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From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 11/22/04

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    Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:50:06 -0800

    Kevin's song of the week
    news://msnews.microsoft.com/u2RBYzqzEHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl
    [A classic and fitting since I was patching my new machine this weekend]

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    SBS 2003 KBs of interest
    MS04-039: Vulnerability in ISA Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 could
    allow Internet content spoofing:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888258
    How to re-install Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Windows
    Small Business Server 2003:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887305
    "An error occurred while changing the IP address" error message appears
    when you use the Change IP Address Tool in Windows Small Business Server
    2003:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889028
    A static IP address may not be assigned to a new server that has
    uppercase characters in its name in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889029
    Quarantined virus files are skipped and your backup reports a failed
    status on your Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888035

    When you use the Outlook Web Access client to open a compressed (.zip)
    file attachment that you downloaded from an Exchange Server 2003
    computer, the file is corrupted:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875525
    HTML e-mail messages lose their formatting when you use the Exchange
    Mailbox Merge program to migrate .pst files to Exchange Server 2003
    mailboxes:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884849

    Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1
    Hotfix Package: October 19, 2004:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887810
    Supported scenarios for using the Stsadm.exe command-line tool to back
    up and to restore Windows SharePoint Services Web sites and personal
    sites in SharePoint Portal Server 2003:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889236

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    Kevin posts in his "order of patches" that he uses to build a server
    http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/11/20/19909.aspx#19920
    What do you do on your servers?

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    The blog over the last couple of days has been documenting the new server:
    Antivirus anyone?:
    http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/11/21/20047.aspx

    OH and one more thing... you don't NEED all those attachments:
    http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/11/21/20051.aspx

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    More blogs of interest

    Are you interested in Usergroups?
    Taz talks about how they are win/win
    http://www.taznetworks.com/rss/2004/11/user-groups-and-communities.html

    Are you providing what no one needs?
    http://www.smallbusinesses.blogspot.com/2004/11/getting-rich-offering-what-nobody.html

    How's those passwords?
    http://securityawareness.blogspot.com/2004/11/simplest-security-guide-to-better.html

    Don't want to be admin while surfing?
    http://blogs.msdn.com/michael_howard/archive/2004/11/18/266033.aspx

    Larry Osterman and Bill
    http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=28193

    Sean Daniel on beta names
    http://seanda.blogspot.com/2004/11/catfood-dogfood-it-all-tastes-good.html

    Have to tell a funny story... every now and then when an email comes
    from the SBS team, you can kinda spot what they are up to because their
    email header changes.

    David Coursey says Word Perfect killed themselves... I agree
    http://blog.ziffdavis.com/coursey/archive/2004/11/18/3337.aspx

    Gizmodo week in review
    http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/gizmodo-week-in-review-026094.php

    Check out the discussion of the new Adobe
    http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/005006.html

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    Have you ever wished Microsoft would do a training session for your
    customers to help them understand Microsoft licensing and their purchase
    options? Well, the time has arrived!

    On December 9th from 11:30 am CST - 1:30 pm CST, Eric Ligman, Small
    Business Manger from Microsoft, will present:

    "Understanding Microsoft Licensing" - Presented via Microsoft Office
    Live Meeting for you and your customers

    What will be covered:

    - Introduction to Licensing
    - OEM vs. Retail vs. Volume Licensing - Advantages, disadvantages of
    each. Which is best for your customers? What they need to know about
    each. Plus more…

    - Software Assurance – What is it really? When can it be added? What
    are the advantages & disadvantages of it? How to buy it. Plus more…

    - Volume Licensing for Businesses – Open Business & Open Value.
    Advantages, disadvantages of each. Which is best for their company?
    What they need to know about each. (Including the “Buy one, get one
    free” example for MS Office) Plus more…

    - Promotions & incentives to help them get the most from their MS
    licensing. Plus more…
    - Q&A

    This session was developed exclusively by the Microsoft Central Region
    Small Business Team based on feedback and requests from the highly-rated
    “Get The Most From Your Microsoft Investment,” and “SA for Small
    Business” sessions we ran earlier in our Midwest Area.

    visit the www.mssmallbiz.com site for the download and information.

