RE: Internet Load Balancing

[Benjamin Zachary]

Symantec firewall had a product that did this by design. You could setup 2
cable/dsl or static connections and then you would tell it how much
bandwidth each pipe had and set the threshold for balancing. 50,75,80 etc. 

It even had a way to force smtp traffic to go out only one connection, which
helps if your mail is sitting on the isp. 

-Original Message-
From: Shawn Everett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Internet Load Balancing

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a dedicated hardware solution preferably with VPN/Firewall 
capabilities that can load balance and failover between multiple Internet 
connections.

I'm looking to buy 1 or more cable and DSL connections, plug them into this 
box and have some level of speed/redundancy created as a result.

Any thoughts or favorite products would be appreciated.

Shawn

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RE: Backup or move shadow copies

[Benjamin Zachary]

I don't recall you being able to, however, run vssadmin from the cmd prompt,
there are documents out there that talk about copying out and copying back
vss copies for restoration. 

 

From: Jelle Piekaerts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Backup or move shadow copies

 

Hello,

 

Can anyone tell me how shadow copies can be moved to a different volume ? 

 

I have a disk that's running out of free space, and I would like to move
some shares (including shadow copies) to another disk. 

 

I've done some research and it seems this is not possible.

 

Regards,

Jelle

 

 

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RE: Internet Load Balancing

[Amer Karim]

I'm using Zyxel units, Zywall 35 & 70, for failover capability, between
cable and DSL connections, at some of our clients'.  Both of them are
dual-WAN-port units though, in case you need more than that.

Regards,
Amer Karim
Nautilis Information Systems

-Original Message-
From: Shawn Everett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: February-23-08 7:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Internet Load Balancing

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a dedicated hardware solution preferably with
VPN/Firewall 
capabilities that can load balance and failover between multiple
Internet 
connections.

I'm looking to buy 1 or more cable and DSL connections, plug them into
this 
box and have some level of speed/redundancy created as a result.

Any thoughts or favorite products would be appreciated.

Shawn

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Backup or move shadow copies

[jellepie]

Hello,

 

Can anyone tell me how shadow copies can be moved to a different volume ? 

 

I have a disk that's running out of free space, and I would like to move
some shares (including shadow copies) to another disk. 

 

I've done some research and it seems this is not possible.

 

Regards,

Jelle


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Re: Internet Load Balancing

[Andrew Laya]

I believe the Sonicwall Pro series firewalls will do this with the Enhanced
SonicOS upgrade.  The enhanced OS allows for an extra port to be allocated
for alternate purposes, one of which is a secondary Internet connection.  I
have used the Sonicwall firewalls, but not in this scenario, so can not
speak for their effectiveness.  I am, however, certain that one of the guys
at firewalls.com could answer this for you.  I have dealt with Brian Reed
and Craig Langley in the past and they have always been very helpful with
any configuration questions I have had for them.  They are resellers for
Sonicwall that I have and continue to deal with (but have no affilliation to
them).  Just a satisfied customer.

hth,

Andrew.


On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Shawn Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm looking for a dedicated hardware solution preferably with VPN/Firewall
> capabilities that can load balance and failover between multiple Internet
> connections.
>
> I'm looking to buy 1 or more cable and DSL connections, plug them into
> this
> box and have some level of speed/redundancy created as a result.
>
> Any thoughts or favorite products would be appreciated.
>
> Shawn
>
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Re: Internet Load Balancing

[Edward B. DREGER]

SE> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:55:36 -0800
SE> From: Shawn Everett

SE> I'm looking to buy 1 or more cable and DSL connections, plug them
SE> into this box and have some level of speed/redundancy created as a
SE> result.

There are expensive products that try to accomplish this using NAT and
DNS hacks.

The time-honored way is to run a real router with BGP.  Sadly, not every
cable or DSL provider will play ball with BGP.


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Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.
Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.

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RE: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

[Rod Trent]

I should also note that if it gets posted there, it also gets picked up in
the RSS feed, and the daily newsletter which goes out to over 30,000 people
per day.  So, there is some value to it.

 

From: Steve Pruitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

 

Bruce, Rod was suggesting posting a message on the Job Board at MyITForum,
http://www.myitforum.com/forums/Job_Board/forumid_23/tt.htm. That's not
spam, it's a place designed for such messages. Mention SCOM/MOM in the
subject line because that site supports a variety of related technologies.
You'll get lots of useful exposure there.

 

Steve

 

- Original Message - 

From: Bruce Kane   

To: NT System Admin Issues   

Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:18 PM

Subject: Re: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

 

Thanks for the tip, but I think one spam a day is enough for now. I'll wait
and see how many flames I get from ntsysadmin first. I'm really not a
recruiter - I'm an Exchange technical guy. So I'm not real familiar with
where to go quite yet. I was actually pointed to ntsysadmin by someone who
answered my Question on LinkedIn.

 

Bruce

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Even though it might not say it's prohibited, it is considered somewhat
uncouth.

Bruce -- have you posted this on myITforum.com (not the lists)?  If you post
there it will get picked up by OpsMgr/MOM folks.

-Original Message-
From: Bruce Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

I apologize if this is an inappropriate forum for such commercial
discussions. I looked, but did not see any posting prohibiting such a
message.

My employer, M3 Technology Group (www.m3tg.com  ), is
looking to hire an SCOM/MOM expert. Said expert will be a full time salaried
employee of M3 and will be engaged as a consultant on short to medium term
engagements.

Quoting from our press release... "M3TG is the global leader in customized
professional and managed services for messaging platforms. M3TG delivers
precise solutions for email, Active Directory and mobility solutions,
dedicates a team of experts to every engagement, and completes projects on
time and within budget. The company operates from its North American
headquarters in Charlotte, N.C."

Relocation to Charlotte is not required, but you must live near a major
airport.

US citizens or resident aliens only. A willingness to travel up to 25 to 50%
of the time is required.

M3 offers the usual benefits (top tier BCBS and dental), a 401(k) with
matching, paid membership in the YMCA, a generous travel compensation bonus
and other stuff that don't come to mind at this moment.

