreaded Travan tapes and have come to the conclusion that something else is needed. I need to backup almost 50Gb of data. My sales rep is telling me to get an AIT drive. Does anyone have any experience with these? Good, bad, or indiferent? Thanks in advance. Aaron Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168417
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    - Slow network and printing after XP SP2 SBS2000 mostly WInXP some Win 98 Installed XP SP2-- Firewall turned off. Trying to print to an hp Laserjet on a W98 printserver caused the apps to crash (Word, AutoCAD..) Reinstalled the printer driver from an XP computer Selected the hp from the list. Can print now but is very slow every step of the way. Other things network related are slow now as well. Printing to Printers on WinXP machines is normal. An Ideas? Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168416
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    - <<< HEADS UP - out of band IE patch for the IFRame stuff>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-040.mspx If you are running XP sp2 you do NOT need this. Tag: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> Tag: 168415

A coummunity member's concern

An open letter to Steve Ballmer::
http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/06/22637.aspx

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Re: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> by Chad

Chad
Mon Dec 06 20:21:08 CST 2004

Yes folks - as you can see, no one is exempt from the business-end of
Susan's 2x4 . . . ;^)

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Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
SBS ROCKS!

www.msmvps.com/cgross
www.gosbs.org

Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> A coummunity member's concern
>
> An open letter to Steve Ballmer::
> http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/06/22637.aspx

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RE: << An open letter to Mr. Ballmer>> by GodfreyNicholson

GodfreyNicholson
Mon Dec 06 21:29:01 CST 2004

SUsan:

You have hit the nail squarely on the head, IMHO. I think that Outsourcing
will turn out to have a strategic significance equal to that of the discovery
of the pet rock. It would make more business sense to outsource the CEO and
leave the intellectual assets of the company intact.

Not that I feel strongly about this issue.

Godfrey
Auckland, NZ.

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:

> A coummunity member's concern
>
> An open letter to Steve Ballmer::
> http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/06/22637.aspx
>

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