RE: Utterly convincing spam

There are sadly, some very stupid people out there :( Add in the thought of getting some money for basically typing a few characters into an email and you up the motivational factor for these stupid people. From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 22 March 2012 10:54 To: NT System

RE: list delays

And I am off for curry and beer (UK) :) I shall look forward to tomorrow morning when I log back on to see how things have progressed! From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: 15 March 2012 17:04 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: list delays HEY I JUST ATE! Carl Webster C

RE: New to virtualization

Best hope your NetApp is connected via some means to the internet (or whatever black magic the NetApp uses to talk back to the mothership so they can send you an email). From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com] Sent: 13 March 2012 18:08 To: NT System Admin Issues Subje

RE: Carolina "BBQ Sauce" (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

Snap, me too - for the taste of Newcastle Brown Ale, not the football aspect. Whereas Old Speckled Hen is quite a nice pint. From: Rankin, James R [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 13 March 2012 17:36 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Carolina "BBQ Sauce" (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)

RE: Office 2000 SR-1 Select CD

Hi, Did you get this sorted? I may well have the ISO at home. Just checked in the office, but we dumped everything pre-2003 a few years ago. Cheers, Matt From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: 13 January 2012 16:00 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Office 20

RE: Recursive File Copy?

How about a quick cut and paste jobbie in Excel for want of a better idea? Dir c:\file.jpg /s /b > c:\mylist.txt Open mylist.txt up in Excel and then add in the necessary copy / overwrite commands and job is a goodun. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 December 2011 17:00 To: N

RE: VDI

PCoIP is still rubbish when used over an ASDL type service via VPN back to the mothership. I have to use it twice a week remotely and it is extra laggy. Maybe it is the company trying to tell me they don't want me working from home! From: Rankin, James R [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 14

RE: Tool to simulate a poor network connection?

That will also add in user frustration for every time it is launched the pigging thing decides to update itself (and promptly break in the process) From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: 10 November 2011 15:53 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Tool to simulate a poor network

RE: Tool to simulate a poor network connection?

Harsh. Windows ME would be a better (or worse) candidate :) Oh and stick the VMs on an external hard drive (via a USB1 port) for an extra performance hit! From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: 10 November 2011 14:13 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Tool to simulate a poor net

RE: web filtering

*snap* I know that when WebMarshall decides it can't talk to a DC it blocks internet access. Otherwise I rarely see it blocking anything for me (but I don't search for bad things at work!). We have ours blocking .exe's and the like, it also allows for different max sizes of download during th

RE: Anti-virus boot-up disks?

These are hardware switches on the USB device, iirc, and thus anything on the USB stick should be readable/executable but if there was a virus on the say the PC it should not be able to copy itself onto the USB stick (or do anything bad(tm) to the contents of it). Even a virus on the USB stick

RE: External subdomains considered dangerous?

2011 15:47, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: Maybe those companies only use external hosted pop3/imap accounts (granted that is unlikely). I assume from the article is more about a company emailing another company. I own a .org.uk<http://org.uk> domain in t

RE: External subdomains considered dangerous?

Maybe those companies only use external hosted pop3/imap accounts (granted that is unlikely). I assume from the article is more about a company emailing another company. I own a .org.uk domain in the UK, and I quite often get emails (which is meant for the .org). I have even had invoices, emai

RE: Email Problem

e: Email Problem On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:29 AM, Matthew B Ames wrote: > That word has made it onto UK TV (adverts) recently. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxYyGT4hnNg I see that TV advertising in the UK is just as bad as it is in the US. :) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful e

RE: Email Problem

wrote: > Well, I think it may have been an HTML issue... :D I should know better than > to use HTML email anyway. :D > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Matthew B Ames > [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com<mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>] > Sent: Tues

RE: Email Problem

I have seen that feature in Outlook 2003 before, when the emails where HTML formatted. Normally when that happened my calendar entries would appear on the calendar but be blank. Opening the email to read and it appeared blank, but hit forward or reply and the contents would appear (or at least

RE: Email Problem

I can see the body of the messages you sent from home. I assume you use Outlook 2007 at work, and KMail at home. I am reading your messages at work using Outlook 2010. -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 06 September 2011 15:54 To: NT Syste

RE: share data with remote office

How much data? Would the remote uses being storing files on the HQ server for backup purposes only, or would they be working on live documents? If working on documents remotely what sort of file sizes? Would they get annoyed by a slowdown in opening/saving files? What routers are currently i

RE: The U in UPS stands for...?