Please forward your resume, or send questions to,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] You're also welcome to invite me to connect
on LinkedIn.

M3 is an equal opportunity drug free employer.

Thanks for your attention.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
open networker: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucekane
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Re: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

[Steve Pruitt]

Bruce, Rod was suggesting posting a message on the Job Board at MyITForum, 
http://www.myitforum.com/forums/Job_Board/forumid_23/tt.htm. That's not spam, 
it's a place designed for such messages. Mention SCOM/MOM in the subject line 
because that site supports a variety of related technologies. You'll get lots 
of useful exposure there.

Steve

  - Original Message - 
  From: Bruce Kane 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:18 PM
  Subject: Re: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert


  Thanks for the tip, but I think one spam a day is enough for now. I'll wait 
and see how many flames I get from ntsysadmin first. I'm really not a recruiter 
- I'm an Exchange technical guy. So I'm not real familiar with where to go 
quite yet. I was actually pointed to ntsysadmin by someone who answered my 
Question on LinkedIn.

  Bruce


  On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Even though it might not say it's prohibited, it is considered somewhat 
uncouth.

Bruce -- have you posted this on myITforum.com (not the lists)?  If you 
post there it will get picked up by OpsMgr/MOM folks.

-Original Message-
From: Bruce Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

I apologize if this is an inappropriate forum for such commercial 
discussions. I looked, but did not see any posting prohibiting such a message.

My employer, M3 Technology Group (www.m3tg.com), is looking to hire an 
SCOM/MOM expert. Said expert will be a full time salaried employee of M3 and 
will be engaged as a consultant on short to medium term engagements.

Quoting from our press release... "M3TG is the global leader in customized 
professional and managed services for messaging platforms. M3TG delivers 
precise solutions for email, Active Directory and mobility solutions, dedicates 
a team of experts to every engagement, and completes projects on time and 
within budget. The company operates from its North American headquarters in 
Charlotte, N.C."

Relocation to Charlotte is not required, but you must live near a major 
airport.

US citizens or resident aliens only. A willingness to travel up to 25 to 
50% of the time is required.

M3 offers the usual benefits (top tier BCBS and dental), a 401(k) with 
matching, paid membership in the YMCA, a generous travel compensation bonus and 
other stuff that don't come to mind at this moment.

Please forward your resume, or send questions to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're 
also welcome to invite me to connect on LinkedIn.

M3 is an equal opportunity drug free employer.

Thanks for your attention.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
open networker: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucekane
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Internet Load Balancing

[Shawn Everett]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a dedicated hardware solution preferably with VPN/Firewall 
capabilities that can load balance and failover between multiple Internet 
connections.

I'm looking to buy 1 or more cable and DSL connections, plug them into this 
box and have some level of speed/redundancy created as a result.

Any thoughts or favorite products would be appreciated.

Shawn

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Re: Handling of confidential files

[Don Ely]

Sounds like its time for an anonymous tip to the state

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I agree with everything you've said Martin, but you forget who I work for.
>  I work for the state, which means that I use whatever "tool" they choose,
> including this homegrown, insecure spreadsheet.  I'm just trying to put as
> much security on it as I can, and I think that in my limited ability to make
> change, the drop folder is going to be the way to go.  As I mentioned in my
> original post, the timesheets are not just an internal thing.  They are sent
> to another state agency to actually get the paychecks processed and printed,
> so using a 3rd party application doesn't work, one because it's not "what
> the state uses", and two, because the other agency would have to accept it,
> and be able to work with it.  Believe me, I'm not defending how things are
> done, I'm simply a pained cog in the works...
>
> Joe Heaton
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:40 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files
>
> Frankly the whole process is lame and wrought with danger.
> First off, there is zero acceptable reason for having the put the SSN in
> the
> spreadsheet at all.
> HR and payroll processing should already have that data and hopefully in a
> secure location or a secure DB. Any even halfway decent payroll
> application
> should have all pertinent employee data required to process payment
> already
> in place. Any employee should and could rightfully decline to put that
> information in an email.
> As for the JPG signatures, once again, lazy and inappropriate. I don't
> want
> my signature flying all over the email space going who knows where. An
> email
> saying "I approve" is as likely to stand up in any court just as easily as
> a
> jpg signature. Considering the route the signature takes and the people
> having access to it, One could argue that someone just stole the file and
> forged my timesheet.
> Here is a scenario. I give you my manager my timesheet with my jpg sig.
> You
> then change my timesheet (deducting hours) and pass it on. What good is
> that
> signature now? Sure, it has my name on it, but you changed it and nobody
> can
> really prove it. Of course the file will show it was changed, but it would
> have shown that anyway since you put your signature in it.
>
> No offense intended Joe, but this whole process is nothing but dangerous
> and
> ineffective. Dangerous to staff and the business as well and has left you
> open to substantial risk (see Salvador's comment regarding CA laws).
>
> There are dozens if not hundreds of available online timesheet
> applications.
> I'll bet even some open source ones that could be used to process the
> whole
> thing. It would not most likely be more secure, but more effective, save
> time, and give you great records keeping.  This isn't reinventing the
> wheel.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:10 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files
>
> Actually, the newer versions of Excel (2003 & 2007) have pretty good
> encryption routines for the spreadsheet itself. VBA protection sucks. Of
> course, you have to choose a good password for it to do any good.
>
> ...Tim
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:10 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Handling of confidential files
> >
> > Ss# and email = ss# getting owned.
> > Password protected .xls is like wep on wireless. Its only going to
> > stop casual snoop.  My boss had me break a .xls password last week.
> > Took less than 30 seconds to break.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/22/08, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > You want a "drop" folder:
> > >
> > >
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/86987829-3f74-
> > 412f-abb8-c8b22b07257d1033.mspx?mfr=true
> > >
> > > -- Durf
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >  I need some alternatives to a specific process.  The process in
> > question
> > > > is timesheets.  Our timesheets are Excel spreadsheets, which are
> > processed
> > > > as follows:
> > > >
> > > > 1)  All timesheets are located in the user's home folder.  At the
> > end of
> > > > the month, the user goes in, updates for the current month, copies
> > a .jpg
> > > of
> > > > their signature onto the current month's sheet, and forwards the
> > timesheet
> > > > to their manager via e-mail attachment.
> > > > 2)  The manager opens the timesheets for their employees, verifies
> > it, and
> > > > copies a .jpg of their signature onto the current month's sheet,
> > and
> > > > forwards the timesheets to a specific admin employee, via e-mail
> > > > attachme

RE: Wiki for Windows

[Martin Blackstone]

And 30% less calories than old Windows.

