TRIAL BY FIRE?...scanning .edb files
Title: RE: Antigen (Ejaculate IT) I would like some clarification by all about installing Trend Micro A/V software on my Exchange Server. I don't relish the thought of installing the software and then finding out that maybe it wasn't such a good idea. I was planning to install the software AND the Exchange component which I believe scans the .edb files. Some of the members of the list suggest that scanning .edb files may not be so smart. IS this such a good idea? List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: CA becoming more responsive
I got an email too. Forcing their employees to watch friends is like training them to format 360K floppies...in about ten years, they'll be good at supporting the Windows NT version. But they are monitoring this list, which means, someone, somewhere from CA is OUT THERE. Warren -Original Message- From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 16, 2001 12:26 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: CA becoming more responsive I think he's going through the archives, he contacted me too. -Original Message- From: Bob Peitzke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:02 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: CA becoming more responsive Was that Michael Duncan? Yup. Contacted you too, I presume. Seems like a step in the right direction. :o) Bob -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:21 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: CA becoming more responsive Was that Michael Duncan? Isn't it amazing what they'll do when sales start dropping? William -Original Message- From: Bob Peitzke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:16 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: CA becoming more responsive Hi, all, Thought I'd share with you my notes on this (surprising) new contact i just had with the Computer Associates VP of Technical Support. Though I had been a vocal critic of CA's tech support in the past, even back when I was an SE, I thought I was a lightweight when it came to CA-bashing on this list. So I was surprised when I got a call from their VP/TS, especially since he was calling from the east coast. Anyway, let me just hit the high points for you ... I told him my main complaints with CA products (ARCserve Inoculan) were lack of real-time tech support, and the nightmare of RegIT. He agreed. Here are a few of the things he told me: - CA has relaxed their registration code, so that now it does not disable the service. - They have beefed up their support staff, with an office in India with 100 techies, and now 80%+ of their calls actually get answered by a real tech support person. Wow! I used to get the take a number, we'll call you back someday runaround. - Their knowledge base has been beefed up. I recall it used to be pretty thin. I haven't checked it out yet. Well, I was impressed that a high-level guy from CA is actually reaching out to customers and people in the industry, and trying to respond to criticisms. Maybe they have turned over a new leaf. I won't have the opportunity to really evaluate them as we are a Backup Exec / Sophos / Antigen shop, and being happy with these I'm not changing horses ... but maybe some of you out there will revisit CA products and give them a fresh chance. FWIW Bob Peitzke Information Systems Manager Sander A. Kessler Associates Santa Monica, CA, USA List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/01/01 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: .dat file
In the index of Notepad Help, the first five or six alphabetical entries are the documentation on programming tips for Notepad. This includes headers and footers and also some information on using Notepad to set up web pages. Warren -Original Message- From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 12, 2001 7:01 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file Where did you pick up that little pearl of wisdom? Is there a list of these type switches for Notepad? John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 ...the words that I remember from my childhood still are true, that there are none so blind as those who will not see --The Moody Blues (I know you're out there) -Original Message- From: Warren Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 2:59 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file Did you know that if you use .LOG as the first line in your notepad document it inserts the date and time? It creates a great little journal and automatically inserts the date/time field every time you open it up. Warren -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 8, 2001 5:21 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file I think we should get rid of all the word processors and about half of the other applications in favor of notepad. Anyone else got like 200 TXT files on their desktops with notes, phone numbers, IP addresses and other important info . Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax The data furnished in connection with this document is deemed by Clark Systems Support, LLC., to contain proprietary and privileged information and shall not be disclosed or used for the benefit of others without the prior written permission of Clark Systems Support, LLC. -Original Message- From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 8:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file whenever I get a format I don't recognise, or an attachment that's somehow gotten it's name corrupted in the post, I find notepad can often pull enough out of it to at least give an inkling as to what's inside... -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 November 2001 10:50 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file yeah, found it. It was an rtf file... -Original Message- From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 November, 2001 11:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file depends vastly on what's in it... a .dat can be pretty much anything from a windows system file to a videoCD and about 200 things in between...do you have any idea what the content of the file is? -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 November 2001 09:48 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: OT: .dat file Hi, how do I open or convert a .dat file? Kim List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/01/01 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/01/01 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: .dat file
Did you know that if you use .LOG as the first line in your notepad document it inserts the date and time? It creates a great little journal and automatically inserts the date/time field every time you open it up. Warren -Original Message- From: Clark, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 8, 2001 5:21 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file I think we should get rid of all the word processors and about half of the other applications in favor of notepad. Anyone else got like 200 TXT files on their desktops with notes, phone numbers, IP addresses and other important info . Steve Clark Clark Systems Support, LLC AVIEN Charter Member Who's watching your network? www.clarksupport.com 301-610-9584 voice 240-465-0323 Efax The data furnished in connection with this document is deemed by Clark Systems Support, LLC., to contain proprietary and privileged information and shall not be disclosed or used for the benefit of others without the prior written permission of Clark Systems Support, LLC. -Original Message- From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 8:22 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file whenever I get a format I don't recognise, or an attachment that's somehow gotten it's name corrupted in the post, I find notepad can often pull enough out of it to at least give an inkling as to what's inside... -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 November 2001 10:50 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file yeah, found it. It was an rtf file... -Original Message- From: Boswell Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 November, 2001 11:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: .dat file depends vastly on what's in it... a .dat can be pretty much anything from a windows system file to a videoCD and about 200 things in between...do you have any idea what the content of the file is? -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 November 2001 09:48 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: OT: .dat file Hi, how do I open or convert a .dat file? Kim List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/01/01 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