I have 2 UPS at home one for the PCs in the office, and a second one in the loft powering my routers, switch and NAS (and soon CCTV, so I might need to upgrade that unit). From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: 01 September 2011 19:00 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE

RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

router is a WAN router with IP helper set for getting DHCP from a Server in the WAN but I had no other issues besides, sometimes connection lost for ISP problems Guido Elia HELPPC Da: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com] Inviato: giovedì 4 agosto 2011 19.48

RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

Latest firmware now applying to my NV+, and it appears my Linksys failure isn't related to Netgear, a quick Google suggest the good old bulging cap issue: http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Switches/Almost-100-failure-rate-of-the-SR2024c-switches-anyone-know-why/td-p/223467 From: Matthew B

RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

Oh, I lied, 4.1.7 is the latest. From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com] Sent: 04 August 2011 17:46 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+ What firmware is on the NV+ ? I believe the latest is: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043] or at least that is

RE: What may cause that ? Ready NAS NV+

What firmware is on the NV+ ? I believe the latest is: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043] or at least that is what I have installed on mine. I can't say I have seen that happen, but I did have a cheapo Linksys/Cisco giga switch show similar behaviour - maybe I'll power it back up and see how it behaves

RE: old cars (was RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot)

ble? Oil pickup change? Being Canadian, I think there must be some terminoloy differences! :) On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: 1.9TDi 110 Octy mk1 for me with 186k on the clock, with a run between Farnborough and Weymouth I can

RE: Sys Admin Day

Jul 29, 2011 at 10:28, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: Happy Sys Admin day hope you all get some cakes, or something nice! http://www.sysadminday.com/ -- Matthew Ames Senior Software Engineer, IT Services MoD Boscombe Down Tel: 01980 662791, Mobile: 07799 828279 Fax: 01

RE: old cars (was RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot)

Can you get us all a good deal too ;-) From: Mark Kelsay [mailto:mark.kel...@confused.com] Sent: 29 July 2011 12:24 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: old cars (was RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot) Oh yes. ☺ From: Tony Patton [mailto:apco...@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2011 12:09 T

RE: old cars (was RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot)

I want a 110 for some fun. In the meantime my 2001 1.9TDi Octavia with 185k on the clock keeps on chugging along. Just a shame the insurance seems so silly and high ☹ From: Mark Kelsay [mailto:mark.kel...@confused.com] Sent: 29 July 2011 10:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: old cars (

RE: non-local admin revisited

and if that fails, then simply remove the users hands :) From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 20 July 2011 17:02 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: non-local admin revisited It is if they have to type some credentials in. If they have admin accounts and will type their pa

RE: NIC manufacturers

hn Aldrich wrote: > Non-managed switches, unfortunately. We do have a few wireless access > points, but the MAC address doesn't match up with them AFAICT. > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com] > Sent: Tues

RE: NIC manufacturers

access points, but the MAC address doesn't match up with them AFAICT. -Original Message- From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NIC manufacturers iPhones, etc. maybe? Do you run a wireles

RE: NIC manufacturers

iPhones, etc. maybe? Do you run a wireless network? Any rogue APs, etc? Managed or non-managed switches? -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 12 July 2011 11:44 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: NIC manufacturers I was looking at my DHCP

RE: Social engineering - new vector

my CV :-) On 28 June 2011 15:59, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: You signature block gets better and better. :thumbsup: From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com<mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com>] Sent: 28 June 2011 12:07 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: S

RE: MS Outlook error when opening without Admin rights

Might be worth checking to see what plugins (if any) are running Outlook too, and which version is it? From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: 28 June 2011 14:28 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: MS Outlook error when opening without Admin rights Does this happen even if you

RE: Social engineering - new vector

You signature block gets better and better. :thumbsup: From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 28 June 2011 12:07 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Social engineering - new vector http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/27/mission_impossible_mouse_attack/ -- "On two occasions...

[ot] RE: FontZilla

a lot of complaints. lack of educamation. On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: Haha, nice one. Good job it was not my local council doing that. Instead we are having all our roundabouts removed and replaced with crossroads and traffic

RE: FontZilla

Haha, nice one. Good job it was not my local council doing that. Instead we are having all our roundabouts removed and replaced with crossroads and traffic lights installed - all to help with traffic flow for the sailing events for the Olympics (2012)... apparently. Rather than using a 14pt

RE: PCoIP via a DirectAccess connection

System Admin Issues Subject: Re: PCoIP via a DirectAccess connection Get them to implement Citrix ICA :-) PCoIP performed terribly for us remotely (although that was a couple of years ago) On 20 June 2011 16:23, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: The company I work for has s

PCoIP via a DirectAccess connection

The company I work for has started rolling out W7 machines, and we are using DA for our remote connectivity, which as a general rule seems to be doing exactly what it says on the tin (and it does it pretty well). However I also use PCoIP to connect to a VDI environment for a network of a more c

RE: [OT]: I.T. idiots

y Group Fiserv don.gu...@fiserv.com<mailto:don.gu...@fiserv.com> Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: 610-233-0404 www.fiserv.com<http://www.fiserv.com/> From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com<mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>] Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 6:35 AM To: NT Sys

RE: [OT]: I.T. idiots

ay for a bit of exercise during work time as well! On 15 June 2011 11:27, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: Depends if he then submits a mileage claim or not :) Bike = motorbike, or pedal? If the latter then double points to be awarded for getting exercise while o

RE: [OT]: I.T. idiots

Depends if he then submits a mileage claim or not :) Bike = motorbike, or pedal? If the latter then double points to be awarded for getting exercise while on company time. From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 15 June 2011 11:17 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: I.T.