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 2:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Wiki for Windows

I think you'll see that IIS 7 has excellent rewrite capabilities.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

-Original Message-
From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Wiki for Windows

Not a wiki, but my site runs with Drupal (a CMS) with an apache server
backend on Win2k3. Apache actually handles renaming/redirecting paths much
better than IIS. 

http://www.ericwoodford.com 


Eric Woodford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(916) 351 0410


-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Wiki for Windows

Sure, yes, and why not.  Apache runs fine on IIS.

http://port25.technet.com even has instructions on how to do it:

 
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2008/02/12/technical-analysis-installing-a
pache-on-windows.aspx

This might be a good exercise for you if you are unfamiliar with Apache.




On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OK, I'm looking to break the good/fast/cheap rule.  Here's the deal:
>
> "Good" in this case means "runs on Windows without feature loss".
>
> The free Wiki from TWiki.org is written in Perl there's a ready-made 
> Windows installer that includes both Perl and Apache.  They also have 
> a ready-made VM that runs Debian Linux.
>
> The ready-made TWiki VM version runs about 3x faster than the 
> ready-made Windows version.  This can be seen both in browser response 
> time and CPU loading during simple operations.
>
> So I start googling for the answer to:  Is there another Wiki that 
> runs on Windows, for free and fast?
>
> I run into this web page:
> http://www.yafla.com/dennisforbes/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-W
> iki-on-Windows/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-Wiki-on-Windows.html
>
> which describes how to host MediaWiki on, of all things, IIS.
>
> Has anyone done that, and if so, do you like it?
>
> thanks,
> Carl
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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RE: Wiki for Windows

[Michael B. Smith]

I think you'll see that IIS 7 has excellent rewrite capabilities.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

-Original Message-
From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Wiki for Windows

Not a wiki, but my site runs with Drupal (a CMS) with an apache server
backend on Win2k3. Apache actually handles renaming/redirecting paths much
better than IIS. 

http://www.ericwoodford.com 


Eric Woodford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(916) 351 0410


-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Wiki for Windows

Sure, yes, and why not.  Apache runs fine on IIS.

http://port25.technet.com even has instructions on how to do it:

 
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2008/02/12/technical-analysis-installing-a
pache-on-windows.aspx

This might be a good exercise for you if you are unfamiliar with Apache.




On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OK, I'm looking to break the good/fast/cheap rule.  Here's the deal:
>
> "Good" in this case means "runs on Windows without feature loss".
>
> The free Wiki from TWiki.org is written in Perl there's a ready-made 
> Windows installer that includes both Perl and Apache.  They also have 
> a ready-made VM that runs Debian Linux.
>
> The ready-made TWiki VM version runs about 3x faster than the 
> ready-made Windows version.  This can be seen both in browser response 
> time and CPU loading during simple operations.
>
> So I start googling for the answer to:  Is there another Wiki that 
> runs on Windows, for free and fast?
>
> I run into this web page:
> http://www.yafla.com/dennisforbes/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-W
> iki-on-Windows/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-Wiki-on-Windows.html
>
> which describes how to host MediaWiki on, of all things, IIS.
>
> Has anyone done that, and if so, do you like it?
>
> thanks,
> Carl
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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Re: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

[Bruce Kane]

Thanks for the tip, but I think one spam a day is enough for now. I'll wait
and see how many flames I get from ntsysadmin first. I'm really not a
recruiter - I'm an Exchange technical guy. So I'm not real familiar with
where to go quite yet. I was actually pointed to ntsysadmin by someone who
answered my Question on LinkedIn.

Bruce

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Even though it might not say it's prohibited, it is considered somewhat
> uncouth.
>
> Bruce -- have you posted this on myITforum.com (not the lists)?  If you
> post there it will get picked up by OpsMgr/MOM folks.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Bruce Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:03 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert
>
> I apologize if this is an inappropriate forum for such commercial
> discussions. I looked, but did not see any posting prohibiting such a
> message.
>
> My employer, M3 Technology Group (www.m3tg.com), is looking to hire an
> SCOM/MOM expert. Said expert will be a full time salaried employee of M3 and
> will be engaged as a consultant on short to medium term engagements.
>
> Quoting from our press release... "M3TG is the global leader in customized
> professional and managed services for messaging platforms. M3TG delivers
> precise solutions for email, Active Directory and mobility solutions,
> dedicates a team of experts to every engagement, and completes projects on
> time and within budget. The company operates from its North American
> headquarters in Charlotte, N.C."
>
> Relocation to Charlotte is not required, but you must live near a major
> airport.
>
> US citizens or resident aliens only. A willingness to travel up to 25 to
> 50% of the time is required.
>
> M3 offers the usual benefits (top tier BCBS and dental), a 401(k) with
> matching, paid membership in the YMCA, a generous travel compensation bonus
> and other stuff that don't come to mind at this moment.
>
> Please forward your resume, or send questions to,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're also welcome to invite me to connect
> on LinkedIn.
>
> M3 is an equal opportunity drug free employer.
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> open networker: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucekane
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RE: Wiki for Windows

[Rod Trent]

Looks good...

http://www.ericwoodford.com/bugging_out 

-Original Message-
From: Eric Woodford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Wiki for Windows

Not a wiki, but my site runs with Drupal (a CMS) with an apache server
backend on Win2k3. Apache actually handles renaming/redirecting paths much
better than IIS. 

http://www.ericwoodford.com 


Eric Woodford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(916) 351 0410


-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Wiki for Windows

Sure, yes, and why not.  Apache runs fine on IIS.

http://port25.technet.com even has instructions on how to do it:

 
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2008/02/12/technical-analysis-installing-a
pache-on-windows.aspx

This might be a good exercise for you if you are unfamiliar with Apache.




