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NETADMIN REPUBLIC NETNOTE E-NEWSLETTER for February 13, 2002

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FTC AND OTHERS GO ON THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST SPAM
Spam gobbles up valuable IT resources, from bandwidth to mail server
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MICROSOFT BEEFS UP THE IIS LOCKDOWN WIZARD IN RELEASE 2.1

Any administrator who manages IIS Web servers must be diligent about
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MANAGING DNS RECORDS IN BIND ON LINUX
Effective DNS administration involves working with DNS zone records. If
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LEARN WHY NAT CAN CAUSE VPN CONNECTION PROBLEMS
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TODAY AT TECHREPUBLIC

WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES HELP DEFINE PROJECT SCOPE
Clearly understanding what's included in a project is the only way of
guaranteeing its success. A work breakdown structure is one way to 
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tasks, keep track of progress, and ensure project completion.
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SERVER CONSOLIDATION: IS LESS ACTUALLY MORE?
Led by IBM's flashy advertisements, server consolidation has become one
of IT's hot button topics. We examine whether server consolidation can
save you money in terms of power, management, and even the cost of 
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space.
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HOW TO TRANSITION FROM A PROJECT TO ONGOING SUPPORT
Should ongoing client support be considered a project? Columnist Tom
Mochal offers advice on how to manage the long-term support of a new
wireless initiative.
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