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Monday, January 31, 2005 1:35 PM

How to disable MSN Messenger traffic in ISA server

If you're worried about losing data and confidential information or just concerned about the amount of time that your staff spend chatting on MSN messenger then have a look at this article which explains how to restrict MSN Messenger traffic through ISA
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Friday, January 28, 2005 1:46 PM

Deleting contacts from MSN messenger

Susan asked  the following question: If someone has deleted you from their contact list, such that they no longer appear when you click on "view" those who had added you to their contact list, can they actually still see you if they are still on
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Friday, January 28, 2005 1:32 PM

Deployment of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Using SMS

A useful KB article:   Visit http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891716  to find out step-by-step how to use this virus removal tool in an enterprise environment with Systems Management Server (SMS)  
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Friday, January 21, 2005 6:11 PM

Exchange 2003 message encryption

I've been asked about all of the security features that Exchange 2003 uses and also how we secure our messaging environment.  I blogged about the resources available at my presentation last week , but I've found an amazing set of security resources
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Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:08 PM

Live Communications Server 2005 Deployment resources

I found this website with a list of deployment resources for LCS 2005 when I was looking for the Live Communications Server (LCS) SDK which is worth sharing.  Lots of resources here.  Paul has a good collection of documentation about
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Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:46 PM

Exchange 2003 stress and perfomance tool

Download this great Exchange tool to simulate large numbers of client sessions by concurrently accessing one or more protocol servers using this highly scalable tool.  
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Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:38 PM

SMS 2003 Database schema information

I often get asked where information about our SMS internal database is published.  This KB article explains why the schema isn't published.  You can have a look at the SMS 2003 SDK for info on the schema and check out Ron and Steve's
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Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:29 PM

MOM 2005 - Monitoring Active Directory across slow links

I found this useful piece of information when reading the MOM deployment guide. Chapter 7 talks about settings to apply when monitoring AD over a slow link.  Here's an extract from the guide: There are several scenarios in which you might decide
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:46 PM

MOM 2005 MP - French and German versions

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Management Packs - DEU/FRE Baseline Security Analyzer Management Pack Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Management Pack  Microsoft Internet Information Service Management Pack -   MOM 2005 Management Pack
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:40 PM

SMS 2003 Documentation

The SMS 2003 product documentation posted on the SMS website has been reorganised so you can easily find the information you need.   Learn About SMS Customize SMS Plan and Deploy SMS Distribute Software Create a Report Deploy Software
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:34 PM

Password change notification service for MOM 2000 MP

Microsoft Password Change Notification Service MOM 2000 MP– English - Released Microsoft Password Change Notification Service MOM 2000 MP provides a monitoring system for the Microsoft Password Change Notification Service. PCNSMP collects events placed
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:32 PM

MIIS Management Pack for MOM 2000

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Management Pack for MOM 2000 SP1– English - Released  This management pack monitors identity integration scenarios for MIIS 2003. Examples include ·   Management agent errors requiring administrative
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:02 AM

BlogCast on Channel9

Oh Gosh! Robert Scoble has placed my BlogCast idea on Channel9  I'm honoured!  Seriously though thanks to Betsy, Mike and Robert for delivering a storming set of sessions for me this morning at the conference.  Watch out for the increase
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:33 PM

Exchange 2003 RPC/HTTP Documentation

There are some great documents about RPC/HTTP so I thoughts I'd create a list of the best documents Exchange Server Tech Center Exchange 2003 client access guide RPC/HTTP Deployment scenarios How to conigure always up to date notifications Exchange Active
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:11 AM

Blogging bootcamp

I'm relatively new to blogging and there are lots of things I'd like to know about the topic, so I've arranged for some of my Microsoft colleagues to deliver a blogging bootcamp session at our internal conference in Seattle this week.  I believe
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:02 AM

Insiders forums

Steve Lamb blogged about creating a Security Insiders forum and so far has received very positive feedback about the need for this type of community.  I'm thinking about following his lead and creating 3 different types of Insiders forums: Messaging
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Monday, January 17, 2005 11:49 PM

Operating System version requirements for MOM 2005 components

I found this useful piece of information about which versions of the OS are needed to support MOM 2005 components and thought it was worth sharing.  A lot of our really useful information is hidden deep down in white papers, and hard to find. 
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:48 AM

SMS 2003 Webcasts for February

TechNet Webcast: Preparing a business case for Systems Management Server (SMS) (Level 200) Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time Ed Goad, Senior Systems Engineer, Microsoft Corporation You have determined from an IT perspective that
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:45 AM

Share Point Portal Server Webcasts for February

Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Unlocking the Power of Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 by Connecting With SAP Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time Eric Anderson, President, ERP-Link Are you looking for a way to maximize
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:44 AM

Exchange 2003 Webcasts for February

Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Enable Regulatory Compliance with Microsoft and EMC Monday, February 21, 2005 - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time Chris Gray, VP of Compliance Solution, EMC Corporation Organizations worldwide are trying to navigate
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:41 AM

Live Communications Server webcasts for February

Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Introduction to Live Communications Server 2005 - Overview of Real-Time Collaboration and Presence Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time Dennis Karlinsky, Lead Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:35 AM