On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OK, I'm looking to break the good/fast/cheap rule.  Here's the deal:
>
> "Good" in this case means "runs on Windows without feature loss".
>
> The free Wiki from TWiki.org is written in Perl there's a ready-made 
> Windows installer that includes both Perl and Apache.  They also have 
> a ready-made VM that runs Debian Linux.
>
> The ready-made TWiki VM version runs about 3x faster than the 
> ready-made Windows version.  This can be seen both in browser response 
> time and CPU loading during simple operations.
>
> So I start googling for the answer to:  Is there another Wiki that 
> runs on Windows, for free and fast?
>
> I run into this web page:
> http://www.yafla.com/dennisforbes/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-W
> iki-on-Windows/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-Wiki-on-Windows.html
>
> which describes how to host MediaWiki on, of all things, IIS.
>
> Has anyone done that, and if so, do you like it?
>
> thanks,
> Carl
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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RE: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

[Rod Trent]

Even though it might not say it's prohibited, it is considered somewhat uncouth.

Bruce -- have you posted this on myITforum.com (not the lists)?  If you post 
there it will get picked up by OpsMgr/MOM folks.

-Original Message-
From: Bruce Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

I apologize if this is an inappropriate forum for such commercial discussions. 
I looked, but did not see any posting prohibiting such a message.

My employer, M3 Technology Group (www.m3tg.com), is looking to hire an SCOM/MOM 
expert. Said expert will be a full time salaried employee of M3 and will be 
engaged as a consultant on short to medium term engagements.

Quoting from our press release... "M3TG is the global leader in customized 
professional and managed services for messaging platforms. M3TG delivers 
precise solutions for email, Active Directory and mobility solutions, dedicates 
a team of experts to every engagement, and completes projects on time and 
within budget. The company operates from its North American headquarters in 
Charlotte, N.C."

Relocation to Charlotte is not required, but you must live near a major airport.

US citizens or resident aliens only. A willingness to travel up to 25 to 50% of 
the time is required.

M3 offers the usual benefits (top tier BCBS and dental), a 401(k) with 
matching, paid membership in the YMCA, a generous travel compensation bonus and 
other stuff that don't come to mind at this moment.

Please forward your resume, or send questions to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're also 
welcome to invite me to connect on LinkedIn.

M3 is an equal opportunity drug free employer.

Thanks for your attention.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Looking to hire US SCOM/MOM expert

[Bruce Kane]

I apologize if this is an inappropriate forum for such commercial discussions. 
I looked, but did not see any posting prohibiting such a message.

My employer, M3 Technology Group (www.m3tg.com), is looking to hire an SCOM/MOM 
expert. Said expert will be a full time salaried employee of M3 and will be 
engaged as a consultant on short to medium term engagements.

Quoting from our press release... "M3TG is the global leader in customized 
professional and managed services for messaging platforms. M3TG delivers 
precise solutions for email, Active Directory and mobility solutions, dedicates 
a team of experts to every engagement, and completes projects on time and 
within budget. The company operates from its North American headquarters in 
Charlotte, N.C."

Relocation to Charlotte is not required, but you must live near a major airport.

US citizens or resident aliens only. A willingness to travel up to 25 to 50% of 
the time is required.

M3 offers the usual benefits (top tier BCBS and dental), a 401(k) with 
matching, paid membership in the YMCA, a generous travel compensation bonus and 
other stuff that don't come to mind at this moment.

Please forward your resume, or send questions to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're also 
welcome to invite me to connect on LinkedIn.

M3 is an equal opportunity drug free employer.

Thanks for your attention.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
open networker: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucekane
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RE: Wiki for Windows

[Eric Woodford]

Not a wiki, but my site runs with Drupal (a CMS) with an apache server
backend on Win2k3. Apache actually handles renaming/redirecting paths much
better than IIS. 

http://www.ericwoodford.com 


Eric Woodford
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(916) 351 0410


-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Wiki for Windows

Sure, yes, and why not.  Apache runs fine on IIS.

http://port25.technet.com even has instructions on how to do it:

 
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2008/02/12/technical-analysis-installing-a
pache-on-windows.aspx

This might be a good exercise for you if you are unfamiliar with Apache.




On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OK, I'm looking to break the good/fast/cheap rule.  Here's the deal:
>
> "Good" in this case means "runs on Windows without feature loss".
>
> The free Wiki from TWiki.org is written in Perl there's a ready-made 
> Windows installer that includes both Perl and Apache.  They also have 
> a ready-made VM that runs Debian Linux.
>
> The ready-made TWiki VM version runs about 3x faster than the 
> ready-made Windows version.  This can be seen both in browser response 
> time and CPU loading during simple operations.
>
> So I start googling for the answer to:  Is there another Wiki that 
> runs on Windows, for free and fast?
>
> I run into this web page:
> http://www.yafla.com/dennisforbes/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-W
> iki-on-Windows/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-Wiki-on-Windows.html
>
> which describes how to host MediaWiki on, of all things, IIS.
>
> Has anyone done that, and if so, do you like it?
>
> thanks,
> Carl
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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RE: Wiki for Windows

[NTSysAdmin]

I've been running them in tandem for yearsjust need to unpool the ip 
addresses.

S

-Original Message-
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Wiki for Windows

Err, Apache on Windows with IIS.   :-P

I first did it maybe 2 years ago without any problems other than a
learning curve.  It was a great experience that helped make dealing
with most web hosts a lot easier.

I was surprised to see port25 put up this "primer" on doing it.  But I
guess why not:  Someone else already laid down the ground work for
doing it a long time ago.


