http://www.empoweris.com Managed Network Services, Hardware, Software and Security Support Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:43:21 +0000 jholbrook BarracudaBayesiandataEmailExchangeFirewallhow toLDAPNetworkServersetupSMTPSPAM http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=242 The Barracuda Spam Firewall is hands down, the absolute best spam filter / gateway I have ever used. It rocks, and if you don’t believe me, shoot me an email at jholbrook@empoweris.com and I will get you a 30 day trial. I spent the better part of today learning how to properly configure my Barracuda Spam [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 17:52:48 +0000 jholbrook anti spamBayesianEmailFilteringSecuritysmartermailSMTPSPAM http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=236 Software affected: SmarterMail V4.x Description: Recommended SPAM Settings for SmarterMail 4.x Resolution: We recommend the following settings for SmarterMail 4.x. Go to Security > Anti-Spam Administration > Spam Checks tab. We also recommend that when assigning weights to the various SPAM Checks that you use increments of 10. Declude Low Probability of Spam weight = 10 Medium Probability of Spam [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/25/how-to-550-authentication-is-required-for-relay/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/25/how-to-550-authentication-is-required-for-relay/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:29:06 +0000 jholbrook EmailoutlookPOPsmartermailSMTP http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=225 The reason for this error is that your email server requires SMTP Authentication to send outgoing mail. In order to resolve this issue you will need to configure your email client such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, or Thunderbird so, that you are an authenticated user. For Outlook do the following: Click on the Tools menu Click on [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/25/how-to-550-authentication-is-required-for-relay/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/23/compliance-requirements-for-email-and-messaging-does-my-company-need-it/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/23/compliance-requirements-for-email-and-messaging-does-my-company-need-it/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:23:02 +0000 jholbrook businessCommunicationsComplianceData ProtectionExchangemessagingOfficeoutlookSecurity http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=226
What do organizations need in order to make e-mail communications compliant? The most important component is a corporate e-mail policy. Based on relevant laws for their industry, compliance or risk officers should create corporate messaging policies that include compliance measures. In addition to compliance with external legislation, companies also need to mitigate the risk of corporate [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/23/compliance-requirements-for-email-and-messaging-does-my-company-need-it/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/03/27/outlook-2007-calendar-sharing-demo-how-do-i-share-my-calendar-in-outlook-2007/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/03/27/outlook-2007-calendar-sharing-demo-how-do-i-share-my-calendar-in-outlook-2007/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:58:38 +0000 jholbrook ColaborationOfficeOffice Communicatoroutlook http://weblog.empoweris.com/2008/03/27/outlook-2007-calendar-sharing-demo-how-do-i-share-my-calendar-in-outlook-2007/ There are a lot of differences between Outlook ‘03 and ‘07 especially if you are using Exchange 2007. We found a clip of Youtube that goes over the differences. [youtube LYWM_7AIAXc Outlook 2003 vs. 2007] ]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/03/27/outlook-2007-calendar-sharing-demo-how-do-i-share-my-calendar-in-outlook-2007/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/01/25/why-is-winmaildat-blocked-what-is-winmaildat/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/01/25/why-is-winmaildat-blocked-what-is-winmaildat/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:37:46 +0000 jholbrook dataEmailemail securityExchangemicrosoftoutlookwinmail http://weblog.empoweris.com/2008/01/25/why-is-winmaildat-blocked-what-is-winmaildat/ Email users sometimes find that they receive email messages with a strange file attached, called winmail.dat. When they attempt to open this file, either it can’t be opened at all, or it contains “garbage” data. The situation causing this is that people are using several different email client programs to receive, read, and send email.  Unfortunately, [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/01/25/why-is-winmaildat-blocked-what-is-winmaildat/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/07/12/what-is-drivecleaner-and-how-to-remove-it/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/07/12/what-is-drivecleaner-and-how-to-remove-it/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:10:18 +0000 jholbrook Anti-VirusInternetScamsSecuritySoftwarespyware http://weblog.empoweris.com/2007/07/12/what-is-drivecleaner-and-how-to-remove-it/ Over the last few days, Empower has seen for some reason a large increase in requests for removal of DriveCleaner. Therefore, I thought I would do a post on what it is, why IT IS VERY BAD, and how to get rid of it. DriveCleaner is a program designed to delete temporary internet files, cookies, most recently used [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2007/07/12/what-is-drivecleaner-and-how-to-remove-it/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/04/23/tips-to-proerly-manage-your-email-account/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/04/23/tips-to-proerly-manage-your-email-account/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:00:13 +0000 jholbrook dataEmailInternetoutlookSecurity http://weblog.empoweris.com/2007/04/23/tips-to-proerly-manage-your-email-account/ 1. Using just one email account. Individuals new to email often think about their email account like they do their home address, you only have one home address, so you should only have one email. Instead, you should think about your email address like you do your keys, while it may be okay to use the [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2007/04/23/tips-to-proerly-manage-your-email-account/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/04/03/whats-the-difference-between-spyware-and-a-virus/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/04/03/whats-the-difference-between-spyware-and-a-virus/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:38:28 +0000 R3L3NTL355 anti virusEmailmalwareSecurityspyware http://weblog.empoweris.com/2007/04/03/whats-the-difference-between-spyware-and-a-virus/ What's the difference between spyware and a virus? Spyware and viruses are both forms of unwanted or malicious software, sometimes called “malware.” You need to protect yourself from both. ]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2007/04/03/whats-the-difference-between-spyware-and-a-virus/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/02/12/howto-restore-exchange-2003-data-using-the-recovery-storage-group/ http://www.empoweris.com/2007/02/12/howto-restore-exchange-2003-data-using-the-recovery-storage-group/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:38:44 +0000 jholbrook backupbackup excecdata recoveryEmailExchangehowtomicrosoft http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=69 The Recovery Storage Group (RSG) feature in Exchange 2003 allows you to mount a second copy of an Exchange mailbox store on any Exchange server in the same Exchange Administrative Group as the original, while the original store is still running and serving clients. This allows you to recover data from an older backup copy of the store without disturbing client access to current data. After the RSG is created and one or more stores are added to it, you can restore online backup sets to it. Then use the Exchange Server 2003 version of Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Merge Wizard (Exmerge.exe) to extract mailbox data from the stores into .PST files, and optionally merge the extracted data back into the online stores. ]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2007/02/12/howto-restore-exchange-2003-data-using-the-recovery-storage-group/feed/