Collaboration webcasts for February

Discover Today’s OfficeLive and on-demand webcasts available now Discover how to get the most out of Microsoft Office System to save time and be more productive. Tune in to these live and on-demand webcasts to learn time-saving tips for optimizing your
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:01 AM

Webcasts - Exchange 2003 in depth

Have a look at these webcasts to get a thorough understanding of Exchange 2003 concepts.  
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Saturday, January 15, 2005 11:56 PM

Live Communications Server 2005 documentation

Documents for LCS 2005 tend to be scattered around www.microsoft.com, so when I came across this collection of LCS documents when looking through my mail the other day I thoughts it was too good not to pass on: Office Online: Live Communications
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Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:00 PM

Hardware failure and recovery with Exchange 2003 presentation

I promised I'd blog about all of the great resources that I referred to during my presentation at the event today, so here's a few off the top of my head.  If there is anything I referred to, but have forgotten to include send me a mail and I'll
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Thursday, January 13, 2005 8:36 PM

Messaging Security at Microsoft presentation

I promised I'd blog about all of the great resources that I referred to during my presentation at the event today, so here's a few off the top of my head.  If there is anything I referred to, but have forgotten to include send me a mail and I'll
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:38 PM

SMS 2003 and Active Directory - extending the schema

I found this interesting point on the SMS 2003 FAQ document which is worth sharing. Q. Do I have to extend my Active Directory schema to use SMS?  A. No. You need to extend the schema only if: • You want to use global roaming for Advanced
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:54 PM

Achieving High Availability with Exchange 2003

Microsoft IT has released a white paper detailing how we achieve 99.99% availability with Exchange 2003, clusters and Service level Agreements and the Best Practice Analyzer that Paul Bowden is talking about at a TechNet event in February. Its an
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:22 PM

SMS 2003 Webcasts

In addition to the following SMS webcasts, check out the SMS Webcast Series. The series is offered seasonally and offers progressive webcasts to help you build on your SMS expertise. TechNet Webcast: Overview of Office 2003 Deployment Tools January
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:07 PM

Webcasts: 10 Ways to learn about MOM 2005

The following webcasts will help you learn more about MOM 2005, the latest event and performance management tool. Register to view any of the webcasts below. You can find additional MOM webcasts on the Management Webcasts page. • Microsoft Operations
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:05 PM

MOM 2005 Performance and sizing White Paper

An accurate analysis of the performance and sizing of the hardware systems that support Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 is critical to the successful implementation of MOM 2005. This technical whitepaper shares some of the knowledge gained from
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:02 PM

MOM 2000 Management Pack for Terminal Server

Microsoft Windows Terminal Server MOM 2000 MP, version 2 monitors the TS services application event log. This management pack includes event rules for the Terminal Server service, Licensing Service and Session Directory service in NT4 TS Edition, Windows
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:57 AM

Configuring SQL Server Replication for an SMS 2003 Management Point

This white paper is provides guidance for configuring SQL Server replication for management points in an SMS 2003 site.  SQL Server Replication allows management points and server locator points to query the SMS data they need, and to service
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:10 AM

Live communications Server (LCS) 2005 Resource kit now available

the LCS 2005 Reskit is now available to download from the web. The SID mapping tool and documentation is especially useful for anyone who has deployed LCS 2005 in a resource forest and needs to map the primary user account to the disabled user account
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:37 AM

Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2005

Rod Trent pointed me towards an interesting new blog today.  Martin Dey has created an MMS 2005 blog in which your comments and suggestions about MMS 2005 get straight to the guy who is organising it!  Great idea. I blogged about how
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Monday, January 10, 2005 2:42 PM

BlogCast: The Exchange 2003 Recovery Storage Group

Ewan did a fantastic BlogCast for me last month about tips and tricks using a Smartphone, so I've managed to persuade him to record some more BlogCasts for me.  I like listening to his lilting scottish voice.  My voice is very husky and
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Friday, January 07, 2005 4:06 PM

Virtual Labs for Live Communication Server (LCS) 2005 (and other products)

Patrick blogged about his experiences with LCS 2005, but if you havent tried it yet you can have a play in a virtual lab without having to install LCS at all... Virtual Labs for Live Communications Server 2005 are now available on the TechNet
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Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:17 PM

Using an Alternate Exchange 2003 Server to recover data

Adarsh asked me the other day when he should build an alternate Exchange server in order to retrive data. Well,  you should use an alternate server only when you can't use recovery storage groups. For example if you want to recover Public folders. 
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Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:06 PM

Exchange 2003 in Native mode

I had a question from Andy the other day.  Andy is currently running Exchange 2000 and is hoping to migrate to 2003. They are also going to be upgrading the AD from 2000 to 2003. He wanted to know whether they would be best to go into native mode
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:42 PM

System Center Reporting Server 2005

I've blogged about this before, but I keep getting questions on this topic.  If you want to know more about how System Center Reporting Server works with SMS 2003 and MOM 2005 then have a look here.  The first release of System Center 2005
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:44 PM

User State migration tool (USMT) 2.6 integration with SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature pack

I blogged about the SMS 2003 OS deployment feature pack the other week, and how good the support for USMT 2.6 was.  I've finally got around to having a play with migrating some data to my spare machine.  It's fantastic!  As long as the
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