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Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter is a product developed by Microsoft to help companies reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), or spam, received by users. You can read more about IMF on the Block Spam with Exchange 2003 Intelligent Message Filter page. When looking at the IMF interface in the Exchange System Management snap-in…

How do I use EXMERGE to make Brick-Level backups of Exchange 2000/2003 mailboxes? One of the most important tasks for an Exchange administrator is the regular, day-by-day, backing up of all the Exchange databases. This can be easily accomplished by use of the built-in NTBACKUP.EXE software found on your Exchange 2000/2003 server. Note: You can…

Windows 2003 MCSA/MCSE track book recommendations I will keep this section updated as new titles appear on the market. For Windows 2000 MCSA/MCSE track related books and study guides see the MCSA/MCSE on Windows 2000 page. For Exchange 2000/2003 related books and study guides see the Exchange 2000/2003 page. More sections will follow. Book recommendations…

Windows 2000 MCSA/MCSE track book recommendations I will keep this section updated as new titles appear on the market. For Windows 2003 MCSA/MCSE track related books and study guides see the MCSA/MCSE on Windows 2003 page. For Exchange 2000/2003 related books and study guides see the Exchange 2000/2003 page. More sections will follow. Book recommendations…

Exchange Server 2003 book recommendations I will keep this section updated as new titles appear on the market. For Windows 2000 MCSA/MCSE track related books and study guides see the MCSA/MCSE on Windows 2000 page. For Windows 2003 MCSA/MCSE track related books and study guides see the MCSA/MCSE on Windows 2003 page. More sections will…

How can I block a Windows 2000/XP/2003 computer from surfing on the Internet? Windows 2000/XP/2003 machines have a built-in IP security mechanism called IPSec (IP Security). IPSec is a protocol that’s designed to protect individual TCP/IP packets traveling across your network by using public key encryption. In a nut shell, the source PC encapsulates the…

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 includes features and functionality designed to help block much of the junk e-mail messages (or spam) that you receive. These features give you more control over the kinds of messages delivered to your Inbox, and from whom you want to receive messages. Although these features are not customizable in any way, they…

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 now has built-in Open Relay Filter (ORFilter) or DNS Blacklist and Realtime Blackhole List (DNSBL, RBL) capabilities, which releases us from the need to rely on 3rd party software for the spam filtering. Update – Exchange Intelligent Message Filter Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) was first released at the end…

How can I configure Exchange 2003 to block unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) with Intelligent Message Filter? Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter is a product developed by Microsoft to help companies reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), or spam, received by users. Intelligent Message Filter is based on Microsoft SmartScreen Technology from Microsoft Research….

How can I configure a Windows 2000/XP/2003 computer to block Ping packets? Windows 2000/XP/2003 machines have a built-in IP security mechanism called IPSec (IP Security). IPSec is a protocol that’s designed to protect individual TCP/IP packets traveling across your network by using public key encryption. In a nut shell, the source PC encapsulates the normal…