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[Focus]

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Creating Remote Access Policies
Win2K Server lets you write policies that give you tighter control over your RAS connections.
 — Douglas Toombs


Effective Access Control for Win2K and NT
A two-level access-control method can help you regulate access to system resources.
 — Randy Franklin Smith


Encrypting Internet Email with Exchange Server
Don't rely on users to encrypt sensitive email messages. Locking down an SMTP connection at the server level is safer and easier.
 — Douglas Toombs


Introducing SQL Server Security
Learn how SQL Server logins, server roles, database roles, and permissions help you protect your enterprise data.
 — Michael D. Reilly


Keeping Up with IIS Security
Check out Microsoft's updated documents and new tools that help you handle IIS security.
 — Randy Franklin Smith


Microsoft's Stellar ISA Server
Microsoft has aimed ISA Server at the Internet firewall market, and the most recent version introduces a wealth of new features and provides improvements to many Proxy Server capabilities.
 — Sean Daily


Use IPSec to Protect Your LAN Resources
Get the necessary know-how to implement built-in and customized IPSec policies.
 — Paula Sharick


Win2K Security and Exchange 2000
Authentication, access control, and auditing benefit from Win2K and Exchange 2000 security integration.
 — Jan De Clercq

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[Reader Challenge]

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Reader Challenge
Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows 2000 and Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - October 2000
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Microsoft .NET
Find out what Microsoft's plans for a .NET Internet strategy involve and how they will impact your future.
 — Mark Smith

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[Outlook VBA on Demand]

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Changing the Reply Address
Add a macro to an Outlook toolbar button to change the current message's reply address.
 — Sue Mosher

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[ForefroNT]

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Battling Viruses
In the constant fight against email viruses, one of your strongest weapons is an educated user.
 — David Chernicoff

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[Product Reviews]

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Enterprise Configuration Manager 3.0
Keep track of hardware and software on your system.
 — Ed Roth


RoboER
A management tool that lets you connect to a frozen system.
 — Bill O'Brien

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[Lab Notes]

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If You've Got It, Use It
Investigating your OS's capabilities can save you money.
 — Ed Roth

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[Inside Out]

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Life Without Active Directory
Implementing Win2K servers--even without AD--for some compelling benefits.
 — Mark Minasi

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Monitor Win2K Kernel-Mode Modules
Driver Verifier lets you do quality-assurance checks on any of the system's low-level parts.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob
Learn about Office 2000 rights recognition, DigiBoard installation problems, NAS limitations, RAID controller glitches, errors following a backbone switch installation, and Minolta printer gotchas.
 — Bob Chronister


Daily Answers
Learn about connection-speed problems, slow file transfers, name-resolution performance, System State backups, and user-profile administration.
 — Sean Daily

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[News Analysis]

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Internet Explorer Squeezes Out Rivals
Internet Explorer clears the way as it makes its bid to create a one-browser market.
 — Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Dot-NETs to the Future
Learn what Microsoft's announcement about its move from supplying shrink-wrapped software to supplying subscription-based services means for you.
 — Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Rewards NT Architects
Microsoft recently created a program to reward its most talented engineers and kicked things off by honoring 16 of its best and brightest.
 — Paul Thurrott

Win2K Datacenter Server Features
Find out what enhancements and features Windows 2000 Datacenter Server offers to meet large enterprises' requirements.
 — Paul Thurrott

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[Getting Started With Win2K]

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The Mighty Win2K Microsoft Management Console, Part 2
Among MMC's many features are several must-haves. Learn about collecting and saving MMC information, creating taskpads, and building advanced custom consoles.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[TOP 10]

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Win2K and NT Download Sites
The Web is packed with powerful Win2K and NT utilities--and many of them are free. Here's your guide to the best download sites.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Help Desk Software
Ease your administrative burdens and increase end-user satisfaction with the latest in Help desk software.
 — Ed Roth

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[Lab Comparative]

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3 Dual-Processor Servers
The Compaq ProLiant ML530, the Dell PowerEdge 4400, and the Hewlett-Packard NetServer LH 3000 have comparable features and performance but different systems management programs.
 — John Green

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[Windows 2000 Pro]

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Search and Rescue
Find out how to recover accidentally deleted files.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

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Mailbox Management
Setting limits and using automated tools helps users manage mailboxes.
 — Tony Redmond

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[Best Practices for Exchange]

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Exchange Server's Fab 4
Discover what you can do with the CPU, memory, the disk subsystem, and your network to maximize Exchange Server performance.
 — Paul Robichaux

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[Remote Possibilities]

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Unattended RRAS Installations, Part 2
Learn about a handy technique that lets you perform an unattended installation of RRAS on an existing NT Server 4.0 system.
 — Sean Daily