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I work for small company where some of our network/IT tasks are handled by third party IT consulting firm. We have Exchange Server handling out mail. Previously we had GFI MailEssentials installed to handle spams. It is my understanding it has stood to its claims.
Just this past weekend, we came to know our license has expired and it is time to renew. The IT consulting team is suggesting we move to hardware based antispam tool from Barracuda. We don't think this is necessary and don't want to use hardware based solution for this task.
So, the questions are
1. What do you recommend for Exchange Server antispam tool?
2. Do you see any value in having hardware based solution?
Thanks for your time and input.
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BTW - Why not to use Barracuda's solution. Exchange is Microsoft, Microsoft if main victim of viruses, Windows is a spam-networks breeder.
I'd prefer to use something not from M$! Google's mail is also good and protected from spam perfectly.
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Want to be happy - do what you like!
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Nickolay Karnaukhov wrote: Why not to use Barracuda's solution
Well, there are a number of problems. To begin with, why run additional hardware when it can be equally handled by software. I can see a point having hardware firewall, but not spam filter.
Nickolay Karnaukhov wrote: Exchange is Microsoft, Microsoft if main victim of viruses, Windows is a spam-networks breeder.
That may be the case, but no one is immune.
Nickolay Karnaukhov wrote: I'd prefer to use something not from M$!
I have full control as to my personal stuff, but when we work for company, at times, our options are limited. I use gmail as my primary email address, but when it comes to work, I got to go with what ever they provided. I can certainly voice my opinion, but at the end of the day, I have to use what ever is decided by the company. Good or bad, I have either to use it or leave the place.
Nickolay Karnaukhov wrote: Google's mail is also good and protected from spam perfectly.
No question gmail rocks, but the nuymber of spam caught by the spam filter are grown day by day. I have seem few spams that made it to my inbox.
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Yepp
Working for company involves tons of bureaucracy and sluggish minds. I met with such kind of situations many times so I perfectly understands you.
However - companies sometimes could afford themselves to be sluggish but once they feel bad (which is often seen nowadays) they turning their faces to developers opinions.
Anyway - good luck with resolving your problem!
Remember - all problems are temporary 
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Want to be happy - do what you like!
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I recently got a Netbook with a 16gb solid state drive. It came with WinXP and as space on the drive is a minimum, I want to remove some of the Microsoft "fluff" that I would not use:
Microsoft Synchronize (Start->Programs->Accessories->Synchronize)<br />
Windows Live Messanger<br />
Movie Maker<br />
Windows Live (a suite of things I could care less about)<br />
Games (will never play)<br />
Windows Media Player (will use QuickTime for mostly MP4 and audio files)<br />
Tour Windows XP (can this be removed?)<br />
I have been researching a lot of these, but am really stuck on "Microsoft Synchronize".
Also, if there is a better way to go about getting a very small WinXP footprint, I'm open to advisement.
Thank you very much!
John
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Windows media player might be good to keep, but the tour you can remove (IIRC). And the windows help files can be removed too. Maybe you should try out nLite?
//Johannes
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Actually by using non MS software - you'll end up with same amount of free space.
Why not use this main SSD for System + additional software and generic 8GB/16GB/32GB USB stick for data?
This could be the case.
I have very old Dell Latitude C600 (PIII 1GHz + 256MB RAM) as browsing and book reading device for my wife - and she use network or USB stick to put additional data (even on USB 1.1).
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Want to be happy - do what you like!
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for the most part, i plan on going the route of your suggestion - additional apps, storage on removeable sticks/cards. I want to test if ok to run Google Earth from removeable card + save its image cache on the same card.
I also watch/download videos and curious if saving/writing to same card will pose a problem in playback of videos (MP4s, avg 4-6mb).
Only can try and see what happens.
My system specs:
ASUS 1gb RAM,16gb SSD running WinXP
900mhz celeron
refribished system running great
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how to put password in mysql datbase. please mail me
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How can I add picture that will pop up whenever an incorrect password is entered on my computer? 
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You're going to have to explain what you mean by "whenever an incorrect password is entered on my computer". There is no global event that fires every time a bad password is entered in any login window.
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I think he means: If someone enters the wrong password trying to log into my Windows installation.
That kind of stuff would be handled by the GINA, right? So, he got to write a GINA.dll replacement, if I am not mistaken.
I think he might have watched Jurassic Park in school...
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Dave,
For example whenever I enter an incorrect password on my computer at login the following message appears "The supplied credentials were invalid. Please try again or contact your system administrator for help". How can I change this? I would want say a picture of me to pop up and say wrong password or some other form of animation of my choosing. Is this possible?
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Sure. You just have to write a completely new GINA for XP and below. For Vista and above, this means writing a new Credential Provider. Either of which you can only write in Visual C++, or equivilent.
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Well, you could use something like reshacker to modify GINA, msgina.dll. You can't put an image in the incorrect password message as it is created by MessageBox(), but you could edit the text for incorrect password... Also you can modify the windows XP banner above login fields, but not sure if thats the same DLL, or another one...
//Johannes
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Hi, does anyone know any tools that we could convert .exe file to .msi file in order to deploy this application through the group policy?
Thank in advance!!!
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You should look up the MSI file structure on the web. MSI is nothing but a "package" for the Windows installer. I've seen a freeware called "MSI Creator" which supposedly can create MSI packages.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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It's impossible to convert an .EXE to an .MSI. An .MSI can be written to install an .EXE, and many other things. An .MSI is nothing but a database file used by Windows Installer, complete with various tables, records, keys, blob streams, ...
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Hello
Try convert your program or binary .EXe using in innosetup
<a href="http://www.innosetup.com/isinfo.php">
I like this tool, but need create script for
compilation. After first package is very easy : )
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You shoujld be replying the the original poster, not me.
And InnoSetup will not "convert" an .EXE into an .MSI. It will package the .EXE so the .EXE can be installed, but it will not convert a, say, Setup.EXE based setup to an .MSI for you.
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Hello,
I need some more information on Net Send Command.
I know how to use this command and for what it is used, but i want to know about the security risk if this command is available for use within a LAN.
Can anyone Hack a PC if Internet and Messenger Service(Net Send) command is enabled on that PC.
Is There Any other Security Issue that originates due to use of Net Send?
Please Can anyone provide some info. as i need to make a decision on this issue.
Any info would be great help.
Thanks in Advance, awaiting a reply soon. 
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It isn't more dangerous than anything else. It can, however, be a nuisance. Make one mistake and you send your message to a whole group or the entire company. I've seen it happen a few times, but usually only once 
I wouldn't disable it, but not advertise it's status either.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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what is the main purpose of telnet server ?
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Well, typing your question VERBATIM into Google releaves the following results[^]. I highly suggest reading up on it.
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Hai All,
I have a shared folder in windows2003 server with full control to every one. When ever I am acccessing that shared folder in windowsXP it's asking username,password of server.
How to acess that folder without giving the credentials?
Ranjith
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