On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Michael B. Smith
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Apache runs fine on IIS?
>
> 
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael B. Smith
> MCSE/Exchange MVP
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:48 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>
> Subject: Re: Wiki for Windows
>
> Sure, yes, and why not.  Apache runs fine on IIS.
>
> http://port25.technet.com even has instructions on how to do it:
>
>
> http://port25.technet.com/archive/2008/02/12/technical-analysis-installing-a
> pache-on-windows.aspx
>
> This might be a good exercise for you if you are unfamiliar with Apache.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > OK, I'm looking to break the good/fast/cheap rule.  Here's the deal:
> >
> > "Good" in this case means "runs on Windows without feature loss".
> >
> > The free Wiki from TWiki.org is written in Perl there's a ready-made
> Windows
> > installer that includes both Perl and Apache.  They also have a ready-made
> > VM that runs Debian Linux.
> >
> > The ready-made TWiki VM version runs about 3x faster than the ready-made
> > Windows version.  This can be seen both in browser response time and CPU
> > loading during simple operations.
> >
> > So I start googling for the answer to:  Is there another Wiki that runs on
> > Windows, for free and fast?
> >
> > I run into this web page:
> >
> http://www.yafla.com/dennisforbes/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-Wiki-on
> -Windows/Many-Ways-to-Skin-a-Wiki-Hosting-a-Wiki-on-Windows.html
> >
> > which describes how to host MediaWiki on, of all things, IIS.
> >
> > Has anyone done that, and if so, do you like it?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Carl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: How to behave on an Internet forum

[Jon Harris]

Hey get him to send us more cold air first!  I hate hot weather!

Jon

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:45 PM, John Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'll send some heat your way in a few months!
> Painstakingly sent to you from my Blackberry.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: NT System Admin Issues 
>  Sent: Fri Feb 22 13:42:33 2008
> Subject: Re: How to behave on an Internet forum
>
> Bonjour monsieur haute pantalons!  ;-P
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:33 PM, John Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > H, 82 degrees and sunny here ;-)
> > Painstakingly sent to you from my Blackberry.
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: NT System Admin Issues 
> > Sent: Fri Feb 22 13:28:34 2008
> > Subject: Re: How to behave on an Internet forum
> >
> > :-)  Its supposed to get nasty during the commuting hours, so the
> > powers that be decided it would be better to release the hounds early.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Oliver Marshall
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Snowing??? Lucky son of a .
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: 22 February 2008 18:06
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > Subject: OT: How to behave on an Internet forum
> > >
> > >   http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-behave-on-an-internet-forum
> > >
> > > Have a great weekend everyone (except Shook ;-P ). Its snowing so
> > > I'm going home...
> > >
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Re: Lenovo?

[Jon Harris]

Dell will always sell the upgraded service plan to anyone, including to
homeowners!  In some cases they even will give them a price cut on the
product as a result of the extended/upgraded service plan, but not for a
purchase made from WalMart.

Jon

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Vincent Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  I am not arguing this at all. I am saying  for the day to day business
> that I do dealing with mid-size companies that do not have the "Pay for
> better service option with Dell" – their out of box warranties are inferior
> to IBM/Lenovo. My experience – your mileage may vary.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Eric E Eskam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2008 12:09 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Lenovo?
>
>
>
>
> "Vincent Medina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/21/2008 11:27:18 PM:
> > I guess you are used to mediocre support because a far as I am concerned
> > Dell support is mediocre at best...
>
> sigh...  If you only pay for basic support, you get basic support service
> - how hard is that to understand?
>
> As someone else pointed out, Gold Support is a fairly inexpensive add on.
>  Dell gives you the choice - you can save money and get no-frill's support,
> or you can pay a little more and get top-flight service.  You can also
> extend the warranty out to five years - and that is also at a fairly nominal
> cost compared to the cost of the system.  If you want longer warranties, you
> can get them from third parties like Trident systems.  Dell's hard cap at
> five years is my only complaint with them - it's not a big deal with
> desktops, but it is annoying for servers.
>
> If you spent more time listening and less time being flip and sarcastic,
> the above might be more obvious - unless you had no intention of being
> reasonable and just have an axe to grind.
>
> But I assure you, the Dell support we receive is not mediocre.
>
> Eric Eskam
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any
> position of the U.S. Government
> "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange
> protein; it rejects it."
> -  P. B. Medawar
>
>
>

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Installing Patch 911996 for Live Communications Server 2005 SP1

[Rishi Kumar]

Every time I try to install this patch it says, 

"Setup was interrupted while trying to install this and could not
continue." 

I have no other programs running during this install.  Any ideas? 

I need to patch to get OC working with our Blackberrys.  

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RE: Exchange to blackberry synch service

[Terry Dickson]

We have only one user on a blackberry.  She setup her own rule to
forward all her email to her blackberry account.  As for Contacts and
Calendar she just sync's it and they are all up to date.  However I am
not sure how well that will work for you since this user is not going to
use a thin client.



-Original Message-
From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 12:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Exchange to blackberry synch service

Yep, but surely I'm not the only person who found it one of the hardest
things to setup in the history of the transistor ?

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 22 February 2008 13:42
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Exchange to blackberry synch service

Bes express.
Free for 1 user, 99.00 each additional up to 30.
http://www.blackberry.com/select/professional/express.shtml

Greg

-Original Message-
From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 4:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Exchange to blackberry synch service

Can anyone recommend a web service that will collect
email/calendars/contacts from an Exchange 2003 box via some kind of push
mechanism and then send them to a blackberry 8300 ?

Currently the chap here uses the desktop software (which is terrible)
but his laptop has just died and he's now got a thin client.

Any suggestions ?

olly

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RE: Handling of confidential files

[Joe Heaton]

I agree with everything you've said Martin, but you forget who I work for.  I 
work for the state, which means that I use whatever "tool" they choose, 
including this homegrown, insecure spreadsheet.  I'm just trying to put as much 
security on it as I can, and I think that in my limited ability to make change, 
the drop folder is going to be the way to go.  As I mentioned in my original 
post, the timesheets are not just an internal thing.  They are sent to another 
state agency to actually get the paychecks processed and printed, so using a 
3rd party application doesn't work, one because it's not "what the state uses", 
and two, because the other agency would have to accept it, and be able to work 
with it.  Believe me, I'm not defending how things are done, I'm simply a 
pained cog in the works...

