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Posted by: ScuzzyBob 9-2-2007 13:30
Bron: neowin.net
 
Microsoft zal waarschijnlijk in maart een derde beta van Windows Longhorn uitbrengen. Men denkt dat die als Community Technology Preview beschikbaar zal komen.

Bron: eweek.com
 
Virusscanners zijn gemeengoed geworden, dat is duidelijk. De overige tools op het gebied van beveiliging zijn dat nog niet. Gartner denkt dan ook dat dit een enorme drive zal hebben voor de markt van security appliances. De voorspelling is dat er zo'n $ 9 miljard in om zal gaan. Het grootste deel hiervan zijn wel anti-virus appliances, ruim 50 %. Denk hierbij dan niet alleen aan de traditionele signature based anti-virus maar zeker ook aan systemen die NAC- en IPS-functionaliteit hebben.

Bron: msexchange.org
 
Andersen Patricio bespreekt het beheer van mailboxen in Exchange 2007.
 

In this article, we are going to approach a simple but important subject: the mailbox user management for Exchange Server 2007.

It may seem a simple issue to discuss, but we will see some advanced points related to user management tasks in order to assist beginners and advanced administrators. This article will be split into two parts; in this first part we will review mailbox management and user level functionalities.


Bron: activewin.com
 

Overview

The Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard, a.k.a. "ClusPrep", is a validation tool that does a complete system inventory and runs focused tests on servers that are configured and ready for Microsoft Server Cluster installation (in other words, before the servers are a cluster). ClusPrep will also run the inventory and many of these same tests after clustering is installed, however, because of their potentially disruptive nature, most storage tests are not run if the servers are already a cluster.

ClusPrep will validate that your system is configured properly by taking inventory of your system configuration and highlighting discrepancies in service pack levels, driver versions, etc.; evaluating and testing your network and storage configuration.

If the results of your ClusPrep execution do not show errors (viewable in detail from the XML report) then you can have a high level of confidence that your subsequent cluster installation and/or operation will be successful.

ClusPrep is a “client/server” tool: you install it on one machine (must be installed on a 32-bit architecture machine), and it drives tests on a collection of server machines (can be any architecture). All drivers and test agents are automatically installed on the servers as part of ClusPrep operation. In other words, the only install you do is on the machine from which you initiate the testing.

Bron: patchmanagement mailinglist



Microsoft has released KB931836 patches to their download center.  These are new patches for DST for WS03 and XP SP2.  I'm guessing they replace\supersede the 928388 patches.

Changes include new entries for Brazil, Iran, and W. Australia, as well as a few updates to existing entries.  Download and extract the patches (run from commandline with /x), grab the .inf file from the \updates folder of the patch and then do a diff between the old and the new patches (INF files) to see what has changed.

Here are the new download URLs for WS03 and XP (32 bit and x64)


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=554a94fe-a478-47a7-b004-0277a292e90e
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=53d4f49b-aa6f-48a9-9244-6a1f7dcf2a94
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6404f3e9-736d-449a-911e-f7cc99a375a4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=66f1420c-df2d-400b-a8a9-ef9061a9a3ca

Overview
Installing this update enables your computer to automatically adjust the computer clock on the correct date in 2007 due to revised Daylight Saving Time laws in many countries. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.


Bron: winbeta.org
 
Microsoft zal op zeer korte termijn Windows Mobile 6 introduceren. Ook deze keer is Office opnieuw onderdeel van het OS. Als een leverancier een systeem wil leveren zonder Office dan is dat wellicht mogelijk.
Nieuwe functionaliteit is vooral het remote kunnen 'vegen' van een apparaat door een beheerder (in geval van diefstal bijvoorbeeld) en uiteraard de ondersteuning van Exchange pushmail (zat ook al in versie 5).
Echt nieuw is de toevoeging van het compact .NET framework en SQL Server.

Bron: bink.nu
 

Deploying a Simple Exchange Server 2007 Organization

This document provides descriptions and overviews of features, guidelines for planning, and steps for deploying a simple Exchange 2007 organization.

Deploying a Large Exchange Server 2007 Organization

This document provides descriptions and overviews of features, guidelines for planning, and steps for deploying a large Exchange 2007 organization.

Deploying a Standard Exchange Server 2007 Organization

This document provides descriptions and overviews of features, guidelines for planning, and steps for deploying a standard Exchange 2007 organization.

Deploying a Complex Exchange Server 2007 Organization

This document provides descriptions and overviews of features, guidelines for planning, and steps for deploying a complex Exchange Server 2007 organization.


Bron: patch management mailinglist

You can use the "Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool" to avoid using the "Outlook Time Zone Data Update Tool aka rebasing tool" or use it combined with the OL rebasing tool.

