Re: Spybot and SBS2K3

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From: Gary Karasik (gkarasik2fea.net)
Date: 12/25/04

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    Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:29:13 -0800

    While I appreciate the time everyone is taking to lecture me, I'm not
    getting the answer to my question, which was, "Has anyone successfully used
    Spybot on an SBS2K3 server?"

    GaryK

    "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" <kweilbacMVP@gte.net> wrote in message
    news:%234omZnp6EHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > Spybot is not server ready .. I agree with others ... the server should
    > remain locked down and not used for end user efforts. Even when I am
    > logged onto the server, if I have to browse, I limit myself to Microsoft
    > and EventId web site. For everyything else, I go to a workstation.
    >
    > There are some "server aware" spyware programs coming on the market that
    > allow you to run and control spyware from all workstations from a server
    > app. Sunbelt's CounterSpy is once such product.
    >
    > But since your customer does not want to spend any money on spywware, nor
    > does he heed your warnings not to use the server to surf -- let me guess
    > that he doesn't thing that doing a daily back is important, nor is keeping
    > virus softwsare updated! ;-)
    > --
    > Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
    > "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
    >
    >
    > "Gary Karasik" <gkarasik2fea.net> wrote in message
    > news:uLS%23mHh6EHA.3856@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> I'm unable to get Spybot 1.3 to run on the SBS server. Am I alone? When I
    >> try to start the program, there's a momentary hourglass that disappears.
    >> Spybot doesn't start, and there's nothing in task manager.
    >>
    >> GaryK
    >>
    >
    >

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