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Security By Aggravation

How much can you handle to get secure?

A Fast Intro to .NET

Sorting out the story from Redmond

License, Please...

If you were scared off by Microsoft’s licensing program announcements last year, it may be time to take another look.

Windows Services à la Carte

Windows Server 2003 installs fewer services by default, and installs others in a disabled state. Here’s a guide to what they do, and whether you might need them or not.

That First Step Is Tricky

You're responsible for soup-to-nuts implementation of a new system. Before you start, here are a few suggestions to make the project run smoothly.

A Patchwork Quilt

Patch management is no longer a luxury to have a secure network—it’s a necessity. We test six solutions to the problem of knowing whether or not your servers and desktops are up to date.

Active Directory Design on a Dime

Four forests or one? Four domains or one? The best AD design strives for simple and secure administration.

Serving Time

Get the exact time that Windows processes via the WMIC command.

Subnetting Simplified

Quick lesson on configuring subnet addresses.

Finding Users on the Network

Use Winscl to find out which computers your users are logged onto.

Anthony's Tale

Anthony wanted to run Windows DNS on his company’s BIND network. It worked—until the intern came along.

Windows Management from Afar

Windows Server 2003 offers significant upgrades over Windows 2000 in the area of remote connectivity.

Get the Message

Straight talk on meshing your enterprise e-mail systems.

Lifecycle of an E-mail Worm

Dealing with e-mail worms and viruses is becoming a bigger part of every administrator’s job. Learn from one of the industry’s foremost experts how worms enter your network in the first place and compromise your systems.

Certified Mail: July 2003

Spamming the Globe