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NETADMIN REPUBLIC NETNOTE E-NEWSLETTER for April 3, 2002

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SERVERS AT A GLANCE

USE VISIO TO CREATE AT-A-GLANCE DOCUMENTATION OF YOUR SERVER FARM
Documenting the finer details of your network definitely has its place,
but sometimes you just need the big picture. Use this Visio technique 
to
get an at-a-glance look at your servers.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=c0-kfy-QWP3dw9XcSt42Hi4K1FBHsRR 

OVERCOME LICENSING CHALLENGES WITH THESE TIPS
A recent TechRepublic article described one company's recovery from a
software licensing disaster. Read this follow-up for practical advice 
you
can use to avoid similar license woes.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=d5-p-SiQzLAG9ERYoGHRuRNN4x_yRRR 

ESTABLISHING AND REINFORCING AN E-MAIL USAGE POLICY
Continuous enforcement and a sound e-mail policy can keep your
organization's information secure and its network operating at full 
speed. Gartner
addresses priority issues for your e-mail guidelines and presents a
sample policy to get you started.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=ea-fjpyQhV9X0B9r3-AsQRFAhwX9RRR 

IE CODEBASE LOCALPATH THREAT REMAINS UNPATCHED

Even if you've recently loaded a cumulative IE patch, you're still not
safe running Microsoft's Web browser. A dangerous, unpatched 
vulnerability
called Codebase Localpath can lead to serious attacks on Windows
systems.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=ff-sVHVQms9mnskitrZHrWEmVWuv9RR 

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

MICROSOFT EXAMS MOVE TO PASS/FAIL GRADING
The mysterious numerical scores you used to find on Microsoft
certification exams are gone, replaced by sensible pass/fail results. 
See why Erik
Eckel says this is a positive change.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=14-5MiAIF-JG3--Vu98UvTKzXKvqsRR 

SET UP A POP3 SERVER ON LINUX WITH QPOPPER
Building a mail server in Linux is as easy as setting up SMTP and POP3
servers. The favorite SMTP server, Sendmail, is included on most Linux
distributions. Find out how to round out the mail server equation with 
the
popular Qpopper POP3 server.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=29-SgTrIjM1hjvMf59NVGHK9lCzQsRR 

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TODAY AT TECHREPUBLIC

TOKENS: NO PASSWORD TO PARADISE
It's not uncommon for users and IT personnel to manage a bevy of
passwords on a daily basis. While tokens claim to be a simple solution 
to this
password chaos, we aren't so sure they're the best solution. Find out 
why.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=3e-F5AnIizQmof5HOq_qDTBS3PoXdRR 

PASSWORD CHAOS THREATENS E-COMMERCE
Keeping track of the proliferation of passwords for networks,
applications, and Web sites is enough to make the most organized person 
go mad.
Some solutions exist, but they don't go quite far enough.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=54-l6HvIZK17jhBapd0g9f9l90tI9RR 

LINDOWSOS: WHAT TO EXPECT
Lindows.com's recent court victory over Microsoft for use of the name
Lindows pushes the start-up one step closer to releasing its 
alternative
OS. Here's a brief look at what's to come.
http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=69-CY8iIoWkaIdslQdMmAE9OxRMW9RR 

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CAN YOU PROVE WHAT YOU'RE WORTH?
Adding certifications to your resume shows the rest of the world that
you have IT expertise. It also demonstrates that you're motivated to do 
the
work necessary to prove it. Each Friday, our IT Certification Corner
TechMail keeps you up to date on available certifications and provides 
tips
on how to study for them. Your future awaits--click the link to
automatically subscribe now.
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