    ---------------------------------------
    Sample Customer invite:

    Save Money On All Of Your Microsoft Purchases
    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    As one of our valued customers, we want to let you know about an
    exciting opportunity available to you through our partnership with
    Microsoft. Microsoft will be conducting an “Understanding Microsoft
    Licensing” web seminar on December 9, 2004 designed to help business
    customers spend less and get more for their Microsoft software and we
    are extending this invitation to you to join us for this session. Here
    are the details and the link to learn more and register:

    Understanding Microsoft Licensing

    Start Time: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:30 AM (GMT-06:00) Central
    Time (US & Canada)
    End Time: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:30 PM (GMT-06:00) Central Time
    (US & Canada)

    If you have between 2 and 200 PCs in your company, then you need to
    attend this session! This session was developed exclusively by the
    Microsoft Central Region Small Business Team based on feedback and
    requests from the highly-rated “Get The Most From Your Microsoft
    Investment,” and “SA for Small Business” sessions we ran earlier in our
    Midwest Area.

    Join Eric Ligman, Microsoft Business Development Manager from the
    Central Region Small Business Team, for this two-hour session to learn
    all about Microsoft licensing programs for Small Businesses along with
    tools and resources you can use today to get the most from your
    Microsoft licenses.

    What we will cover:

    - Introduction to Licensing
    - OEM vs. Retail vs. Volume Licensing - Advantages, disadvantages of
    each. Which is best for your company? What you need to know about
    each. Plus more…
    - Software Assurance – What is it really? When can it be added? What
    are the advantages & disadvantages of it? How to buy it. Plus more…
    - Volume Licensing for Small Businesses – Open Business & Open Value.
    Advantages, disadvantages of each. Which is best for your company?
    What you need to know about each. (Including the “Buy one, get one
    free” example for MS Office) Plus more…
    - Promotions & incentives to help you get the most from your MS
    licensing. Plus more…
    - Q&A

    When: Thursday, Dec 9, 2004 11:30 AM (CST) – 1:30 PM (CST)
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Presented By: Eric Ligman – Business Development Manager, U.S. Central
    Region Small Business Team

    This presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Office Live Meeting
    and will utilize Voice Over IP technology for the audio portion of the
    presentation. Because of this, you will need to view this presentation
    from a sound-enabled computer. All information regarding the URL for
    the meeting and login instructions will be emailed to all registered
    attendees at least 24 hours prior to the beginning of the presentation.

    Be sure to register for this session TODAY:
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032264855

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    November 15th Microsoft Small Business Community
    (http://www.mssmallbiz.com) Update

    Topics in this update:

    1) Wednesday, November 17th Exchange Server 2003 SP1 and the Intelligent
    Message Filter Webcast
    2) Thursday, December 9th Microsoft Customer Licensing Training Session
    3) November 9th Microsoft Small Business Channel Licensing Training
    Session replay now available to view online!
    4) Current Small Business Promos on the Small Business Customer Center
    5) NEW – Microsoft Small Business Partner Engagement Program

    1) Exchange Server 2003 SP1 and the Intelligent Message Filter Webcast –
    Wednesday, November 17th

    Join Brad Billison of the Central Region Small Business Team for the
    November Webcast to learn about the changes to Exchange Server 2003 made
    by application of SP1. Also learn about the Intelligent Message Filter
    for Exchange Server 2003 and it’s anti-spam filtering capabilities.

    To register or for more information on this session, please go to:
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032264412
    or
    http://www.microsoft.com/usa/events and enter Event ID 1032264412 in the
    Search box or call 877-MSEVENT and provide them with Event ID
    1032264412. Be sure to register today!

    2) Understanding MS Licensing for Your Customers Web Seminar – Thursday,
    December 9th

    For those of you who attended the November 9th MS Licensing Training
    session for Partners, you heard us make the offer to conduct the
    “Understanding Microsoft Licensing” session for your customers. Well
    here it is, so be sure to tell your customers about it and have them
    register today!

    Have them join us for this exclusive Microsoft® event. The
    “Understanding Microsoft Licensing,” training session is being offered
    on behalf of all of our Small Business Channel Community members for all
    of your customers to provide them the information and resources they
    need to get the most from their Microsoft investments. This session was
    developed based on feedback and requests from the highly-rated “Get The
    Most From Your MS Licensing,” and “Understanding Software Assurance”
    sessions we ran earlier in our Midwest Area. Your customers should
    consider this a MUST ATTEND event if:

    1) They have between 2 and 200 PCs.

    2) They want to know the real differences between OEM, Retail, and
    Volume License software and which is right for their company.

    3) They want to understand the differences between Open Business
    and Open Value and when to use each.

    4) They want to learn what Software Assurance REALLY is and how to
    get the most from it

    5) To learn about current rebates, promotions, and tools they can
    use to save money on their Microsoft purchases today

    6) They want to know how they may qualify for FREE Microsoft®
    Office licenses, or FREE training on Microsoft® Office or Server
    products they purchase from you.

