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Open Relay Database ORDB.org shuts down

After five and a half years, the non-profit organization ORDB is shutting down its DNS service (a Realtime Block List of open relays) and mailing list today, because the general consensus within ORDB is that open relay RBLs are “no longer the most effective way of preventing spam from entering your network”. The ordb.org web […]

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It’s Official – Exchange Server 2007 RTMs

It’s official now – Exchange Server 2007 has been released to manufacturing, according to (Exchange GM) Terry Myerson’s post on the Exchange team blog [read his short post on the team blog titled “Signed off!“]. Congratulations to the Exchange team for pulling off this remarkable release, and releasing the product in 2006! This release is […]

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Exchange Server 2007 launch: some projections from Radicati

Exchange Server 2007 launches today in New York, along with Windows Vista and Office 2007. The Radicati Group has some interesting market share numbers and projections – Exchange has about 30% of the messaging software market, compared to IBM’s 20%, and takes in half of the $2.3 billion spent on messaging software worldwide. Yes, Exchange […]

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Zenprise achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status

Another interesting development at Zenpise – we just achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status with an ISV/Software Solutions competency! Yes, that’s like moving up a notch in the Microsoft eco-system. Zenprise is also a member of Microsoft Management Alliance and the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Operations Manager 2007 TAP programs.

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Microsoft opens up SenderID

Microsoft announced today it’s putting its SenderID technology under its Open Specification Promise program. This allows anyone to create products or services using SenderID technology. SenderID lets (receiving) mail servers determine whether a sending mail host is authorized to send email for a particular domain, based on SPF records published in the sending domain’s DNS. […]

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Google’s YouTube purchase

Google’s recent purchase of YouTube, the video sharing site, has been discussed and commented on ad nauseam all of last week. InfoWorld columnist Robert X. Cringely (often wondered if that is his real name :-) has an interesting take on it in his Notes From The Field column. Says Cringely about the eye-popping price Google […]

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Spamhaus, the E360Insight lawsuit and the future of RBLs

If you’ve been keeping track of spam issues and RBLs, you probably took notice of the recent order by an Illinois court against leading RBL provider Spamhaus for listing Wheeling, IL-based E360Insight on its ROKSO (Register of Known Spam Operations) list. In a no-defence, default ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Kokoras ordered [PDF] Spamhaus to […]

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Ready to be an Exchange Ninja?

Microsoft finally did something I’ve been wanting and planning to do (but never quite getting to it) – yes, Exchange Server 2007 now has a wiki! And luckily in this case I’m pleased with what they’re calling it – ExchangeNinjas.com! If you aren’t familiar with wikis, these are web sites that allow collaborative publishing – […]

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Update: India blocks access to blogs

In an interesting twist, India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has now directed ISPs in the country which blocked access to blogs hosted on Google’s BlogSpot, TypePad, and some Yahoo GeoCities sites to “strictly comply with the order dated July 13th and provide unhindered access to the Internet except for the Web sites/Web pages which have […]

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India blocks access to blogs

Reportedly, the Indian government has blocked access to many blog sites, including Google’s popular BlogSpot service, as reported by News.com. Understandably, many Indians and non-Indians alike are terribly upset and even enraged by this move, coming from a democratic country like India which takes pride in a free press and freedom of speech. What’s more, […]

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