RE: [OT] Citibank worse at security than Sony

with Sony, one has to wonder where their priorities are with data protection .. a -----Original Message- From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com] Sent: 15 June 2011 07:24 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Citibank worse at security than Sony As a software engineer

RE: [OT] Citibank worse at security than Sony

As a software engineer I would feel rather guilty to develop a system that was that poor. I used to have a Citi credit card. I had better check it is no long active. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: 15 June 2011 04:36 To: NT System Admin Issues

[slightly OT] Has anyone used Meridio (document management system)

If so, would you mind dropping me an email off list, especially if you have any experience with the SQL databases it uses behind the scenes - I need to extract some data from the system, and some of the data seems to rather well hidden. Thanks, Matt -- Matthew Ames Senior Software Engineer, IT

RE: Is this even possible

Add another mailbox to the distribution list, and then write a simple app to monitor the new account, extract the attachment(s) print & the delete the message. However there may be neater solutions out there. This is the first idea which jumps out of my head (as I have no specific knowledge of

[OT] Friday funny: Anarchy in the UK

[cid:image001.jpg@01CC2783.8AA722B0] -- Matthew Ames Senior Software Engineer, IT Services MoD Boscombe Down Tel: 01980 662791, Mobile: 07799 828279 Fax: 01980 664012 Email: matthew.a...@qinetiq.com (work) matt...@ames.org (home) QinetiQ -

RE: Access form password

We have had the "cottage-industry" of Access applications across the company I work for too. They are developed by normal staff who then leave/move on and then these things chug along for a bit and then start to fail and end up in my department for fixing. :( From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2..

RE: How to find a workstation

Psshutdown could work... Run it and wait for a phone call "my computer just turned itself off". :) From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: 08 June 2011 12:57 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: How to find a workstation Thanks! Thinking of dedicating a whit

RE: SOLVED -- RE: server locks up

I was lost with that too, and I am from Somerset, so definitely not a UK thing :) A quick google suggests American and Canadian slang for very good/excellent/etc. I guess John should now be able to disabled the job to reboot the server and see how it goes From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@

RE: server locks up

I seem to recall ICVerify being a problem for one of your (other?) servers in the past. If so, did the removal of it from that machine cure problems it was experiencing? -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 23 May 2011 14:21 To: NT System A

RE: System Restore and Scareware

regedit window on a different desktop (not monitor - use something like http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881). Malware generally only detects windows running on the primary desktop. On 23 May 2011 07:26, Matthew B Ames mailto:matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>> wrote: I had on

RE: System Restore and Scareware

I had one of these last night. When I ran regedit (having logged in normally) it opened and then promptly closed down. Booted into safe mode and checked the software\windows\currentversion\run & runonce keys for anything that looked suspect (running from temp, app data, etc. Removed those key

RE: NAS drives (search tool)

Mine lives in the loft in its original box. Useless piece of junk. On a more useful note, if it runs a version of linux, I think you can ssh to it, and then use find on rather than having to access it via any shares it may be presenting. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sen

RE: Fake AV site

I saw that site about a week ago when I was at home. I think I was using Chrome at the time however. Likewise I just closed my browser tab (and performed a full scan with ESET). From: Jeff Bunting [mailto:bunting.j...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 May 2011 01:29 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Fake

RE: Contingency For Home Workers

If the home worker is working 100% (or a large proportion of their time) at home, then provide them with company equipment. If they only work part time at home and break their machine / ability to connect to your corporate resources then make them come into the office until they fix the machine

RE: Weird mail issue sending PDF attachments (or maybe also other files)

Does the message size of the email in the recipient's inbox suggest is the attachment is there but masked/hidden by the mail client (I am assuming Outlook), or has it actually been stripped out? What happens if you view the mailbox via webmail/owa? One of our suppliers used to email in PDF quo

RE: VOIP design questions

Do you then run a headset with that, or handset that plugs into the user's computer via USB? From: Tobie Fysh [mailto:tobie.f...@freebridge.org.uk] Sent: 04 May 2011 17:58 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VOIP design questions Lync 2010 into a Dialogic Media Gateway. Fantastic, no desk ph

RE: no list traffic today ???

Last thing I saw was stamped 22:46 19/04/2011 (BST). I then had about 9 messages blocked due to offensive language, which I could not be @rsed to release :) From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 April 2011 14:08 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: no list traffic today ??? Tr

RE: APC battery tray

Is possible the batters have started to expand and are now jammed into the tray? Check the voltage across the batteries, if it 0vdc (or pretty close) then you need not really worry about them shorting out, imho. -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]

RE: Drobo experiences

Plus Buffalo performance used to be pretty rubbish. Fortunately I was saved from the poor performance of the Terastation when it bricked itself during an upgrade, I then went down the Infrant ReadyNas route for some cheap network storage at home, and have been happy since :) From: Andrew S. Ba

RE: Social networking fun

The approach the company I work for is to say that you should not spend more than 1 hour per day on social networking/personal webmail/etc sites per day. I assume they just gather up the proxy logs and scan them though looking for offenders. Obviously leaving facebook open on a tab with some o