    Knowledge IS power. Have them come learn how to get the most from their
    Microsoft licenses today!
    Presented by: Eric Ligman - Microsoft® Business Development Manager – US
    Central Region

    Thursday, December 9, 2004 from 11:30 AM (CST) – 1:30 PM (CST)

    To register or for more information on this session, please have them go to:
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032264855
    or
    http://www.microsoft.com/usa/events and enter Event ID 1032264855 in the
    Search box or call 877-MSEVENT and provide them with Event ID
    1032264855. Be sure to have them register today!

    3) November 9th Microsoft Small Business Channel Licensing Training
    Session replay now available to view online!

    Did you miss the November 9th Microsoft Licensing for Channel Partners
    session we gave? Well, the session was recorded in its entirety and is
    now available for you to view right from your desk. All of the links
    and info to view the session are located in the
    “Replay_PartnerLic_110904” document in the “LiveMeetings” section of the
    Microsoft Small Business Community Site (http://www.mssmallbiz.com).
    Remember, this recording is the channel Partner session meant for you as
    a channel partner, not your customers. To have your customers go
    through this same type of training, have them register for the December
    9th session listed in #2 of the Update above.

    You will need to login to the site to access this. As a reminder, your
    User Name for the site is: MYWSSSITE\sbradcpa – Remember to include the
    MYWSSSITE\ as part of your User Name when entering it and if you have
    misplaced your password, try doing a text search on your inbox for your
    User Name.

    4) Current Small Business Promos for your customers on the Small
    Business Customer Center – Be sure to check out the Small Business
    Center (Microsoft’s Small Business customer site) promotion page
    (http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/buy/offers.mspx) to find offers
    you can leverage when talking to your customers. For instance, there is
    a Dell PowerEdge Server with SBS 2003 for $34 per month (and you can get
    the customer 3 years of upgrades, 3 years of electronic training,
    license transferability rights, and 3 years of all SA benefits for less
    than $11 per month more by adding the following part numbers through
    Open Value: part #T72-00377 if they use Device CALs or part #T72-00504
    if they use User CALs. These part #s are for the SBS Std Server w/5
    CALs SA. If they add additional CALs, you would add SA for those as
    well.) If you are unfamiliar with the SA or Open Value components
    mentioned, be sure to attend the replay of the Partner Training Session
    listed in #3 above.

    5) Microsoft Small Business Partner Engagement Program - Enroll in the
    Partner Engagement Program for Small Business! Designed for re-sellers
    with small business clients, involvement in this program will support
    your marketing and sales efforts for Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
    (with Service Pack 2), Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Windows
    Small Business Server 2003. As a member of the Microsoft Partner
    Program, you're well-positioned to provide your customers with services
    designed to improve their business productivity while generating
    incremental revenues for you. To start expanding your service and
    revenue opportunities right away get involved and sign up for this Small
    Business Engagement Program! Click here to learn more:
    https://partners.microsoft.com/Pep/default.aspx

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    Petco settles with FTC over cyber security gaffe
    Pet supply retailer Petco Animal Supplies Inc.
    will be on a short cybersecurity leash for the
    next 20 years to settle a Federal Trade Commission
    action over a security hole on it's e-commerce
    site that may have left as many as 500,000
    customer credit card numbers exposed to hackers.
    http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9957
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    Arafat worm exploits new MS vuln
    A worm which exploits curiosity about the death
    of Yasser Arafat is the first to exploit the known
    Extended MetaFiles vulnerability. Aler is a network
    worm that was widely bulk-mailed with the subject
    "Latest News about Arafat!!!". These infected
    emails had two attachments, one a clean JPEG
    file and the other an infected EMF file,
    according to anti-virus firm F-Secure.
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/17/arafat_worm/
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    Caught in a phishing trap
    Faced with an online test that presents him with
    10 different e-mails, some of which are examples
    of phishing scams, his answer is to label every
    single one a fake. Three turn out to be the genuine
    article--but in the engineer's mind, he's passed
    the test either way.
    http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5453203.html

    Phishing scam forces NatWest services offline
    http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159481
    Microsoft's answer to phishing: Two IDs
    http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5457381.html
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    Microsoft re-releases security patch
    Microsoft has re-released a security patch for
    Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server
    after a major code revision. The updated patch,
    first released on 9 November, is for ISA Server
    2000 and Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0. Details
    can be found here.
    http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159462

