Re: [ActiveDir] E-Mail Template

2007-01-19 Thread Albert Duro
To the best of my recollection, there was no way in 5.5 to do what you want without resorting to serious scripting and programming. The only way to put in a disclaimer was with third party products, like, I believe, Minesweeper. That's one of the many reasons that the whole world has moved on

Re: [ActiveDir] Remote DC's on Virtual Server

2007-01-19 Thread Albert Duro
yes, we have no bananas - Original Message - From: Akomolafe, Deji To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:43 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Remote DC's on Virtual Server :) Interesting points, again. Did I remember to say that I am biased? I

RE: [ActiveDir] mailNickName(OT)

2006-12-04 Thread Albert Duro
/24/06, Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could I bother you for a link to your blog? Searching on 'al mulnick blog mailnickname' (and various combinations thereof) got me all kinds of stuff, none of which seemed to be what you're referring to. C'mon, Al, you gotta get over this shyness

Re: [ActiveDir] Public Folder Appointment Owner

2006-11-24 Thread Albert Duro
Try putting the calendar in Category view, then bringing in the From field. - Original Message - From: Dan DeStefano To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:16 AM Subject: [ActiveDir] Public Folder Appointment Owner I would like to know how to

Re: [ActiveDir] mailNickName(OT)

2006-11-24 Thread Albert Duro
Could I bother you for a link to your blog? Searching on 'al mulnick blog mailnickname' (and various combinations thereof) got me all kinds of stuff, none of which seemed to be what you're referring to. C'mon, Al, you gotta get over this shyness... - Original Message - From: Al

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Sonicwall vs ISA (was M$)

2006-11-15 Thread Albert Duro
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Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Sonicwall vs ISA (was M$)

2006-11-14 Thread Albert Duro
] *On Behalf Of *Albert Duro *Sent:* Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:27 PM *To:* ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] OT: M$ being conciliatory is laudable, but I think you're missing

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: M$

2006-11-12 Thread Albert Duro
being conciliatory is laudable, but I think you're missing the point. It's not wether anybody is offended or not -- the question is why does someone come into a peaceful gathering casting offense. Especially when it's not necessary. If someone deliberately spits on the dinner table, do you

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-12 Thread Albert Duro
Maintenance pack didn't do the trick. I appreciate the help. - Original Message - From: Albert Duro To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot Thank you, Brent. I have

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-11 Thread Albert Duro
Sorry to say it didn't work. Whether the boot flag is on or off on the USB drive, the server hangs on boot-up if the drive is attached and running. - Original Message - From: Albert Duro To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:55 PM

Re: [ActiveDir] Exchange --NDR--

2006-11-10 Thread Albert Duro
Go to dyndns.com. They'll set up a PTR for you immediately and cheaply. Provided you own your domain, that is. - Original Message - From: Technical Support To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir]

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-08 Thread Albert Duro
Thank you, Brent. I have downloaded the Maint Pack, and will apply it in the next few days. I'll let you know. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT -

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-08 Thread Albert Duro
the Inactive command to clear the boot flag Thanks, Andrew Fidel "Albert Duro" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/2006 09:55 PM Please respond t

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-06 Thread Albert Duro
=) "Albert Duro" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/2006 10:54 AM Please respond toActiveDir@mail.act

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-05 Thread Albert Duro
- DL is just the make, still need the model and year. :) Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Duro Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 3:51 PM To: ActiveDir

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-05 Thread Albert Duro
] [mailto:ActiveDir- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Duro Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:17 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot DL380 R03 P2400XEON US Product #: 257917-001 Thank you, Brian - Original Message - From: Brian Desmond [EMAIL

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies (was) Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-11-04 Thread Albert Duro
) that is then Foldershare'd to my server at home. This does a nightly data sync across the Internet. Now THAT is the poorman's databackup with offsite coverage backup solution :-) Albert Duro wrote: OK, Al. I said I'm willing to learn and you said you're willing to teach. So let me ask you what you would do in my

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - USB HD no boot

2006-11-04 Thread Albert Duro
Nothing doing. I tried it on a 3-year old Proliant DL. I couldn't find any USB settings, not in the boot order, not in the boot selections, not anywhere. It's back to the old switch and bai...er...boot - Original Message - From: Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies

2006-11-03 Thread Albert Duro
. Albert Duro wrote: Yes, BE does do disk backup. But I have some objections: A. They don't make it easy, infact they make an unnecessarily complicated production of it. B. I started doing NTBackup to disk while (and because) I was still troubleshooting BE. When I gave up on BE and its

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies

2006-11-03 Thread Albert Duro
order in the BIOS on those machines? Laura -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Duro Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 10:54 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies Ah, that brings up another

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies (was) Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-11-03 Thread Albert Duro
practices for that behavior. Shops like Susan's likely have it much better. Don't let drivers and such get in your way to the appropriate solution for your enterprise is all I'm saying. On 11/2/06, Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes,BE does do disk backup. But I have some

[ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies (was) Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-11-02 Thread Albert Duro
to ping off-line if I can be of any help. On 10/31/06, Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Al, since you ask, no I don't see it differently, at least not at the oratorical level. But where the rubber meets the road, things can look very different. Like

Re: [ActiveDir] OT - Backup Follies (was) Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-11-02 Thread Albert Duro
and rule out some of the complexity. Could take a while, but might be worth it. Al On 11/2/06, Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does NTBackup work for me and BE not, when they are at core the same product? I wondered about that too. Here are my thoughts

Re: [ActiveDir] Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-10-31 Thread Albert Duro
leshooting and lack of service. I'm interested if you see differently though. This area of the business fascinates me On 10/28/06, Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure you and Susan are right. All I'm saying is that it *can* happen, and for me, why take

Re: [ActiveDir] Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-10-28 Thread Albert Duro
machines locally. But there are times when it makes more sense, trust me.) -ajm On 10/27/06, Albert Duro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've found, with NTbackup, that if you cram two or more tasks into a backup job, it's very likely to fail. For example, if you do

Re: [ActiveDir] Exchange Log files --Disk Full--

2006-10-27 Thread Albert Duro
I've found, with NTbackup, that if you cram two or more tasks into a backup job, it's very likely to fail. For example, if you do a System State and a file backup and an Exchange backup in the same job. It's best to separate each task into its own job, and sort it out in the scheduling. A

Re: [ActiveDir] quota issues

2006-10-26 Thread Albert Duro
by any chance, is it possible that there's a live PST in there, or an attempt to place it there? Users can do that on their own after all, unless measures are taken against it. - Original Message - From: Antonio Aranda To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent:

Re: [ActiveDir] quota issues

2006-10-26 Thread Albert Duro
I haven't. I don't have that problem with my users (sometimes I wish they were savvy enough to be that troublesome). But I vaguely remember something about a reg hack and or a GPO that prevents users from receiving to a PST. - Original Message - From: Antonio Aranda

Re: [ActiveDir] Search Mailbox

2006-09-22 Thread Albert Duro
chiming in late here, but just want to second Larry's Exmerge motion. As far as I know it's the only native way to find a message, but by subject only. I think it may also be possible to turn on full SMTP logging and do a text search of the logs, but I'm not sure about that, and it would be

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Management Solutions

2006-09-13 Thread Albert Duro
sometimes.. it's the process that counts. Albert Duro wrote: I do not recommend Altiris. At first it was great, except for the incomprehensible report generator. Gradually, weaknesses and annoyances started cropping up, and then the death blow: a major upgrade that destroyed itself, the previous

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Management Solutions

2006-09-12 Thread Albert Duro
I do not recommend Altiris. At first it was great, except for the incomprehensible report generator. Gradually, weaknesses and annoyances started cropping up, and then the death blow: a major upgrade that destroyed itself, the previous installation, and nearly destroyed the server. So you

Re: [ActiveDir] Printers AD GUI

2006-08-29 Thread Albert Duro
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Duro Sent: 28 August 2006 16:11 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Printers AD GUI I figured out where the disconnect is in this discussion. You see, I'm the sole IT of a small org

Re: [ActiveDir] Printers AD GUI

2006-08-28 Thread Albert Duro
guys?) Albert Duro wrote: I figured out where the disconnect is in this discussion. You see, I'm the sole IT of a small org, barely over the SBS size, and I have to do *everything*. I had overlooked the fact that those of you who are at the top of a large IT pyramid have to leave

Re: [ActiveDir] Printers AD GUI

2006-08-27 Thread Albert Duro
You will note that when you create a queue, you get the option to publish it to the directory, it isn't mandatory, not required, it is simply an option of course, but ONLY if you share them. As soon as you stop sharing them, POOF both you and Brian essentially said that yeah printers are

Re: [ActiveDir] Printers AD GUI

2006-08-27 Thread Albert Duro
thank you Carlos, I'll give that a try - Original Message - From: Carlos Magalhaes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Printers AD GUI Hello there, have you had a look at the Windows Server 2003 R2 Printer

Re: [ActiveDir] (OT) Exchange Mail Delivery Delays

2006-08-24 Thread Albert Duro
I have seen that behavior. Your AV is the prime suspect here. Symantec Mail security has certainly been known to cause it. - Original Message - From: Robert Rutherford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:57 AM Subject: [ActiveDir]

Re: [ActiveDir] Can the Gods return to our domain? an ex-DC naming question

2006-08-21 Thread Albert Duro
If I were you, rather than put Exchange on a DC, I would put the second DC on an older but still robust workstation (and beefed up to boot). A long way from Best Practices, but still preferable to the Taboo Mix. - Original Message - From: Steven Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [ActiveDir] Raid 1 tangent -- Vendor Domain

2006-07-22 Thread Albert Duro
no debate from me. I was just asking. Thank you for the lesson. - Original Message - From: joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:48 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Raid 1 tangent -- Vendor Domain Mirrors don't scale. Microsoft's