Exchange server Log-on problems
I have a client that I haven't been able to install Antivirus s/w to their Exchange Server 5.5 SP2. Every time I get to the end of the install of either Neatsuite or NAV, the installation gets terminated and I get an error message asking me to have rights act as part of operating system. I've gone through User Manager and ensured I had Admin rights on Exchange Service account, and everywhere else I can think of. Judging from the way mail is acting and some problems we've had with Word, I suspect Melissa virus is in the Exchange. I'm using WINNT 4.0, SP6. I don't want to upgrade my Exchange server to SP4 until I resolve these problems...is that prudent? Does anyone have any suggestions? List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: Exchange 5.5/Arcserve backup
You guys are great. Thanks for all the help. Warren -Original Message- From: James Gosnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: October 31, 2001 1:34 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5/Arcserve backup I am a fully signed up member of the CA bashing bandwagon and for the same reason as William, I have to use their products every day. The ArcserveIT Exchange agent at our HQ has never ever given me a clean backup in a year, there is always an error message or some small glitch. I do restore fairly regularly so it does work (although it's very tricky to restore as well) but it's so inconsistent. There is a Service Pack 2 for ArcserveIT 6.61 which I assume you are using? You can get it from the CA site or I can mail it to you (11MB zip file), you have to run it on both the backup server and the server with the agent on it. James. Warning: Unhelpful, but very therapeutic, rant: I don't have much in the way of useful assistance here, other than, don't use ArcServeIT. The exchange agent is crap. It's worse than a buttload of POP connectors. Is this opinion from the bandwagon of Computer Associates bashers? No, it's from using the poorly written product for a few years. I no longer support nor intend to jeopardize important information such as email with any CA product as a result of working with the Exchange Agents. They do make some good software, but not in this department. Again, though ignored multiple times before, I invite Computer Associates to join this forum of peers and defend their applications to the people that actually use them. Because, last I checked there is no Computer Associates MVP programme, and frankly you don't have enough money to afford me to look up the answer. Otherwise, it would seem you need sufficient rights to install this software, and you don't have such. Some thoughts... Exchange server 5.5 SP2 Why only sp2? I hope you at least have the post-sp2 IMS fixes applied or you do not have this connected to the internet. I suspect the Exchange Administrator account is corrupted. Not the likely target. I logged into the Service Account and made sure I was Administrator there too. I'm not sure I understand that. When I tried to install A/V software I couldn't log in as Exchange Administrator either. That must have been the other frustrating piece of crap software known as EjaculateIT. Personally, I'd go with grisoft's product (www.grisoft.com), as Warren has done, if I could. The above thoughts are solely my own. William Lefkovics, MCSE, A+, ExchangeMVP -Original Message- From: Warren Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 6:12 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange 5.5/Arcserve backup Can anybody offer any words of wisdom on this? -Original Message- From: Warren Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: October 29, 2001 7:46 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: ARCSERVE for IBM 1/2 DAT 35/70MB drive...Administrator rights on Exchange 5.5. I can't seem to get ARCServe to back up my (WINNT 4.0 SP6) Exchange server 5.5 SP2 data files. I get an error message that tells me that the files were not copied onto tape and that I should check to make sure I have Administrator rights on the files. I tried to log into Exchange Server under the same administrator password and there's no problem. I logged into the Service Account and made sure I was Administrator there too. But, When I tried to install A/V software I couldn't log in as Exchange Administrator either. Where do I look to resolve my password problems? I suspect the Exchange Administrator account is corrupted. Also, one of my users lost his word functionality and even though I've scanned his machine with two different antivirus programs, I can't find any viruses or worms, which brings me back to Exchange Server. Unfortunately, I can't install an A/V program for MS-exchange until I resolve the Exchange Administrator account which won't let me install the A/V software. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Warren Walker List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.292 / Virus Database: 157 - Release Date: 10/26/01 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
Exchange 5.5/Arcserve backup
Can anybody offer any words of wisdom on this? -Original Message- From: Warren Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: October 29, 2001 7:46 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: ARCSERVE for IBM 1/2 DAT 35/70MB drive...Administrator rights on Exchange 5.5. I can't seem to get ARCServe to back up my (WINNT 4.0 SP6) Exchange server 5.5 SP2 data files. I get an error message that tells me that the files were not copied onto tape and that I should check to make sure I have Administrator rights on the files. I tried to log into Exchange Server under the same administrator password and there's no problem. I logged into the Service Account and made sure I was Administrator there too. But, When I tried to install A/V software I couldn't log in as Exchange Administrator either. Where do I look to resolve my password problems? I suspect the Exchange Administrator account is corrupted. Also, one of my users lost his word functionality and even though I've scanned his machine with two different antivirus programs, I can't find any viruses or worms, which brings me back to Exchange Server. Unfortunately, I can't install an A/V program for MS-exchange until I resolve the Exchange Administrator account which won't let me install the A/V software. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Warren Walker List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.292 / Virus Database: 157 - Release Date: 10/26/01 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