Joe Heaton

-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:40 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files

Frankly the whole process is lame and wrought with danger.
First off, there is zero acceptable reason for having the put the SSN in the
spreadsheet at all.
HR and payroll processing should already have that data and hopefully in a
secure location or a secure DB. Any even halfway decent payroll application
should have all pertinent employee data required to process payment already
in place. Any employee should and could rightfully decline to put that
information in an email.
As for the JPG signatures, once again, lazy and inappropriate. I don't want
my signature flying all over the email space going who knows where. An email
saying "I approve" is as likely to stand up in any court just as easily as a
jpg signature. Considering the route the signature takes and the people
having access to it, One could argue that someone just stole the file and
forged my timesheet.
Here is a scenario. I give you my manager my timesheet with my jpg sig. You
then change my timesheet (deducting hours) and pass it on. What good is that
signature now? Sure, it has my name on it, but you changed it and nobody can
really prove it. Of course the file will show it was changed, but it would
have shown that anyway since you put your signature in it.

No offense intended Joe, but this whole process is nothing but dangerous and
ineffective. Dangerous to staff and the business as well and has left you
open to substantial risk (see Salvador's comment regarding CA laws).

There are dozens if not hundreds of available online timesheet applications.
I'll bet even some open source ones that could be used to process the whole
thing. It would not most likely be more secure, but more effective, save
time, and give you great records keeping.  This isn't reinventing the wheel.

-Original Message-
From: Tim Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files

Actually, the newer versions of Excel (2003 & 2007) have pretty good
encryption routines for the spreadsheet itself. VBA protection sucks. Of
course, you have to choose a good password for it to do any good.

...Tim


> -Original Message-
> From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:10 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Handling of confidential files
> 
> Ss# and email = ss# getting owned.
> Password protected .xls is like wep on wireless. Its only going to
> stop casual snoop.  My boss had me break a .xls password last week.
> Took less than 30 seconds to break.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/22/08, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You want a "drop" folder:
> >
> >
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/86987829-3f74-
> 412f-abb8-c8b22b07257d1033.mspx?mfr=true
> >
> > -- Durf
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >  I need some alternatives to a specific process.  The process in
> question
> > > is timesheets.  Our timesheets are Excel spreadsheets, which are
> processed
> > > as follows:
> > >
> > > 1)  All timesheets are located in the user's home folder.  At the
> end of
> > > the month, the user goes in, updates for the current month, copies
> a .jpg
> > of
> > > their signature onto the current month's sheet, and forwards the
> timesheet
> > > to their manager via e-mail attachment.
> > > 2)  The manager opens the timesheets for their employees, verifies
> it, and
> > > copies a .jpg of their signature onto the current month's sheet,
> and
> > > forwards the timesheets to a specific admin employee, via e-mail
> > > attachments.
> > > 3)  The admin employee takes the attachments, and copies them into
> > > a folder on a server, from which the timesheets are then
> "processed" and
> > > sent to another agency, to be further processed for paycheck
> issuance.
> > >
> > >
> > > My question to my boss, is why can't we just have the managers
move
> the
> > > timesheets for

RE: Handling of confidential files

[Christopher J. Bosak]

I have to agree with Martin here, just too many security holes in this
process. Here, everyone just swipes in and out, right by the door to the
parking lot. Goes right to a server with a secure DB. Really no reason to
not clock in and out because there is only that one door to their parking
lot. 

-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:40 hrs
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files

Frankly the whole process is lame and wrought with danger.
First off, there is zero acceptable reason for having the put the SSN in the
spreadsheet at all.
HR and payroll processing should already have that data and hopefully in a
secure location or a secure DB. Any even halfway decent payroll application
should have all pertinent employee data required to process payment already
in place. Any employee should and could rightfully decline to put that
information in an email.
As for the JPG signatures, once again, lazy and inappropriate. I don't want
my signature flying all over the email space going who knows where. An email
saying "I approve" is as likely to stand up in any court just as easily as a
jpg signature. Considering the route the signature takes and the people
having access to it, One could argue that someone just stole the file and
forged my timesheet.
Here is a scenario. I give you my manager my timesheet with my jpg sig. You
then change my timesheet (deducting hours) and pass it on. What good is that
signature now? Sure, it has my name on it, but you changed it and nobody can
really prove it. Of course the file will show it was changed, but it would
have shown that anyway since you put your signature in it.

No offense intended Joe, but this whole process is nothing but dangerous and
ineffective. Dangerous to staff and the business as well and has left you
open to substantial risk (see Salvador's comment regarding CA laws).

There are dozens if not hundreds of available online timesheet applications.
I'll bet even some open source ones that could be used to process the whole
thing. It would not most likely be more secure, but more effective, save
time, and give you great records keeping.  This isn't reinventing the wheel.

-Original Message-
From: Tim Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files

Actually, the newer versions of Excel (2003 & 2007) have pretty good
encryption routines for the spreadsheet itself. VBA protection sucks. Of
course, you have to choose a good password for it to do any good.

..Tim


> -Original Message-
> From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:10 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Handling of confidential files
> 
> Ss# and email = ss# getting owned.
> Password protected .xls is like wep on wireless. Its only going to
> stop casual snoop.  My boss had me break a .xls password last week.
> Took less than 30 seconds to break.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/22/08, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You want a "drop" folder:
> >
> >
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/86987829-3f74-
> 412f-abb8-c8b22b07257d1033.mspx?mfr=true
> >
> > -- Durf
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >  I need some alternatives to a specific process.  The process in
> question
> > > is timesheets.  Our timesheets are Excel spreadsheets, which are
> processed
> > > as follows:
> > >
> > > 1)  All timesheets are located in the user's home folder.  At the
> end of
> > > the month, the user goes in, updates for the current month, copies
> a .jpg
> > of
> > > their signature onto the current month's sheet, and forwards the
> timesheet
> > > to their manager via e-mail attachment.
> > > 2)  The manager opens the timesheets for their employees, verifies
> it, and
> > > copies a .jpg of their signature onto the current month's sheet,
> and
> > > forwards the timesheets to a specific admin employee, via e-mail
> > > attachments.
> > > 3)  The admin employee takes the attachments, and copies them into
> > > a folder on a server, from which the timesheets are then
> "processed" and
> > > sent to another agency, to be further processed for paycheck
> issuance.
> > >
> > >
> > > My question to my boss, is why can't we just have the managers
move
> the
> > > timesheets for their employees into the folder on the server,
> instead of
> > > e-mailing them a second time.  In fact, we could have all
> processing done
> > > within that folder to begin with, without having to e-mail the
> files
> > > anywhere.
> > >
> > > The issue that comes up, is how to prevent someone from another
> department
> > > from opening someone else's timesheet.  The big concern there is
> that the
> > > timesheets not only contain .jpgs of people's signatures, but also
> contain
> > > SSNs.
> > >
> > > My thought i