How to address daylight saving time by using the Exchange Calendar Update Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930879
Download available now:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a9336886-4b28-4010-9416-36d38429438d&displaylang=en

On the above download page, it says:
"The Exchange Calendar Update Tool enables administrators to avoid the challenges involved with broadly deploying the Outlook tool to all users and ensuring that each user runs the tool correctly"
This is not 100% accurate....
see the "Recommended sequence of DST update actions" on
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues that explains much better the 4 scenarii available

KB930879 does not appear yet on
www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx and
http://www.microsoft.com/DST2007, both being redirected to http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues has also not been yet updated with the link to kb930879 Pros and cons of each solution - using only the Outlook rebasing, using the Exchange tool or both - are also very briefly explained on this page.


Bron: microsoft.com
 
De vooraankondiging van de Microsoft patches is verschenen. Totaal zijn er 12 bulletins aangekondigd:
  • 5 bulletins voor Windows, hoogste rating Critical
  • 2 bulletins voor Office, hoogste rating Critical
  • 1 bulletin voor Windows en Visual Studio, rating Important
  • 1 bulletin voor Windows en Office, rating Important
  • 1 bulletin voor Step-by-step Interactiev Training, rating Important
  • 1 bulletin voor MDAC, rating Critical
  • 1 bulletin voor security producten waaronder Antigen en Defender, rating Critical
Komende week zullen de bulletins dinsdag weer 's avonds door Microsoft beschikbaar worden gesteld.

Bron: msexchange.org
 
Henrik Walther heeft zijn 3e artikel over de transitie van Exchange 2002/2003 naar 2007 online gezet. Dit derde deel gaat over het repliceren van Public Folders, het verhuizen van Mailboxen en het uitzetten c.q. vrwijderen van de oude server.

Bron: isc.sans.org
 
De meesten weten wel dat Kameroen in Afrika ligt. Weinigen weten echter dat de toplevel domainname voor Kameroen .cm is. Op het Internet Storm Center is nu een artikeltje geplaatst dat ons wijst op de gevaren van dit domain. Een typefout is zo gemaakt als we .com willen intypen en we met .cm eindigen.
 
Op dit moment lijken er nog geen kwaadaardige zaken gevonden te zijn op .cm-domains. Maar je kunt wel van alles bedenken, zoals google.cm. Op dit moment eindig je dan al op een site en niet in het luchtledige.
 
Het advies van het ISC is dan ook je DNS server authoritative te maken voor .cm en het door te verwijzen naar 127.0.0.1.

Bron: activewin.com
 

Overview

You can use the Client Deployment tools in Windows SBS to easily connect a client computer to your Windows SBS network. You can also use the tools to configure the correct settings to support solutions that are specific to Windows SBS (like remote access to your office computer).

This update, together with the additional updates and service packs listed later in this section, addresses compatibility issues with Windows Vista and Office 2007 in a Windows SBS network, including the following:

  • Support for the Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista (including both 32-bit and 64-bit). This update does not apply to Windows Vista Home.
  • Updated Client Deployment tools, so you can configure the newer versions of components in Windows Vista.
  • Changes that make a user who is assigned to a computer that is running Windows Vista an administrator in Admin Approval Mode.
  • Changes to Group Policy to support configuration of the new Windows Firewall in Windows Vista.
  • Configuration of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (MAPI profile, not Outlook deployment) for client computers that are running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
  • A small change to the user experience when joining Windows Vista to the Windows SBS domain using http://server/ConnectComputer to address Internet Explorer 7 in Protected Mode.
  • Changes to Remote Desktop settings that support Windows XP and Windows Vista.
  • Changes to the Power Management settings to support Remote Desktop.

Bron: bink.nu
 

Overview

Microsoft Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 helps companies reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), also known as spam, received by users. This guide provides overall operational information to help optimize the performance of Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter.

Important
The first version of Intelligent Message Filter was a stand-alone tool, and is no longer supported. Version 2 of the Intelligent Message Filter, to which this Operations Guide information applies, is installed automatically with Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). For download information about SP2, see Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003.

Bron: bink.nu
 

Overview

This download contains the latest XML and ExBPA.chm files. Use this package to update your existing installation of the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer. NOTE: If Internet connectivity is available, the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer will attempt to automatically update itself from the Internet. Where updates are being applied automatically, there is no need to download the Web Update Pack.

To find out which version of ExBPA.Config.xml is installed on your computer, click the 'About Exchange Best Practices Analyzer' link within the tool. The upper version number refers to the core application (e.g. 2.7.7830.0), the lower version is for the configuration XML file.
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