August 2005

Unblock Outlook attachments

Ever found Outlook’s long list of blocked attachments annoying? It’s one thing to protect users from malicious code, but should someone who knows what they’re doing be subjected to the same rules? Now, there are ways of blocking/unblocking certain file types including registry hacks, group policies, et al. By far the most elegant and easy […]

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Frequent reports of NDRs with 5.7.1 errors

Noticed an increase in NDRs with 5.7.1 error from posts in newsgroups and a colleague saw 2 of those within the last week. If you’re using Exchange, you may see Event IDs 1709 and 1710 in your Application Log. Some common causes:1) Allow computers which successfully authenticate to relay checkbox not checked on SMTP virtual […]

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Microsoft completes FrontBridge acquisition

Microsoft has just completed the acquisition of FrontBridge, a hosted email provider. Why FrontBridge?To offer Exchange as a hosted service (directly from Microsoft). It now wants a cut from the hosting pie. I wouldn’t blame them for wanting to grow revenues, but wondering what its partners think about Microsoft competing with them.

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GoogleTalk released…. yawn!

Every time Google releases a product, there is a lot of excitement built around it starting with rumors or leaks days or weeks before the product is released. Google contributes to this build-up by keeping the products in beta for as long as anyone can remember, and in some cases by limiting the beta by […]

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Useful Utility: SysInternals Process Explorer

A trusted friend of most experienced Windows folks, Process Explorer is one of Sysinterals’ bag of free utilities that provide welcome relief from some of Windows’ quirks and inadequacies. I have found Process Explorer extremely useful and a great substitute for Windows Task Manager. On the topic of Task Manager, have you seen it change […]

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