RE: Handling of confidential files

[Martin Blackstone]

Frankly the whole process is lame and wrought with danger.
First off, there is zero acceptable reason for having the put the SSN in the
spreadsheet at all.
HR and payroll processing should already have that data and hopefully in a
secure location or a secure DB. Any even halfway decent payroll application
should have all pertinent employee data required to process payment already
in place. Any employee should and could rightfully decline to put that
information in an email.
As for the JPG signatures, once again, lazy and inappropriate. I don't want
my signature flying all over the email space going who knows where. An email
saying "I approve" is as likely to stand up in any court just as easily as a
jpg signature. Considering the route the signature takes and the people
having access to it, One could argue that someone just stole the file and
forged my timesheet.
Here is a scenario. I give you my manager my timesheet with my jpg sig. You
then change my timesheet (deducting hours) and pass it on. What good is that
signature now? Sure, it has my name on it, but you changed it and nobody can
really prove it. Of course the file will show it was changed, but it would
have shown that anyway since you put your signature in it.

No offense intended Joe, but this whole process is nothing but dangerous and
ineffective. Dangerous to staff and the business as well and has left you
open to substantial risk (see Salvador's comment regarding CA laws).

There are dozens if not hundreds of available online timesheet applications.
I'll bet even some open source ones that could be used to process the whole
thing. It would not most likely be more secure, but more effective, save
time, and give you great records keeping.  This isn't reinventing the wheel.

-Original Message-
From: Tim Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Handling of confidential files

Actually, the newer versions of Excel (2003 & 2007) have pretty good
encryption routines for the spreadsheet itself. VBA protection sucks. Of
course, you have to choose a good password for it to do any good.

...Tim


> -Original Message-
> From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:10 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Handling of confidential files
> 
> Ss# and email = ss# getting owned.
> Password protected .xls is like wep on wireless. Its only going to
> stop casual snoop.  My boss had me break a .xls password last week.
> Took less than 30 seconds to break.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/22/08, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You want a "drop" folder:
> >
> >
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/86987829-3f74-
> 412f-abb8-c8b22b07257d1033.mspx?mfr=true
> >
> > -- Durf
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >  I need some alternatives to a specific process.  The process in
> question
> > > is timesheets.  Our timesheets are Excel spreadsheets, which are
> processed
> > > as follows:
> > >
> > > 1)  All timesheets are located in the user's home folder.  At the
> end of
> > > the month, the user goes in, updates for the current month, copies
> a .jpg
> > of
> > > their signature onto the current month's sheet, and forwards the
> timesheet
> > > to their manager via e-mail attachment.
> > > 2)  The manager opens the timesheets for their employees, verifies
> it, and
> > > copies a .jpg of their signature onto the current month's sheet,
> and
> > > forwards the timesheets to a specific admin employee, via e-mail
> > > attachments.
> > > 3)  The admin employee takes the attachments, and copies them into
> > > a folder on a server, from which the timesheets are then
> "processed" and
> > > sent to another agency, to be further processed for paycheck
> issuance.
> > >
> > >
> > > My question to my boss, is why can't we just have the managers
move
> the
> > > timesheets for their employees into the folder on the server,
> instead of
> > > e-mailing them a second time.  In fact, we could have all
> processing done
> > > within that folder to begin with, without having to e-mail the
> files
> > > anywhere.
> > >
> > > The issue that comes up, is how to prevent someone from another
> department
> > > from opening someone else's timesheet.  The big concern there is
> that the
> > > timesheets not only contain .jpgs of people's signatures, but also
> contain
> > > SSNs.
> > >
> > > My thought is to set permissions on the folder so that people can
> place
> > > files there, but not be able to open them once they are there.  Is
> that
> > > possible with NTFS rights?  I will do research on it, but I'm
> hoping that
> > > someone has already run into this type of issue and has an answer
> already.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Joe Heaton
> > > AISA
> > > Employment Training Panel
> > > 1100 J Street, 4th Floor
> > > Sacramento, CA  95814
> > > (916) 327-5276
> > > [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Handling of confidential files

[Linda C. Jones]

Ideally, you wouldn't put the SS# in these spreadsheets at all, but 
rather use an employee ID of some sort.


Linda

Tim Evans wrote:

Actually, the newer versions of Excel (2003 & 2007) have pretty good
encryption routines for the spreadsheet itself. VBA protection sucks. Of
course, you have to choose a good password for it to do any good.

...Tim


  

-Original Message-
From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Handling of confidential files

Ss# and email = ss# getting owned.
Password protected .xls is like wep on wireless. Its only going to
stop casual snoop.  My boss had me break a .xls password last week.
Took less than 30 seconds to break.

Matt



On 2/22/08, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


You want a "drop" folder:


  

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/86987829-3f74-
  

412f-abb8-c8b22b07257d1033.mspx?mfr=true


-- Durf

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  

wrote:


 I need some alternatives to a specific process.  The process in


question


is timesheets.  Our timesheets are Excel spreadsheets, which are


processed


as follows:

1)  All timesheets are located in the user's home folder.  At the


end of


the month, the user goes in, updates for the current month, copies


a .jpg


of
  

their signature onto the current month's sheet, and forwards the


timesheet


to their manager via e-mail attachment.
2)  The manager opens the timesheets for their employees, verifies


it, and


copies a .jpg of their signature onto the current month's sheet,


and


forwards the timesheets to a specific admin employee, via e-mail
attachments.
3)  The admin employee takes the attachments, and copies them into
a folder on a server, from which the timesheets are then


"processed" and


sent to another agency, to be further processed for paycheck


issuance.