    Windows XP SP2: A bandage, not a panacea
    http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,97574,00.html
    More security hiccups for IE
    http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5457105.html
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    Three new IE vulnerabilities discovered
    Attackers could exploit two "moderately critical"
    vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer to bypass
    a security feature in SP2 and trick users into
    downloading malicious files, according to Danish
    security firm Secunia. Secunia said in an advisory
    Wednesday that a researcher known as cyber flash
    discovered two vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.
    http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1026465,00.html
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    Piracy alert on Santa's software
    The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has
    warned consumers that buying software online
    from unauthorised dealers could seriously
    damage the health of their computers. In the
    run up to Christmas, the BSA said that it has
    received increasing reports of apparently
    legitimate software being sold by online
    auction sites and small software vendors.
    http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159466
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    MPAA Unveils New P2P 'Spyware'
    The new initiative by the Motion Picture
    Association of America (MPAA) to nab those
    engaged in online film piracy was met with
    some concern. "Just because someone has P2P
    software on a computer doesn't mean he or
    she is engaging in illegal activity. The
    documentation should be clear on what to look
    for." Another possibility that the documentation
    should cover, he adds, is spyware. "It can
    install all kinds of applications on a PC."
    http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=MPAA-Unveils-New-P-P--Spyware-&story_id=28498
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    IT security spend: firms switch focus
    IT security budgets are set increase by ten
    per cent next year as spam, identity fraud and
    regulatory compliance move higher up the business
    agenda. But the priorities of IT departments are
    changing, with half of every security-related pound
    being invested in staffing and external services,
    such as vulnerability audits and risk assessments.
    http://www.computing.co.uk/news/1159473
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    Viruses and spam won't halt IM use
    Despite a growing number of IM-borne menaces
    such as viruses and unsolicited messages,
    businesses must not be put off rolling out
    the technology across the organisation, because
    the pros far outweigh the cons, says an IM gateway
    provider. Kailash Ambwani, president and CEO of
    secure IM gateway provider FaceTime, denies his
    business will be hampered by a 'once bitten twice
    shy' aversion to IM based on companies' previous
    bad experiences with email.
    http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/im/0,39024995,39125957,00.htm
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    Microsoft cracks down on Xbox modifications
    In the days before Microsoft released the hotly
    anticipated Halo 2 video game for the Xbox game
    console, some gamers noticed a sudden spike
    in the number of people being kicked off the
    company's online game service. That was no
    coincidence. With Halo 2 expected to entice
    a new batch of users to the Xbox Live online
    gaming community, Microsoft says it increased
    its crackdown on those suspected of making
    unauthorized modifications to their Xboxes.
    http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/games/2004-11-16-xbox-hacks_x.htm
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    Report: Crooks behind more Net attacks
    The criminal groups increasingly rely on massive
    numbers of compromised home PCs to launch their
    attacks, said Mark Griffiths, vice president for
    Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign.
    http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5455225.html
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    Security incidents and cybercrime on the up
    Security events recorded between July and
    September this year are up 150 per cent on those
    recorded by security company VeriSign in the
    same period last year. VeriSign's Internet Security
    Intelligence Briefing, published today, concludes
    that increased financial rewards and the greater
    sophistication of the computer underworld and
    making the internet a more dangerous environment.
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/16/verisign_security_survey/
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    Police prowl for online predators
    It's a weekday afternoon in Kemah, and R.W.
    Williamson logs onto Yahoo! chat. According
    to the online profile, R.W. is a 13-year-old
    girl, and on this day, that profile is visible
    to everyone in the "Texas" chat room where R.W.
    has joined in. Within 60 seconds, R.W.'s computer
    screen is a gallery of pop-up windows called "IMs"
    - instant messages. The messages are from men, some
    wanting to be R.W.'s "friend," some offering online
    links to their home webcams and some offering links
    to explicit pornography on the Internet.
    http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=41c324a75e1f8300
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    Gates: Passwords passe
    Speaking at the Microsoft IT Forum in Copenhagen,
    Denmark, the Microsoft chair predicted that people
    will soon rely on alternative means of authenticating
    their identity.
    http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5454719.html
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    Does anybody like Norton AntiVirus?
    Whenever I have written about Symantec’s flagship
    consumer antivirus application, the response from
    readers is always the same. Hordes of Symantec's
    customers write in complaining that Norton AntiVirus
    (NAV) sucks up their system resources, doesn't clean
    their computer thoroughly and when they finally
    decide to ditch the program altogether, they first
    need to download a special un-installation tool
    from Symantec's Web site.
    http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39166688,00.htm 

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