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From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 12:15:20 -0800

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Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> 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]
>
> ---------------------------
> 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
>
> -----------------------
> 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?
>
> -------------------------
>
> 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
>
> -----------------------------
>
> 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
>
> ---------------------------
> 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
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> 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
>
>
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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/
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
>
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
>
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
>
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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/
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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
> - - - - - - - - - -
> - - - - - - - - - -
> 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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