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MAIL PROTECTION: STOP THE SPAMMERS |
Spam is a known problem. Messages sent by spammers contain
useless information that cause frustration and take up valuable time.
Although some mail servers include a facility to block out email from certain domains, current day spammers are much more advanced than that. They frequently change their domains to avoid this kind of blocking. Therefore, Mail essentials includes an advanced anti spam module that is able to pick up on typical spam practices, such as incorrect Reply To addresses, From headers containing incorrect domains, etc.
In this way, Mail essentials stops spam from reaching your company. What’s more, you can also stop spammers using your mail server to relay their unsolicited mail!
By the way, if you need similar protection for your Unix setup, then you should consider our Palladio system for Unix or Linux systems.
See http://www.c2000.com/products/sec_mail.htm for more information
ANOTHER MILLION UK USERS SURF THE WEB |
In 6 months since October 2000 there has been another 1 million users connecting to the Internet in the UK. This now brings the UK total to 12.5 million.
Adult males are half the surfers, adult women 35% and children only 15%. Clearly the web has become an adult occupation. According to Jupiter Media Metrix, the average user spends 6 hours and 48 minutes surfing the web each month.
See http://www.c2000.com/ for more information
WHY DO DELL DO THIS? |
Dell server's are fine machines (although a trifle noisy) - we recommend them a lot.
However, they have had for a very long time special fixings for mounting additional units - like CD's or tape drives - into the case.
I've no idea why they do this, why can't the just make the case standard to begin with?
Anyway, everytime you want to add something you have to go through this long palaver of ordering this extra mounting rails from them. They cost around £25 plus delivery - a great rip-off if you ask me since they are two simple plastic clips.
Well now, Dell don't even stock them. They refered me to a third party, who said yes they supply them, but they don't have any either!
So, Dell get our "What a stupid idea" award this week, for
a) Building machines that are non-standard
b) Requiring additional parts just for adding standard CD's and hard disks
c) Not shipping them as standard in the machine
d) Not having them in stock
e) Not having any alternative sources
Grrrrrr!!
See http://www.c2000.com/ for more information
DISABLING THE WINDOWS 2000 SPLASH SCREEN |
Good old text file editing for this one. If you want to disable the splash screen, then edit your C:\boot.ini file and add /NOGUIBOOT to the end of the W2K boot line. For example:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000" /fastdetect
becomes:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000" /fastdetect /noguiboot
See http://www.c2000.com/mswindow for more information
STOPPING CLIPBOARD AND PRINTER REDIRECTION IN W2K TERMINAL SERVICES |
The clipboard and printer redirection in Windows 2000 Terminal services is normally a great feature. It allows users to cut and paste between their own applications on the PC and the services session. It also allows them access to printers connected to their own PC.
But, it can be a security risk and so you may want to disable it. This is a registry hack, so start up regedit (on the users PC):
1) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft. If a Terminal Server Client key doesn't exist, you need to create it.
2) From the Edit menu, select New, Key.
3) Enter a name of "Terminal Server Client" (without the quotes), and press Enter.
4) Select the new key and from the Edit menu, select New, DWORD Value.
5) Enter a name of "DisableClipRedirection" (without the quotes)
6) or "DisablePrinterRedirection".
7) Press Enter.
8) Double-click the new value and set it to 1. Click OK.
9) Close regedit.exe.
You can also set this as a server side setting more simply:
1) Run Terminal Services Configuration
2) Locate the Connect, Client Settings tab.
3) Disable clipboard or printer as required
See http://www.c2000.com/mswindow for more information
EASY ENTRY OF FOREIGN CHARACTERS |
You can enter foreign characters by entering a "compose" sequence followed by accent and letter pairs.
The default compose sequence is ESCAPE-ESCAPE-0 (zero).
So, for example:
ESCAPE-ESCAPE-0-"-u creates u umlaut.
See the file /usr/UAP/demo/SAMPLES/x.open.table for a full list of accents and other special characters.
See http://www.c2000.com/uniplex for more information
VI FOR WINDOWS |
If you are a Unix user who occasionally works on Windows, you might want to download WinVi. This is an extremely fast VI compatible editor for Windows.
Oh, it's free as well.
http://www.winvi.de/en/
See http://www.c2000.com/uniplex for more information
WHAT DOES TLS MEAN? |
This is just one of those sites that every now and then you really need to use (usually just after reading the latest management memo). The Acronym Finder web site contains a database of more than 55,000 acronyms and their meanings.
See http://www.mtnds.com/af/ for more information
CALLING ALL DILBERT FANS |
For Dilbert fans everywhere, this is *the* dilbert site.
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive
See http://www.c2000.com/links for more information
CAN YOU RIGHT-CLICK FROM THE KEYBOARD? |
Actually you can, you can use SHIFT-F10 to view the popup menu you would get from a right-click.
See http://www.c2000.com/mswindow for more information
WORD AUTOSCROLL WITHOUT A MOUSE WHEEL |
If you have not got a mouse with a wheel, then get one! That wheel is brilliant and whenever I use machines without the wheel I wonder how I ever coped!
But, in the meantime, there is a secret button you can add to your word toolbar.
1) Select Tools, Customise.
2) Select the Commands tab.
3) Choose All Commands, scroll down the list to Autoscroll
4) Drag the button to your toolbar
5) Close the customise dialog box
Now, you can scroll by just clicking the new button. Move the mouse forwards and backwards to control the speed, press Escape to stop scrolling.
See http://www.c2000.com/mswindow for more information
FLEXNET - QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS |
Editor's Note: FlexNet are a US company who are very clear who their target audience is - people with technical nouse. Their introductory letter has to be appreciated for it's no nonsense approach to explaining this:
"We don't have a tech support staff, so you have to know what you are doing. When you do sign up, you will just get a USERNAME, PASSWORD and MODEM PHONE NUMBER. Nothing else.
"You will have to know how to put this information into your computer. If you never did this before, most likely you won't be able to figure it out. Go Sign Up with another ISP, Flexnet is NOT for you...
"If we find out you are a newbie, signed up with FlexNet just to save money (and got some naive high school student to set up your computer) and still expect us to give you full-on technical support without you yourself bothering to spend one second searching for answers to your own questions (check Hints Pages), we will kick your butt (and modem) out of FlexNet.
"You've Got a Mind. Time to Exercise It."
So, there you go. A much better offer than those ISP's who SAY they'll offer support but actually aren't any different than FlexNet
See http://www.c2000.com/fun for more information
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