My question to my boss, is why can't we just have the managers


move
  

the


timesheets for their employees into the folder on the server,


instead of


e-mailing them a second time.  In fact, we could have all


processing done


within that folder to begin with, without having to e-mail the


files


anywhere.

The issue that comes up, is how to prevent someone from another


department


from opening someone else's timesheet.  The big concern there is


that the


timesheets not only contain .jpgs of people's signatures, but also


contain


SSNs.

My thought is to set permissions on the folder so that people can


place


files there, but not be able to open them once they are there.  Is


that


possible with NTFS rights?  I will do research on it, but I'm


hoping that


someone has already run into this type of issue and has an answer


already.


Thanks,

Joe Heaton
AISA
Employment Training Panel
1100 J Street, 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA  95814
(916) 327-5276
[EMAIL PROTECTED]





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RE: Handling of confidential files

[Tim Evans]

Actually, the newer versions of Excel (2003 & 2007) have pretty good
encryption routines for the spreadsheet itself. VBA protection sucks. Of
course, you have to choose a good password for it to do any good.

...Tim


> -Original Message-
> From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:10 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Handling of confidential files
> 
> Ss# and email = ss# getting owned.
> Password protected .xls is like wep on wireless. Its only going to
> stop casual snoop.  My boss had me break a .xls password last week.
> Took less than 30 seconds to break.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/22/08, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You want a "drop" folder:
> >
> >
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/86987829-3f74-
> 412f-abb8-c8b22b07257d1033.mspx?mfr=true
> >
> > -- Durf
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >  I need some alternatives to a specific process.  The process in
> question
> > > is timesheets.  Our timesheets are Excel spreadsheets, which are
> processed
> > > as follows:
> > >
> > > 1)  All timesheets are located in the user's home folder.  At the
> end of
> > > the month, the user goes in, updates for the current month, copies
> a .jpg
> > of
> > > their signature onto the current month's sheet, and forwards the
> timesheet
> > > to their manager via e-mail attachment.
> > > 2)  The manager opens the timesheets for their employees, verifies
> it, and
> > > copies a .jpg of their signature onto the current month's sheet,
> and
> > > forwards the timesheets to a specific admin employee, via e-mail
> > > attachments.
> > > 3)  The admin employee takes the attachments, and copies them into
> > > a folder on a server, from which the timesheets are then
> "processed" and
> > > sent to another agency, to be further processed for paycheck
> issuance.
> > >
> > >
> > > My question to my boss, is why can't we just have the managers
move
> the
> > > timesheets for their employees into the folder on the server,
> instead of
> > > e-mailing them a second time.  In fact, we could have all
> processing done
> > > within that folder to begin with, without having to e-mail the
> files
> > > anywhere.
> > >
> > > The issue that comes up, is how to prevent someone from another
> department
> > > from opening someone else's timesheet.  The big concern there is
> that the
> > > timesheets not only contain .jpgs of people's signatures, but also
> contain
> > > SSNs.
> > >
> > > My thought is to set permissions on the folder so that people can
> place
> > > files there, but not be able to open them once they are there.  Is
> that
> > > possible with NTFS rights?  I will do research on it, but I'm
> hoping that
> > > someone has already run into this type of issue and has an answer
> already.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Joe Heaton
> > > AISA
> > > Employment Training Panel
> > > 1100 J Street, 4th Floor
> > > Sacramento, CA  95814
> > > (916) 327-5276
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> > Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks!
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Re: Good Friday Morning

[Sherry Abercrombie]

Yes, in Columbia, SC, I was pleasantly surprised.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> On 22 Feb 2008 at 8:23, Sherry Abercrombie  wrote:
>
> > Some great Mexican food too!
>
> In SC???  Dream on ...
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=tucson+mexican+food
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RE: Exchange to blackberry synch service

[NTSysAdmin]

The phone's service contract provider should have one...or set it up on the=  
BB using blackberry's web page.

S

-Original Message-
From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Exchange to blackberry synch service

Can anyone recommend a web service that will collect
email/calendars/contacts from an Exchange 2003 box via some kind of push
mechanism and then send them to a blackberry 8300 ?

Currently the chap here uses the desktop software (which is terrible)
but his laptop has just died and he's now got a thin client.

Any suggestions ?

olly

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RE: EFS and decrypting files

[Greg Page]

Yes, I had to re-install and when I did, I renamed the computer. Also, when the 
files were originally encrypted, the computer was a member of an AD Domain that 
had  been decommissioned before the reinstall. 
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RE: EFS and decrypting files

[Ken Schaefer]

Did you reinstall Windows?
If not, are you using the same account/password combination you had before the 
crash?

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Greg Page [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2008 8:17 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: EFS and decrypting files

I recently experienced a system crash, I had encrypted files stored on a drive 
separate from the drive that had Windows XP SP2 on it, now I can't seem to gain 
access to the encrypted files. All I can do is see file names in the folders, 
but I cannot access the data in any way, shape or form. Is there any way to 
decrypt these files?

I have tried using cipher.exe with appropriate switches, but continually get 
"Access Denied" messages. Both the original certificate and data recovery agent 
used in the encryption were lost in the crash and applying new ones gives me 
the denied message.

Am I up the creek?

TIA
Greg


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EFS and decrypting files

[Greg Page]

I recently experienced a system crash, I had encrypted files stored on a drive 
separate from the drive that had Windows XP SP2 on it, now I can't seem to gain 
access to the encrypted files. All I can do is see file names in the folders, 
but I cannot access the data in any way, shape or form. Is there any way to 
decrypt these files?

I have tried using cipher.exe with appropriate switches, but continually get 
"Access Denied" messages. Both the original certificate and data recovery agent 
used in the encryption were lost in the crash and applying new ones gives me 
the denied message. 

Am I up the creek?

TIA
Greg
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