From Gustav at cactus.dk Wed Dec 1 03:13:13 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:13:13 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software for a server Message-ID: Hi Ken We use and recommend eTrust. /gustav >>> kens.programming at verizon.net 30-11-2004 21:54:57 >>> Can anyone suggest a low cost/free antivirus package that will for a server running Win Server 2003? I just recently put together a new server that I hope will make me more efficient with work, but my free AVG software won't install on it. From serbach at new.rr.com Wed Dec 1 09:33:12 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 09:33:12 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Kaboodle In-Reply-To: <41ACE1B8.9030308@rogers.com> References: <41ACE1B8.9030308@rogers.com> Message-ID: <20041201093312.58891879.serbach@new.rr.com> Arthur, I downloaded and tried it out this morning. I used its remote control capabilities to take over one of the machines on my home office LAN and send an e-mail message. The color depth during the remote control session appears to be 256-bit. This is nicer than the 16-bit color using GoToMyPC. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for telling me about it. I should be able to get rid of my GoToMyPC subscription. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: Arthur Fuller > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Date: Tue, Nov-30-2004 3:13 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Kaboodle > > This is not exactly leading edge news, but if you work on networks, > google Kaboodle and grab it. It's totally free, runs on Windows. Linux > and BSD. Graphically maps your network and its devices. Lets you VNC > into any box. Even lets you connect VPN-style to any Kaboodled LAN to > which you have access. Awesome product. You will be totally sold in > five > minutes or less. Pointless if you have only one computer, but awesome > if > you have a home network and even more so if you have access to one or > two client networks. > > Arthur > From serbach at new.rr.com Wed Dec 1 17:14:12 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:14:12 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Unicode Message-ID: <20041201171412.1104053738.serbach@new.rr.com> Dear Group, I've used the Windows Character Map applet for years, but since the advent of Unicode I've been wondering how to get those characters into, say, a Unicode-enabled text field in a SQL Server table without using cut and paste. I'd like to type the characters in from the keyboard. For example, to get the Cyrillic letter Zhe into a document, Character Map says that the Unicode is U+0416. How do I type that at the keyboard? Thanks, Steve Erbach Neenah, WI sweblog1.blogspot.com From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Dec 1 18:51:50 2004 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 16:51:50 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Unicode References: <20041201171412.1104053738.serbach@new.rr.com> Message-ID: <03ad01c4d809$1bf569b0$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Not a clue. But I'll bet Shamil knows. I was just talking with him today about Cyrillic and Unicode. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven W. Erbach" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:14 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Unicode > Dear Group, > > I've used the Windows Character Map applet for years, but since the advent > of Unicode I've been wondering how to get those characters into, say, a > Unicode-enabled text field in a SQL Server table without using cut and > paste. I'd like to type the characters in from the keyboard. For example, > to get the Cyrillic letter Zhe into a document, Character Map says that > the Unicode is U+0416. How do I type that at the keyboard? > > Thanks, > > Steve Erbach > Neenah, WI > > sweblog1.blogspot.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu Dec 2 02:10:27 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:10:27 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Unicode References: <20041201171412.1104053738.serbach@new.rr.com> Message-ID: <41AECDF3.3050302@shaw.ca> Have a look at a unicode editor http://www.unipad.org or switch your keyboard to cyrillic via control panel. Steven W. Erbach wrote: >Dear Group, > >I've used the Windows Character Map applet for years, but since the advent of Unicode I've been wondering how to get those characters into, say, a Unicode-enabled text field in a SQL Server table without using cut and paste. I'd like to type the characters in from the keyboard. For example, to get the Cyrillic letter Zhe into a document, Character Map says that the Unicode is U+0416. How do I type that at the keyboard? > >Thanks, > >Steve Erbach >Neenah, WI > >sweblog1.blogspot.com > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Thu Dec 2 04:34:51 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:34:51 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Message-ID: <20041202113448.D315B25FB3D@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Dear all Your advice is sought. If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and cons? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be Thu Dec 2 06:42:41 2004 From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:42:41 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B55B1@stekelbes.ithelps.local> I believe there is an issue with Windows 9x client in server 2003. I'm not sure if only for Win95 or higher , and I'm not sure for what exactly. I know I got a warning when installing 2003 saying something about w9x clients. Because this customer doesn't have any W9x clients I didn't pay attention to this message Sorry for that. Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:35 AM To: Dba Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Dear all Your advice is sought. If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and cons? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Thu Dec 2 06:42:24 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:42:24 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Message-ID: <20041202134221.69B802528CA@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Mmm, thanks Erwin, anyone know more on this? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Date: 02/12/04 12:43 > > I believe there is an issue with Windows 9x client in server 2003. > > I'm not sure if only for Win95 or higher , and I'm not sure for what > exactly. > I know I got a warning when installing 2003 saying something about w9x > clients. > Because this customer doesn't have any W9x clients I didn't pay > attention to this message > Sorry for that. > > Erwin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:35 AM > To: Dba Tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions > > Dear all > Your advice is sought. > > If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the > consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask > because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and > is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). > But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is > one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and > cons? > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 From john at winhaven.net Thu Dec 2 10:07:38 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:07:38 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions In-Reply-To: <20041202113448.D315B25FB3D@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi Andy, I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include W98se, W2k, WXP. Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with W2k The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 will try to take over the AD. Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM To: Dba Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Dear all Your advice is sought. If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and cons? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Dec 2 10:35:28 2004 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:35:28 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EA9D1F9B@ALCUXB> John, you can "downgrade" to W2K on a WXP licence with no problems, it might be worth considering for this non-profit organisation. Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] Sent: 02 December 2004 16:08 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Hi Andy, I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include W98se, W2k, WXP. Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with W2k The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 will try to take over the AD. Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM To: Dba Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Dear all Your advice is sought. If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and cons? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From dbatech at wolfwares.com Thu Dec 2 10:59:09 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:59:09 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions In-Reply-To: <20041202113448.D315B25FB3D@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Message-ID: A few issues. Documentation on W2003 is just barely coming out. We just recently migrated our network from an NT 4 domain, to AD using W2003. We have a mix of clients, going all the way down to W95. Things went pretty smoothly, with only a few bumps. One such bump is that by Default, W2003 tries forcing Kerebos Encryption on communication. This type of encryption slows things down, and is unavailable with 9x machines. This setting can be changed to either 'when available', or 'disabled'. With it being forced, a lot of our machines were a lot slower on the network, and none of the 9x machines could connect. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM To: Dba Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Dear all Your advice is sought. If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and cons? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Thu Dec 2 11:08:26 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:08:26 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EA9D1F9B@ALCUXB> Message-ID: Jon, Thanks for that comment - I forgot to mention (for Andy's sake) that 2 of the workstations in the first mentioned W2k3 network were WXPHomeEd (!) While they could use the server without problems I downgraded them to W2Kpro XP-HE just does not belong in a business and I got a perfect excuse to do so because a new software package they were using did not support XP. As far as the issue with this other network - I'm still working on it. Downgrading is sometimes just putting off the problem :o) I'm in the process of tweaking the DSclient registry settings but have not found the magical tweak just yet. They don't have a W2k workstation there so I can't say - positively - that that will solve any problems - only theoretically. I am considering setting up a temporary loaner workstation there just to check it out. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions John, you can "downgrade" to W2K on a WXP licence with no problems, it might be worth considering for this non-profit organisation. Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] Sent: 02 December 2004 16:08 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Hi Andy, I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include W98se, W2k, WXP. Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with W2k The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 will try to take over the AD. Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM To: Dba Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Dear all Your advice is sought. If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's favour, but what are the other pros and cons? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Thu Dec 2 10:11:23 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:11:23 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions Message-ID: <20041202171119.81068255CFA@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Many thanks for your insights everyone. Keep em coming everyone else. John B I'm probably teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here but your problem couldn't be realted to this that I stumbled across could it? http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=272594 -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Date: 02/12/04 16:08 > > Hi Andy, > I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. > > One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically > functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works > like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include > W98se, W2k, WXP. > > Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another > office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is > Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very > old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients > include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked > and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would > be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a > NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) > > Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time > they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The > only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering > they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log > in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME > from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. > > XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes > about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get > coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) > > I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of > course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But > this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or > even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They > claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - > they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find > anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with > W2k > > The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and > clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its > not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 > will try to take over the AD. > > Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM > To: Dba Tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions > > > Dear all > Your advice is sought. > > If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus > of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a > mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to > W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a > shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's > favour, but what are the other pros and cons? > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 From john at winhaven.net Thu Dec 2 11:54:50 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:54:50 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions In-Reply-To: <20041202171119.81068255CFA@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Message-ID: LOL "Teaching my grandmother to suck eggs"?! :o) Andy, I welcome all advice! You never know what you didn't try until someone tells you. And, by the description, you certainly would have thought this was the answer I was looking for! I searched and searched and I never found this particular solution. I suppose the last time I searched for this (using the magically correct sequence of search terms) was October 14th as it was posted October 15th. I will give it a try along with the dozen or so other possible solutions I have been accumulating. (I save these proposed solutions up and go in at night every 2 weeks and try them out - tedious procedures...) John "I guess its does pay to vent one's frustrations" B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:11 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Many thanks for your insights everyone. Keep em coming everyone else. John B I'm probably teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here but your problem couldn't be realted to this that I stumbled across could it? http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=272594 -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Date: 02/12/04 16:08 > > Hi Andy, > I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. > > One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically > functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works > like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include > W98se, W2k, WXP. > > Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another > office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is > Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very > old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients > include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked > and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would > be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a > NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) > > Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time > they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The > only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering > they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log > in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME > from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. > > XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes > about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get > coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) > > I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of > course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But > this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or > even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They > claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - > they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find > anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with > W2k > > The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and > clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its > not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 > will try to take over the AD. > > Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM > To: Dba Tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions > > > Dear all > Your advice is sought. > > If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus > of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a > mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to > W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a > shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's > favour, but what are the other pros and cons? > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dbatech at wolfwares.com Thu Dec 2 12:08:16 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:08:16 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Look into the Kerebos encryption too. Sounds a lot like the problem we had. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:55 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions LOL "Teaching my grandmother to suck eggs"?! :o) Andy, I welcome all advice! You never know what you didn't try until someone tells you. And, by the description, you certainly would have thought this was the answer I was looking for! I searched and searched and I never found this particular solution. I suppose the last time I searched for this (using the magically correct sequence of search terms) was October 14th as it was posted October 15th. I will give it a try along with the dozen or so other possible solutions I have been accumulating. (I save these proposed solutions up and go in at night every 2 weeks and try them out - tedious procedures...) John "I guess its does pay to vent one's frustrations" B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:11 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Many thanks for your insights everyone. Keep em coming everyone else. John B I'm probably teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here but your problem couldn't be realted to this that I stumbled across could it? http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=272594 -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Date: 02/12/04 16:08 > > Hi Andy, > I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. > > One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically > functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works > like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include > W98se, W2k, WXP. > > Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another > office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is > Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very > old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients > include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked > and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would > be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a > NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) > > Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time > they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The > only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering > they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log > in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME > from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. > > XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes > about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get > coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) > > I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of > course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But > this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or > even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They > claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - > they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find > anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with > W2k > > The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and > clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its > not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 > will try to take over the AD. > > Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM > To: Dba Tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions > > > Dear all > Your advice is sought. > > If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus > of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a > mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to > W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a > shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's > favour, but what are the other pros and cons? > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Thu Dec 2 12:25:51 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:25:51 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Drew, I'm fairly sure I did that but I have to go through my list. Thanks, John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 12:08 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Look into the Kerebos encryption too. Sounds a lot like the problem we had. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:55 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions LOL "Teaching my grandmother to suck eggs"?! :o) Andy, I welcome all advice! You never know what you didn't try until someone tells you. And, by the description, you certainly would have thought this was the answer I was looking for! I searched and searched and I never found this particular solution. I suppose the last time I searched for this (using the magically correct sequence of search terms) was October 14th as it was posted October 15th. I will give it a try along with the dozen or so other possible solutions I have been accumulating. (I save these proposed solutions up and go in at night every 2 weeks and try them out - tedious procedures...) John "I guess its does pay to vent one's frustrations" B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:11 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Many thanks for your insights everyone. Keep em coming everyone else. John B I'm probably teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here but your problem couldn't be realted to this that I stumbled across could it? http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=272594 -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Server versions Date: 02/12/04 16:08 > > Hi Andy, > I have a few 2003 servers on clients sites. > > One network with <20 users and no windows domain/AD. W2k3 Server basically > functions as file/print server (it does a few other mundane tasks) Works > like a charm! Have never had issue with it since Jan 04. Clients include > W98se, W2k, WXP. > > Since that went sooo smooth I recently installed W2k3 Server in another > office - IT is a veritable nightmare. A network with <20 users and W2k3 is > Primary Domain Controller PDC, file server/print server replacing a very > old, slow, on its last legs NT4 server which was doing the same. Clients > include WME, WXP. First off, the migration tools were a joke. Nothing worked > and when it came down to troubleshooting them I decided the time spent would > be better off just starting from scratch. So don't be fooled into thinking a > NT4 to W2k3 migration will work (or at least be easy) > > Basically the WME workstations cannot login reliably. About half the time > they try to login they get an error that they cannot be authenticated. The > only thing that seems to work (and I know, this makes NO SENSE considering > they just booted up) they have to shut down and restart, then they can log > in. Because these PCs had a history belonging to a NT4 domain I reloaded ME > from scratch on one of these to see if it made a difference and it did not. > > XP never has a problem validating but the login is veryyyy slow. It takes > about two minutes to authenticate. The new XP user work flow: boot up - get > coffee, type password - get coffee, caffeine buzzed - start working! ;o) > > I have discussed this with network engineers and they have no solutions. Of > course with WME they just shake their heads and mumble "Many Errors". But > this a non-profit that can't go out and just replace all their ME PCs or > even upgrade them all to XP (which of course would be slow logging in). They > claim XP is validating as a Guest even though the user is a domain client - > they say its something Microsoft did with XP. I haven't been able to find > anything that resolves either of these issues. Oh how I wish I had went with > W2k > > The Network Engineers I've talked to advise sticking with W2k server and > clients. W2k3 server is good if your not going to use it as a PDC and if its > not going to part of an W2k server Active Directory Domain. They say W2k3 > will try to take over the AD. > > Well there's my 2 cents and a lot of beef :o) > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:35 AM > To: Dba Tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] Server versions > > > Dear all > Your advice is sought. > > If a customer was thinking of upgrading from NT4 Server would the consensus > of opinion be to go to W2003 Server or W2000 Server? I ask because he has a > mix of W98 and W2K clients so is familiar with W2K and is therefore drawn to > W2K Server (still just about available to buy). But it will no doubt have a > shorter life than W2003 Server. So that is one point in W2003 Server's > favour, but what are the other pros and cons? > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Thu Dec 2 12:25:51 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:25:51 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software for a server In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I second the eTrust recommendation. I have a couple of small client networks where I use it and it is on the lower cost wise and higher end reliability wise. I'm in the process of replacing McAfee's Netshield/AV line with eTrust for another client. I recommended it a few months ago and McAfee backed me up a couple of weeks ago by missing some virus infected emails. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:13 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software for a server Hi Ken We use and recommend eTrust. /gustav >>> kens.programming at verizon.net 30-11-2004 21:54:57 >>> Can anyone suggest a low cost/free antivirus package that will for a server running Win Server 2003? I just recently put together a new server that I hope will make me more efficient with work, but my free AVG software won't install on it. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From serbach at new.rr.com Thu Dec 2 14:41:17 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 14:41:17 -0600 Subject: Svar: RE: [dba-Tech] Access vs. .NET In-Reply-To: <0FFC98AA5943D211A2E90000F87A5B4802612EDC@NEWMAN_EXC> References: <0FFC98AA5943D211A2E90000F87A5B4802612EDC@NEWMAN_EXC> Message-ID: <20041202144117.766604331.serbach@new.rr.com> Brenda, FWIW, I finally found the free offer I remembered: it was on the Microsoft Empower ISV site. It's a 30-day offer for MSDN Universal subscribers. I just signed up for the trial. Thanks again. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: "Reische, Brenda L." > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > Date: Mon, Nov-22-2004 7:42 AM > Subject: RE: Svar: RE: [dba-Tech] Access vs. .NET > > I use Safari. I like it for the most part. > > The CONS: > 1) Books must stay on your shelf for 30 days. So occasionally I find > that > my shelf is full and I can't look at a book I want to see for a quick > answer. > > 2) Books are only available online and I find that I miss the > touch/feel of > a printed medium. > > The PROS: > 1) Access to thousands of books instantly. > > 2) Pages are printable, so you can print out a topic and read it on the > go > away from the computer. > > Hope that helps. > > Brenda Reische > Application Support Analyst > McDonough District Hospital > x. 3263 From adtp at touchtelindia.net Thu Dec 2 22:19:04 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:49:04 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Name and path of the exe file References: Message-ID: <006e01c4d8ef$4de43000$911865cb@winxp> Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. My sincere thanks for any help in the matter. A.D.Tejpal -------------- From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Thu Dec 2 22:56:46 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 14:56:46 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Name and path of the exe file In-Reply-To: <006e01c4d8ef$4de43000$911865cb@winxp> Message-ID: <41B07EAE.31866.8C0F8B8@lexacorp.com.pg> On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. > It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll . 10 seconds googling found: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html Directions By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview pictures. It takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to go back. Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 4. Click OK You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes. and http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance than a help, it can be removed as follows: [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} -- Stuart From adtp at touchtelindia.net Fri Dec 3 12:08:20 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 23:38:20 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file References: <41B07EAE.31866.8C0F8B8@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <00a401c4d965$304acfb0$911865cb@winxp> Stuart, My sincere thanks. Your help is extremely valuable (as always). Would you by any chance be in a position to suggest the proper syntax in VBA code (e.g. Shell, ShellExecute or any other command) for opening a specific image file in full screen mode, using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart McLachlan To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:26 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. > It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll . 10 seconds googling found: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html Directions By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview pictures. It takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to go back. Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 4. Click OK You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes. and http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance than a help, it can be removed as follows: [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} -- Stuart From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Dec 3 12:55:39 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 19:55:39 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file Message-ID: Hi A.D Here's a simple method: Public Function ShowImage(ByVal strFile As String) As Long Dim lngResult As Long lngResult = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen " & strFile & "") ShowImage = lngResult End Function strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not accepted. /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 19:08:20 >>> Stuart, My sincere thanks. Your help is extremely valuable (as always). Would you by any chance be in a position to suggest the proper syntax in VBA code (e.g. Shell, ShellExecute or any other command) for opening a specific image file in full screen mode, using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart McLachlan To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:26 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. > It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll . 10 seconds googling found: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html Directions By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview pictures. It takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to go back. Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 4. Click OK You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes. and http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance than a help, it can be removed as follows: [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} -- Stuart From adtp at touchtelindia.net Fri Dec 3 13:17:41 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 00:47:41 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer -Nameand path of the exe file References: Message-ID: <018801c4d96d$6b6dff10$911865cb@winxp> Excellent - Gustav! So nice of you. One minor point that you may like to verify. When the function is used, the image displayed is not yet full-screen. Subsequent pressing of F11 key is found necessary for getting proper full screen. Any thoughts ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 00:25 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer -Nameand path of the exe file Hi A.D Here's a simple method: Public Function ShowImage(ByVal strFile As String) As Long Dim lngResult As Long lngResult = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen " & strFile & "") ShowImage = lngResult End Function strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not accepted. /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 19:08:20 >>> Stuart, My sincere thanks. Your help is extremely valuable (as always). Would you by any chance be in a position to suggest the proper syntax in VBA code (e.g. Shell, ShellExecute or any other command) for opening a specific image file in full screen mode, using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart McLachlan To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:26 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. > It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll . 10 seconds googling found: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html Directions By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview pictures. It takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to go back. Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 4. Click OK You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes. and http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance than a help, it can be removed as follows: [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} -- Stuart From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Dec 3 13:39:07 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:39:07 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer -Nameand path of the exe file Message-ID: Hi A.D. No, I had the same thought. Fullscreen -> no full screen. How come? /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 20:17:41 >>> Excellent - Gustav! So nice of you. One minor point that you may like to verify. When the function is used, the image displayed is not yet full-screen. Subsequent pressing of F11 key is found necessary for getting proper full screen. Any thoughts ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 00:25 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer -Nameand path of the exe file Hi A.D Here's a simple method: Public Function ShowImage(ByVal strFile As String) As Long Dim lngResult As Long lngResult = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen " & strFile & "") ShowImage = lngResult End Function strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not accepted. /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 19:08:20 >>> Stuart, My sincere thanks. Your help is extremely valuable (as always). Would you by any chance be in a position to suggest the proper syntax in VBA code (e.g. Shell, ShellExecute or any other command) for opening a specific image file in full screen mode, using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart McLachlan To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:26 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. > It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll . 10 seconds googling found: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html Directions By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview pictures. It takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to go back. Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 4. Click OK You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes. and http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance than a help, it can be removed as follows: [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From adtp at touchtelindia.net Fri Dec 3 22:14:57 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:44:57 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer-Nameand path of the exe file References: Message-ID: <00a901c4d9b8$0a9085f0$cd1865cb@winxp> Hello Gustav, Thanks for the cross-check. Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the same. A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 01:09 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer-Nameand path of the exe file Hi A.D. No, I had the same thought. Fullscreen -> no full screen. How come? /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 20:17:41 >>> Excellent - Gustav! So nice of you. One minor point that you may like to verify. When the function is used, the image displayed is not yet full-screen. Subsequent pressing of F11 key is found necessary for getting proper full screen. Any thoughts? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 00:25 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Name and path of the exe file Hi A.D Here's a simple method: Public Function ShowImage(ByVal strFile As String) As Long Dim lngResult As Long lngResult = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen " & strFile & "") ShowImage = lngResult End Function strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not accepted. /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 19:08:20 >>> Stuart, My sincere thanks. Your help is extremely valuable (as always). Would you by any chance be in a position to suggest the proper syntax in VBA code (e.g. Shell, ShellExecute or any other command) for opening a specific image file in full screen mode, using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer ? Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart McLachlan To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:26 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that launches > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. > It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll . 10 seconds googling found: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html Directions By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview pictures. It takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to go back. Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it. 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 4. Click OK You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes. and http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance than a help, it can be removed as follows: [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} -- Stuart From Gustav at cactus.dk Sat Dec 4 08:34:49 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 15:34:49 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer-Nameand path of the exe file Message-ID: Hi A.D. I'm no API expert, but you can modify the code like this to maximize ..: Public Function ShowImage( _ ByVal strFile As String, _ Optional ByVal booMaximized As Boolean) _ As Long ' strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not accepted. Const cstrCommand As String = "rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen" Dim lngResult As Long Dim intWindowStyle As Long If booMaximized = True Then intWindowStyle = vbMaximizedFocus Else intWindowStyle = vbNormalFocus End If lngResult = Shell(cstrCommand & " " & strFile & "", intWindowStyle) ShowImage = lngResult End Function However, it only works one way. If you have opened a picture maximized, all subsequent calls of the function will open a maximized view. You have to manually restore the view before closing it. This behaviour is probably saved in the registry. You could reset that setting before calling the function. /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 04-12-2004 05:14:57 >>> Hello Gustav, Thanks for the cross-check. Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the same. A.D.Tejpal -------------- From adtp at touchtelindia.net Sat Dec 4 11:07:40 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 22:37:40 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file References: Message-ID: <004701c4da23$db05d6c0$591865cb@winxp> Thanks Gustav! I greatly appreciate your help. A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 20:04 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file Hi A.D. I'm no API expert, but you can modify the code like this to maximize ..: Public Function ShowImage( _ ByVal strFile As String, _ Optional ByVal booMaximized As Boolean) _ As Long ' strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not accepted. Const cstrCommand As String = "rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen" Dim lngResult As Long Dim intWindowStyle As Long If booMaximized = True Then intWindowStyle = vbMaximizedFocus Else intWindowStyle = vbNormalFocus End If lngResult = Shell(cstrCommand & " " & strFile & "", intWindowStyle) ShowImage = lngResult End Function However, it only works one way. If you have opened a picture maximized, all subsequent calls of the function will open a maximized view. You have to manually restore the view before closing it. This behaviour is probably saved in the registry. You could reset that setting before calling the function. /gustav >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 04-12-2004 05:14:57 >>> Hello Gustav, Thanks for the cross-check. Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the same. A.D.Tejpal -------------- From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Sat Dec 4 17:00:21 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 15:00:21 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file References: <004701c4da23$db05d6c0$591865cb@winxp> Message-ID: <41B24185.4060801@shaw.ca> Haven't had a chance to play around with this yet but with Office 2003 there is a new control called MODI Microsoft Office Document Imaging , it might have been available in Office XP but without an exposed API. I believe it is a free license but then my legal advice is worth what you pay for it. It will display Tiff images and do OCR under mdivwctl.dll and mdivwctl.oca I haven't seen much documentation or code on this. The Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control can be used to display images and perform minor image editing functions. Viewing functionality includes panning, scrolling, zooming and selecting both image data and text (OCR has to be performed first). Referencing the MODI Viewer OCX Control in a Microsoft Visual Basic Project To include the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control into a Microsoft Visual Basic project, use the Project | Components menu item and select Microsoft Office Document Imaging 11.0 Type Library (mdivwctl.oca). By including the Viewer OCX Control into the project, a reference is automatically added - making the entire Object Model available to the programmer. Note that the Viewer OCX Control corresponds to the MiDocView Object in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Object Model. For info on API Office 2003 Editions: VBA Language Reference for the Document Imaging Object Model This download contains the Visual Basic? for Applications (VBA) Language Reference for the Microsoft? Office 2003 Document Imaging Object Model as a compiled Help file. Install chm file to the directory it selects, to preserve internal links but uncheck the overwrite box just in case. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7b6d9193-a1c8-4934-8007-47089fde37de&displaylang=en by the way here is the download page for all the vba object reference help files if you want Office 2003 help offline http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/downloads/vba/default.aspx or VB info http://www.ilixis.com/developer/modi.html A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Thanks Gustav! I greatly appreciate your help. > >A.D.Tejpal >-------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gustav Brock > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 20:04 > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file > > > Hi A.D. > > I'm no API expert, but you can modify the code like this to maximize > ..: > > > > Public Function ShowImage( _ > ByVal strFile As String, _ > Optional ByVal booMaximized As Boolean) _ > As Long > > ' strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not > accepted. > > Const cstrCommand As String = "rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, > ImageView_Fullscreen" > > Dim lngResult As Long > Dim intWindowStyle As Long > > If booMaximized = True Then > intWindowStyle = vbMaximizedFocus > Else > intWindowStyle = vbNormalFocus > End If > > lngResult = Shell(cstrCommand & " " & strFile & "", intWindowStyle) > > ShowImage = lngResult > > End Function > > > > However, it only works one way. If you have opened a picture maximized, all subsequent calls of the function will open a maximized view. You have to manually restore the view before closing it. > This behaviour is probably saved in the registry. You could reset that setting before calling the function. > > /gustav > > >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 04-12-2004 05:14:57 >>> > > Hello Gustav, > > Thanks for the cross-check. > > Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? > > This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the > same. > > A.D.Tejpal > -------------- > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From adtp at touchtelindia.net Sat Dec 4 22:17:50 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 09:47:50 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand pathof the exe file References: <004701c4da23$db05d6c0$591865cb@winxp> <41B24185.4060801@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <006c01c4da81$7c0141b0$911865cb@winxp> My sincere thanks Marty! I must compliment your wonderful ability to provide such a wealth of relevant information, so consistently. I would examine further on the lines indicated by you. Apparently, there is no magic bullet (universal API call) that could convert any currently active window into true full screen display - irrespective of the parent application to which such window might belong. Thanks again, A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: MartyConnelly To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 04:30 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand pathof the exe file Haven't had a chance to play around with this yet but with Office 2003 there is a new control called MODI Microsoft Office Document Imaging , it might have been available in Office XP but without an exposed API. I believe it is a free license but then my legal advice is worth what you pay for it. It will display Tiff images and do OCR under mdivwctl.dll and mdivwctl.oca I haven't seen much documentation or code on this. The Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control can be used to display images and perform minor image editing functions. Viewing functionality includes panning, scrolling, zooming and selecting both image data and text (OCR has to be performed first). Referencing the MODI Viewer OCX Control in a Microsoft Visual Basic Project To include the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control into a Microsoft Visual Basic project, use the Project | Components menu item and select Microsoft Office Document Imaging 11.0 Type Library (mdivwctl.oca). By including the Viewer OCX Control into the project, a reference is automatically added - making the entire Object Model available to the programmer. Note that the Viewer OCX Control corresponds to the MiDocView Object in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Object Model. For info on API Office 2003 Editions: VBA Language Reference for the Document Imaging Object Model This download contains the Visual Basic? for Applications (VBA) Language Reference for the Microsoft? Office 2003 Document Imaging Object Model as a compiled Help file. Install chm file to the directory it selects, to preserve internal links but uncheck the overwrite box just in case. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7b6d9193-a1c8-4934-8007-47089fde37de&displaylang=en by the way here is the download page for all the vba object reference help files if you want Office 2003 help offline http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/downloads/vba/default.aspx or VB info http://www.ilixis.com/developer/modi.html A.D.Tejpal wrote: > Thanks Gustav! I greatly appreciate your help. > >A.D.Tejpal >-------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gustav Brock > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 20:04 > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file > > > Hi A.D. > > I'm no API expert, but you can modify the code like this to maximize > ..: > > > > Public Function ShowImage( _ > ByVal strFile As String, _ > Optional ByVal booMaximized As Boolean) _ > As Long > > ' strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not > accepted. > > Const cstrCommand As String = "rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, > ImageView_Fullscreen" > > Dim lngResult As Long > Dim intWindowStyle As Long > > If booMaximized = True Then > intWindowStyle = vbMaximizedFocus > Else > intWindowStyle = vbNormalFocus > End If > > lngResult = Shell(cstrCommand & " " & strFile & "", intWindowStyle) > > ShowImage = lngResult > > End Function > > > > However, it only works one way. If you have opened a picture maximized, all subsequent calls of the function will open a maximized view. You have to manually restore the view before closing it. > This behaviour is probably saved in the registry. You could reset that setting before calling the function. > > /gustav > > >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 04-12-2004 05:14:57 >>> > > Hello Gustav, > > Thanks for the cross-check. > > Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? > > This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the > same. > > A.D.Tejpal > -------------- > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Sun Dec 5 11:47:27 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:47:27 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand pathof the exe file References: <004701c4da23$db05d6c0$591865cb@winxp> <41B24185.4060801@shaw.ca> <006c01c4da81$7c0141b0$911865cb@winxp> Message-ID: <41B349AF.7070704@shaw.ca> I was looking for something else at microsoft the other day and the help file for MODI just caught my eye. I have a bunch of records mangers that are interested in this stuff. Here is another method I was testing to open pdfs at a specific page and tiff images. It just opens up IE at a blank page about:blank then uses IE document commands for placement of the image. You can set the IE windows size height and width and placement under code control The trouble is a tiff maybe opened up from IE via quicktime, depends on the extension file association on the PC I don't know if this is of any use to you. Sub testIEPDF() '------------------ ' qfcheck.vbs ver 1.0 3-Dec-2003 ' Check Automatic Update Installation History '------------------ 'http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/scriptcenter/logs/scrlog08.asp 'If you add a reference to "Microsoft Internet Controls" '(SHDOCVW.DLL) you should be able to do: ' Public IE As InternetExplorer ' Set IE = New InternetExplorer ' see wmi HotFix Dim objExplorer As Object Dim objDocument As Object Dim strComputer As String Dim objWMIService As Object Dim colLoggedEvents As Object Dim objEvent As Object Dim dtmDate As Variant Dim strReturn As String Set objExplorer = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application") 'Set objDocument = objExplorer.Document objExplorer.Navigate "about:blank" objExplorer.Toolbar = False objExplorer.StatusBar = False objExplorer.MenuBar = True objExplorer.FullScreen = False objExplorer.AddressBar = False 'here is where you can set the forms image size objExplorer.Width = 800 objExplorer.Height = 570 objExplorer.Left = 0 objExplorer.Top = 0 objExplorer.Visible = 1 'objExplorer.Navigate "http://www.Viescas.com/" 'objExplorer.Navigate "192.168.0.1/st_devic.html" 'objExplorer.navigate "http://checkip.dyndns.org/" 'objExplorer.navigate "http://www.adobe.com/prodlist.pdf#page=3" 'objExplorer.navigate "C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf#page=4" 'objExplorer.navigate "C:\records management\Copy of rim_guide_sarbanes.xls" 'objExplorer.Navigate "http://www.swimseattle.org/Forms/ScholorshipPolicy2003-2004.pdf" 'objExplorer.Navigate "file://C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf#page=3" 'objExplorer.navigate "C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf#page=2" 'objExplorer.Navigate "http://www.adobe.com/products/server/pdfs/customer_FAQ.pdf#page=3&zoom=200,250,100" objExplorer.Navigate "C:\Documents and Settings\marty\My Documents\My Pictures\VS.tif" 'objExplorer.Navigate "res://msxml.dll/defaultss.xsl" Do While (objExplorer.Busy) Loop Dim webtx As String Dim strHTML As String Set objDocument = objExplorer.Document 'objDocument.Open 'use this if you want to display your own html ' webtx = objExplorer.Document.body.innertext 'webtx = objExplorer.Document.body 'strHTML = objExplorer.Document.BODY.parentElement.outerHTML 'Works ok for non-frames pages... like above checkip.dynds.org ' Debug.Print strHTML ' Debug.Print "*" & strHTML 'objDocument.Writeln "Automatic Updates Installation History" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" ''objDocument.Writeln " " 'strComputer = "." 'Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ ' & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") ' 'IE Event code=19 WinXP=4377 'Set colLoggedEvents = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ' ("SELECT * FROM Win32_NTLogEvent WHERE Logfile = 'System' AND " _ ' & "EventCode = '19' OR EventCode = '4377'") 'Dim i As Long 'For Each objEvent In colLoggedEvents ' dtmDate = objEvent.TimeWritten ' strReturn = WMIDateStringTodate(dtmDate) ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' i = i + 1 'Next 'Debug.Print "no of events=" & i 'objDocument.Writeln "
Computer NameInstalled Update(s)Date and Time Installed
" & _ ' """Book URL""" 'objDocument.Writeln "
" & objEvent.ComputerName & "" & objEvent.Message & "" & strReturn & "
" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Write() objDocument.Close MsgBox "finished" Set objExplorer = Nothing Set objDocument = Nothing Set objWMIService = Nothing Set colLoggedEvents = Nothing Set objEvent = Nothing End Sub A.D.Tejpal wrote: > My sincere thanks Marty! I must compliment your wonderful ability to provide such a wealth of relevant information, so consistently. > > I would examine further on the lines indicated by you. Apparently, there is no magic bullet (universal API call) that could convert any currently active window into true full screen display - irrespective of the parent application to which such window might belong. > >Thanks again, >A.D.Tejpal >-------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MartyConnelly > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 04:30 > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand pathof the exe file > > > Haven't had a chance to play around with this yet but with Office 2003 there is a new control called MODI > Microsoft Office Document Imaging , it might have been available in Office XP but without an exposed API. > I believe it is a free license but then my legal advice is worth what you pay for it. > It will display Tiff images and do OCR under mdivwctl.dll and mdivwctl.oca I haven't seen much documentation or code on this. > > The Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control can be used to display images and perform minor image editing functions. > Viewing functionality includes panning, scrolling, zooming and selecting both image data and text (OCR has to be performed first). > > Referencing the MODI Viewer OCX Control in a Microsoft Visual Basic Project > > To include the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control into a Microsoft Visual Basic project, use the Project | Components menu item and select Microsoft Office Document Imaging 11.0 Type Library (mdivwctl.oca). By including the Viewer OCX Control into > the project, a reference is automatically added - making the entire Object Model available to the programmer. > Note that the Viewer OCX Control corresponds to the MiDocView Object in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Object Model. > > For info on API > > Office 2003 Editions: VBA Language Reference for the Document Imaging Object Model > This download contains the Visual Basic? for Applications (VBA) Language Reference for the Microsoft? Office 2003 Document Imaging Object Model as a compiled Help file. Install chm file to the directory it selects, to preserve internal links but uncheck the overwrite box just in case. > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7b6d9193-a1c8-4934-8007-47089fde37de&displaylang=en > by the way here is the download page for all the vba object reference help files if you want Office 2003 help offline > http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/downloads/vba/default.aspx > > or VB info > http://www.ilixis.com/developer/modi.html > > > A.D.Tejpal wrote: > > > Thanks Gustav! I greatly appreciate your help. > > > >A.D.Tejpal > >-------------- > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gustav Brock > > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 20:04 > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file > > > > > > Hi A.D. > > > > I'm no API expert, but you can modify the code like this to maximize > > ..: > > > > > > > > Public Function ShowImage( _ > > ByVal strFile As String, _ > > Optional ByVal booMaximized As Boolean) _ > > As Long > > > > ' strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not > > accepted. > > > > Const cstrCommand As String = "rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, > > ImageView_Fullscreen" > > > > Dim lngResult As Long > > Dim intWindowStyle As Long > > > > If booMaximized = True Then > > intWindowStyle = vbMaximizedFocus > > Else > > intWindowStyle = vbNormalFocus > > End If > > > > lngResult = Shell(cstrCommand & " " & strFile & "", intWindowStyle) > > > > ShowImage = lngResult > > > > End Function > > > > > > > > However, it only works one way. If you have opened a picture maximized, all subsequent calls of the function will open a maximized view. You have to manually restore the view before closing it. > > This behaviour is probably saved in the registry. You could reset that setting before calling the function. > > > > /gustav > > > > >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 04-12-2004 05:14:57 >>> > > > > Hello Gustav, > > > > Thanks for the cross-check. > > > > Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? > > > > This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the > > same. > > > > A.D.Tejpal > > -------------- > > > >_______________________________________________ > >dba-Tech mailing list > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > -- > Marty Connelly > Victoria, B.C. > Canada >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 13:06:46 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:06:46 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. Suggestions/Comments? Thanks, -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.' - HHGTG From bchacc at san.rr.com Sun Dec 5 13:12:31 2004 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:12:31 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> How about the hardware firewall that comes with your router? Norton's got a firewall - never tried it - but their stuff seems pretty good. Maybe someone else on the list knows. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:06 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls >I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. > > I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block > ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest > upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. > > Can we say, not a happy camper. > > I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything > over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how > to let them out. > > I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it > either. Too many things that it tries to block. > > Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it > right. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or > should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the > previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until > now. > > Suggestions/Comments? > > Thanks, > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca > 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground > and miss.' - HHGTG > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 5 13:26:29 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:26:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A00@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> References: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A00@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Message-ID: <41B360E5.5020407@rogers.com> Does anyone know how to redirect the "File Save" location away from the desktop to somewhere else, such as My Documents\Recent Downloads? TIA, Arthur -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 From jmoss111 at bellsouth.net Sun Dec 5 13:40:46 2004 From: jmoss111 at bellsouth.net (James Moss) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 13:40:46 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <20041205194028.FUWH2054.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@jmoss3> Bryan, I've been using the Trend Micro firewall included with pc-cillin since it came out (2 years?). Its easy to configure, doesn't get in my way and seems to work just fine. You can download a 30 day trial from www.antivirus.com . You can usually find the package on eBay for a very good price, i.e. I picked up a 5 user pack for a client about a month ago for $39. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:07 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. Suggestions/Comments? Thanks, -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.' - HHGTG _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 5 13:45:25 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:45:25 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Message-ID: <41B36555.3080401@rogers.com> I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at Symantec took over. Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: > How about the hardware firewall that comes with your router? > > Norton's got a firewall - never tried it - but their stuff seems > pretty good. Maybe someone else on the list knows. > > Rocky > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 5 13:47:06 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:47:06 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? In-Reply-To: <41B360E5.5020407@rogers.com> References: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A00@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> <41B360E5.5020407@rogers.com> Message-ID: <41B365BA.4060506@rogers.com> Does anyone know of a free Windows performance booster ala the commercial product PC Booster? In my current state of impecuniousness, it will have to be a free one. TIA, Arthur > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 From djkr at msn.com Sun Dec 5 13:56:26 2004 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:56:26 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: Still happy here with ZA Pro - 4.5 I guess you are/were using a more recent version, like 5.5? I've been putting off 'upgrading' ... John > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Bryan Carbonnell > Sent: 05 December 2004 19:07 > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > > I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. > > I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block > ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest > upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. > > Can we say, not a happy camper. > > I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything > over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how > to let them out. > > I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it > either. Too many things that it tries to block. > > Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it > right. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or > should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the > previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until > now. > > Suggestions/Comments? > > Thanks, > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca > 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground > and miss.' - HHGTG > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From Gustav at cactus.dk Sun Dec 5 14:12:47 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 21:12:47 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? Message-ID: Hi Arthur These "boosters" and "optimizers" are fake. Only hard work counts: http://www.ccleaner.com/ It will clean up your machine at zero cost. The other methods are called "adding more ram" - and "remove spyware": http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html Also XP Lite: http://www.litepc.com/ A free somewhat limited version is available. /gustav >>> artful at rogers.com 05-12-2004 20:47:06 >>> Does anyone know of a free Windows performance booster ala the commercial product PC Booster? In my current state of impecuniousness, it will have to be a free one. From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 5 14:11:03 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:11:03 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <41B36B57.7020904@rogers.com> Thanks Gustav! You are the MAN! Gustav Brock wrote: >Hi Arthur > >These "boosters" and "optimizers" are fake. > >Only hard work counts: > > http://www.ccleaner.com/ > >It will clean up your machine at zero cost. >The other methods are called "adding more ram" >- and "remove spyware": > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > >Also XP Lite: > > http://www.litepc.com/ > >A free somewhat limited version is available. > >/gustav > > > >>>>artful at rogers.com 05-12-2004 20:47:06 >>> >>>> >>>> >Does anyone know of a free Windows performance booster ala the >commercial product PC Booster? In my current state of impecuniousness, > >it will have to be a free one. > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 5 14:14:17 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:14:17 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <41B360E5.5020407@rogers.com> References: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A00@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> <41B360E5.5020407@rogers.com> Message-ID: <41B36C19.30802@rogers.com> I found it. In FireFox, Tools | Options | Downloads | Other. Now I can save to my server no matter which box I'm downloading from. Kewl! Arthur Fuller wrote: > Does anyone know how to redirect the "File Save" location away from > the desktop to somewhere else, such as My Documents\Recent Downloads? > > TIA, > Arthur > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 14:20:15 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:20:15 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox question In-Reply-To: <41B360E5.5020407@rogers.com> References: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A00@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Message-ID: <41B3272F.4408.3F8044@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:26, Arthur Fuller wrote: > Does anyone know how to redirect the "File Save" location away from > the desktop to somewhere else, such as My Documents\Recent Downloads? In FF 1.0 Select Tools|Options Then Select Downloads on the left. Then choose the Save all Files to This filder Radio button. That will enable the combo box beside it. In that combo, you should be able to choose the download location to save to. Or you can select the first radio button, which lets you select where to save downloads everytime. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 14:22:11 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:22:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Message-ID: <41B327A3.23812.41470F@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 11:12, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > How about the hardware firewall that comes with your router? I want something to run locally to monitor outgoing as well as incoming. > Norton's got a firewall - never tried it - but their stuff seems > pretty good. Maybe someone else on the list knows. I won't use Norton on any PC I own. Too much bloat for my liking. Same reason that I won't use McAfee either. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 14:27:14 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:27:14 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <20041205194028.FUWH2054.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@jmoss3> References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <41B328D2.22279.45E671@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 13:40, James Moss wrote: > I've been using the Trend Micro firewall included with pc-cillin since > it came out (2 years?). Its easy to configure, doesn't get in my way > and seems to work just fine. You can download a 30 day trial from > www.antivirus.com . You can usually find the package on eBay for a > very good price, i.e. I picked up a 5 user pack for a client about a > month ago for $39. Is their firewall a stand alone product? Or is does it have to have their AV installed? I couldn't see anything on their website. Maybe I need to look some more. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca I'm not a complete idiot some parts are missing. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 14:27:14 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:27:14 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B36555.3080401@rogers.com> References: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Message-ID: <41B328D2.16398.45E6AD@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes > slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at > Symantec took over. Nope. Me too. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca We are Microsoft. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 14:32:10 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:32:10 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <003301c4db04$810f1d20$2100a8c0@dabsight> References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <41B329FA.21100.4A6B89@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 19:56, DJK(John) Robinson wrote: > Still happy here with ZA Pro - 4.5 > I guess you are/were using a more recent version, like 5.5? > > I've been putting off 'upgrading' ... Yep. 5.5. I've been extremely happy with ZA until earlier this week. Then they just p*ssed me right off. :( -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. From jon at tydda.plus.com Sun Dec 5 15:14:48 2004 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 21:14:48 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'm using ZA Pro 5.5, (touch wood) I've never had a problem with it... Well, except when they wouldn't let me isntall because McAfee was running, but they fixed that in two days. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: 05 December 2004 19:56 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Still happy here with ZA Pro - 4.5 I guess you are/were using a more recent version, like 5.5? I've been putting off 'upgrading' ... John > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Bryan Carbonnell > Sent: 05 December 2004 19:07 > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > > I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. > > I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block > ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest > upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. > > Can we say, not a happy camper. > > I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything > over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how > to let them out. > > I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it > either. Too many things that it tries to block. > > Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it > right. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or > should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the > previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until > now. > > Suggestions/Comments? > > Thanks, > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca > 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground > and miss.' - HHGTG > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 5 15:41:07 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 07:41:07 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B36555.3080401@rogers.com> References: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Message-ID: <41B40D13.20113.16A51400@lexacorp.com.pg> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes > slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at > Symantec took over. > The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every system they sell. The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) -- Stuart From shamil at users.mns.ru Sun Dec 5 16:01:10 2004 From: shamil at users.mns.ru (Shamil Salakhetdinov) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 01:01:10 +0300 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <00fd01c4db15$f36c1740$6401a8c0@fincomplex.spb.ru> Bryan, I've a colleague who says that Agnitum Outpost Firewall is the best: http://www.agnitum.com/. They have 30days trial. Shamil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:06 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. > > I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block > ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest > upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. > > Can we say, not a happy camper. > > I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything > over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how > to let them out. > > I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it > either. Too many things that it tries to block. > > Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it > right. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or > should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the > previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until > now. > > Suggestions/Comments? > > Thanks, > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca > 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground > and miss.' - HHGTG > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dwaters at usinternet.com Sun Dec 5 16:02:38 2004 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:02:38 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <3572669.1102273776076.JavaMail.root@sniper19.securence.com> Message-ID: <000001c4db16$228bfea0$de1811d8@danwaters> Bryan, I use Computer Associates eTrust Anti-Virus and Firewall combo. I think it was about $40 and I've no problems at all. Dan Waters ProMation Systems -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:07 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. Suggestions/Comments? Thanks, -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.' - HHGTG _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bchacc at san.rr.com Sun Dec 5 16:04:20 2004 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:04:20 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls References: <41B327A3.23812.41470F@localhost> Message-ID: <009b01c4db16$5fadddd0$6501a8c0@HAL9002> So what do you use for AV? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > On 5 Dec 2004 at 11:12, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > >> How about the hardware firewall that comes with your router? > > I want something to run locally to monitor outgoing as well as > incoming. > >> Norton's got a firewall - never tried it - but their stuff seems >> pretty good. Maybe someone else on the list knows. > > I won't use Norton on any PC I own. Too much bloat for my liking. > Same reason that I won't use McAfee either. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca > Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 5 16:13:19 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 08:13:19 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <00fd01c4db15$f36c1740$6401a8c0@fincomplex.spb.ru> Message-ID: <41B4149F.12160.16C28E15@lexacorp.com.pg> On 6 Dec 2004 at 1:01, Shamil Salakhetdinov wrote: > Bryan, > > I've a colleague who says that Agnitum Outpost Firewall is the best: > http://www.agnitum.com/. They have 30days trial. > Their freeware version is one of three recommendations on Pricelessware (the other two are ZA and Kerio). You can still get their free version from http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html -- Stuart From jmoss111 at bellsouth.net Sun Dec 5 17:34:47 2004 From: jmoss111 at bellsouth.net (James Moss) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:34:47 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B328D2.22279.45E671@localhost> Message-ID: <20041205233429.KWEA2421.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@jmoss3> The firewall is built into pc-cillin along with antivirus and spyware. The new name is Trend Internet Security and includes all the aforementioned stuff into one suite. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:27 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls On 5 Dec 2004 at 13:40, James Moss wrote: > I've been using the Trend Micro firewall included with pc-cillin since > it came out (2 years?). Its easy to configure, doesn't get in my way > and seems to work just fine. You can download a 30 day trial from > www.antivirus.com . You can usually find the package on eBay for a > very good price, i.e. I picked up a 5 user pack for a client about a > month ago for $39. Is their firewall a stand alone product? Or is does it have to have their AV installed? I couldn't see anything on their website. Maybe I need to look some more. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca I'm not a complete idiot some parts are missing. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dbatech at wolfwares.com Sun Dec 5 17:54:18 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:54:18 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: Go out and by a $40 router. The firewall that you get will be all the protection you need, and it will probably have capabilities you would like on top of it. For instance, my D-Link wireless now lets me run websites on multiple ports, and redirect where they go. For instance, before, if I wanted to setup a test website, I had to put them all on my 'server'. Because wolfwares.com went to my server, and I was using ZoneAlarm. I could setup as many sites as I wanted on my server, but it made some things more difficult. Like if I wanted to debug a site, that used a VB .dll, I don't have (and don't want) VB on my server. So I would have to test the site 'offline'. But, with my D-Link, if you go to http://www.wolfwares.com, you hit my server. If you go to http://www.wolfwares.com:8888, you are actually redirected to my desktop, and the site on there is run from my desktop's IIS instead of my server. One of the many bonus features of having a hardware router/firewall. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:07 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. Suggestions/Comments? Thanks, -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.' - HHGTG _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dbatech at wolfwares.com Sun Dec 5 17:58:22 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:58:22 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B327A3.23812.41470F@localhost> Message-ID: Ah, the monitoring outgoing. That is something my boss 'loves' about Zone Alarm. Want to know a secret? Monitoring Outgoing is a waste of time. If you want to do that with hardware, you just need to get a better router. Why would you really care what is going out? If you use a spyware and virus protection system, nothing will go out without you knowing it anyways. Besides, with a firewall in place, something going out, can't come back in. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls On 5 Dec 2004 at 11:12, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > How about the hardware firewall that comes with your router? I want something to run locally to monitor outgoing as well as incoming. > Norton's got a firewall - never tried it - but their stuff seems > pretty good. Maybe someone else on the list knows. I won't use Norton on any PC I own. Too much bloat for my liking. Same reason that I won't use McAfee either. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 18:17:06 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:17:06 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B4149F.12160.16C28E15@lexacorp.com.pg> References: <00fd01c4db15$f36c1740$6401a8c0@fincomplex.spb.ru> Message-ID: <41B35EB2.9306.4BFCBC@localhost> On 6 Dec 2004 at 8:13, Stuart McLachlan wrote: > On 6 Dec 2004 at 1:01, Shamil Salakhetdinov wrote: > > > Bryan, > > > > I've a colleague who says that Agnitum Outpost Firewall is the best: > > http://www.agnitum.com/. They have 30days trial. > > > > Their freeware version is one of three recommendations on > Pricelessware (the other two are ZA and Kerio). You can still get > their free version from http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html Thanks everyone for your recommendations. I'll let you know how it goes over the next week or so. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 18:17:06 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:17:06 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <009b01c4db16$5fadddd0$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Message-ID: <41B35EB2.6702.4BFC3A@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:04, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > So what do you use for AV? I used McAfee, until work was giving out free licenced copies of eTrust AV, by Computer Associates (http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=156) As soon as I uninstalled McAfee, I noticed a huge system performance gain, that stayed even after I installed eTrust. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Everybody is somebody else's weirdo. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 18:22:15 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:22:15 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <41B35FE7.32243.50B314@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 17:54, Drew Wutka wrote: > Go out and by a $40 router. The firewall that you get will be all the > protection you need, and it will probably have capabilities you would > like on top of it. I've got one. But it doesn't protect outbound. Just inbound. I've got a healthy dose of paranoia when it comes to nasties on my PC. I've never been infected with anything, virii, trojans or any nasty stuff like that, and I'm trying to keep it that way. That's why I want a s/w firewall as well as the h/w router/firewall. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough. From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Sun Dec 5 18:37:00 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:37:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: References: <41B327A3.23812.41470F@localhost> Message-ID: <41B3635C.8965.5E375E@localhost> On 5 Dec 2004 at 17:58, Drew Wutka wrote: > Want to know a secret? Monitoring Outgoing is a waste of time. If > you want to do that with hardware, you just need to get a better > router. Not in my opinion it's not. Nor is it a waste of time for most people that I talk to. > Why would you really care what is going out? If you use a spyware and To make sure no nasties are "calling" home. H*ll to make sure NOTHING is calling home. Nasties or otherwise. > virus protection system, nothing will go out without you knowing it > anyways. Besides, with a firewall in place, something going out, can't What? an A/V system protects me against virii, not if a piece of software calls home. That's what a firewall is for. > come back in. I've got a spyware and a/v system in place and it didn't stop Gator from installing itself on my pc. My wife was browsing one day and installed some sort of ActiveX and along with it came some Gator crap (that was pre FireFox days). I didn't notice it until my s/w firewall blocked it when I was using the PC. And my system is upto date. A/V sigs daily. Spyware checks get run weekly (AdAware and Spybot) So that's why I need outbound protection. And so does everyone else IMO -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key. From john at winhaven.net Sun Dec 5 19:27:45 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:27:45 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: I recommend Norton, or eTrust. I haven't had any problems with Sygate's either. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:07 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. Suggestions/Comments? Thanks, -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.' - HHGTG _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 5 19:38:56 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 11:38:56 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B35EB2.6702.4BFC3A@localhost> References: <009b01c4db16$5fadddd0$6501a8c0@HAL9002> Message-ID: <41B444D0.17118.177ECDDB@lexacorp.com.pg> On 5 Dec 2004 at 19:17, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:04, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > > > So what do you use for AV? > > I used McAfee, until work was giving out free licenced copies of > eTrust AV, by Computer Associates > (http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=156) > > As soon as I uninstalled McAfee, I noticed a huge system performance > gain, that stayed even after I installed eTrust. > But Bryan, you use Pegasus Mail and Firefox so why bother with the performance hit of on-access scanning anyway :-) Just use Martin's Ireland's Virscan and a daily scheduled on-demand system scan during a quiet period. -- Stuart From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 5 19:48:34 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 11:48:34 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: References: <41B327A3.23812.41470F@localhost> Message-ID: <41B44712.12234.1787A095@lexacorp.com.pg> On 5 Dec 2004 at 17:58, Drew Wutka wrote: > Ah, the monitoring outgoing. > > That is something my boss 'loves' about Zone Alarm. > > Want to know a secret? Monitoring Outgoing is a waste of time. If you want > to do that with hardware, you just need to get a better router. > I beg to differ. > Why would you really care what is going out? If you use a spyware and virus > protection system, nothing will go out without you knowing it anyways. Wanna bet? You'd be amazed at how many apps "phone home" for various reasons. Also, that's only true IF you don't get hit by a new spyware/trojan/virus before your dat files are updated. If everyone had a firewall that blocked outgoing Port 25 to everything except the permitted email client, none of the current viruses that use their own SMTP engines would get past first base. > Besides, with a firewall in place, something going out, can't come back in. > Yes it can if the malware is exploiting one of the many holes in IE :-( I want my firewall to tell me when IE or any other app tries to access the Internet. You'd be surprised how many things do including some HP printer software :-O -- Stuart From john at winhaven.net Sun Dec 5 21:01:51 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 21:01:51 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B44712.12234.1787A095@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: Mouse drivers utilities, video driver utilities, sound driver utilities, font managers, acrobat-in fact all adobe products, QuickBooks-in fact all intuit products, any trial products... Yes, Stuart I agree with you on this for sure. I have a (lower end) hardware firewall. But its amazing the traffic that my software firewall blocks until I approve or (mostly) disapprove! John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 7:49 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls On 5 Dec 2004 at 17:58, Drew Wutka wrote: > Ah, the monitoring outgoing. > > That is something my boss 'loves' about Zone Alarm. > > Want to know a secret? Monitoring Outgoing is a waste of time. If you want > to do that with hardware, you just need to get a better router. > I beg to differ. > Why would you really care what is going out? If you use a spyware and virus > protection system, nothing will go out without you knowing it anyways. Wanna bet? You'd be amazed at how many apps "phone home" for various reasons. Also, that's only true IF you don't get hit by a new spyware/trojan/virus before your dat files are updated. If everyone had a firewall that blocked outgoing Port 25 to everything except the permitted email client, none of the current viruses that use their own SMTP engines would get past first base. > Besides, with a firewall in place, something going out, can't come back in. > Yes it can if the malware is exploiting one of the many holes in IE :-( I want my firewall to tell me when IE or any other app tries to access the Internet. You'd be surprised how many things do including some HP printer software :-O -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Sun Dec 5 21:10:13 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 21:10:13 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? In-Reply-To: <41B365BA.4060506@rogers.com> Message-ID: I had a link on my website to article that explained this scam but I took it off a while ago. IIRC it was by one of the fellows from System Internals. Anyway, they're a scam and after the great technical explanation he gave I believe him. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:47 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? Does anyone know of a free Windows performance booster ala the commercial product PC Booster? In my current state of impecuniousness, it will have to be a free one. TIA, Arthur > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From adtp at touchtelindia.net Sun Dec 5 22:08:12 2004 From: adtp at touchtelindia.net (A.D.Tejpal) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:38:12 +0530 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameandpathof the exe file References: <004701c4da23$db05d6c0$591865cb@winxp><41B24185.4060801@shaw.ca> <006c01c4da81$7c0141b0$911865cb@winxp> <41B349AF.7070704@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <003f01c4db49$63784b20$921865cb@winxp> Thanks again Marty! Great stuff. I shall try to digest it and explore the details. A.D.Tejpal -------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: MartyConnelly To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 23:17 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameandpathof the exe file I was looking for something else at microsoft the other day and the help file for MODI just caught my eye. I have a bunch of records mangers that are interested in this stuff. Here is another method I was testing to open pdfs at a specific page and tiff images. It just opens up IE at a blank page about:blank then uses IE document commands for placement of the image. You can set the IE windows size height and width and placement under code control The trouble is a tiff maybe opened up from IE via quicktime, depends on the extension file association on the PC I don't know if this is of any use to you. Sub testIEPDF() '------------------ ' qfcheck.vbs ver 1.0 3-Dec-2003 ' Check Automatic Update Installation History '------------------ 'http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/scriptcenter/logs/scrlog08.asp 'If you add a reference to "Microsoft Internet Controls" '(SHDOCVW.DLL) you should be able to do: ' Public IE As InternetExplorer ' Set IE = New InternetExplorer ' see wmi HotFix Dim objExplorer As Object Dim objDocument As Object Dim strComputer As String Dim objWMIService As Object Dim colLoggedEvents As Object Dim objEvent As Object Dim dtmDate As Variant Dim strReturn As String Set objExplorer = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application") 'Set objDocument = objExplorer.Document objExplorer.Navigate "about:blank" objExplorer.Toolbar = False objExplorer.StatusBar = False objExplorer.MenuBar = True objExplorer.FullScreen = False objExplorer.AddressBar = False 'here is where you can set the forms image size objExplorer.Width = 800 objExplorer.Height = 570 objExplorer.Left = 0 objExplorer.Top = 0 objExplorer.Visible = 1 'objExplorer.Navigate "http://www.Viescas.com/" 'objExplorer.Navigate "192.168.0.1/st_devic.html" 'objExplorer.navigate "http://checkip.dyndns.org/" 'objExplorer.navigate "http://www.adobe.com/prodlist.pdf#page=3" 'objExplorer.navigate "C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf#page=4" 'objExplorer.navigate "C:\records management\Copy of rim_guide_sarbanes.xls" 'objExplorer.Navigate "http://www.swimseattle.org/Forms/ScholorshipPolicy2003-2004.pdf" 'objExplorer.Navigate "file://C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf#page=3" 'objExplorer.navigate "C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf#page=2" 'objExplorer.Navigate "http://www.adobe.com/products/server/pdfs/customer_FAQ.pdf#page=3&zoom=200,250,100" objExplorer.Navigate "C:\Documents and Settings\marty\My Documents\My Pictures\VS.tif" 'objExplorer.Navigate "res://msxml.dll/defaultss.xsl" Do While (objExplorer.Busy) Loop Dim webtx As String Dim strHTML As String Set objDocument = objExplorer.Document 'objDocument.Open 'use this if you want to display your own html ' webtx = objExplorer.Document.body.innertext 'webtx = objExplorer.Document.body 'strHTML = objExplorer.Document.BODY.parentElement.outerHTML 'Works ok for non-frames pages... like above checkip.dynds.org ' Debug.Print strHTML ' Debug.Print "*" & strHTML 'objDocument.Writeln "Automatic Updates Installation History" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Writeln "" ''objDocument.Writeln " " 'strComputer = "." 'Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ ' & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") ' 'IE Event code=19 WinXP=4377 'Set colLoggedEvents = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ' ("SELECT * FROM Win32_NTLogEvent WHERE Logfile = 'System' AND " _ ' & "EventCode = '19' OR EventCode = '4377'") 'Dim i As Long 'For Each objEvent In colLoggedEvents ' dtmDate = objEvent.TimeWritten ' strReturn = WMIDateStringTodate(dtmDate) ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' objDocument.Writeln "" ' i = i + 1 'Next 'Debug.Print "no of events=" & i 'objDocument.Writeln "
Computer NameInstalled Update(s)Date and Time Installed
" & _ ' """Book URL""" 'objDocument.Writeln "
" & objEvent.ComputerName & "" & objEvent.Message & "" & strReturn & "
" 'objDocument.Writeln "" 'objDocument.Write() objDocument.Close MsgBox "finished" Set objExplorer = Nothing Set objDocument = Nothing Set objWMIService = Nothing Set colLoggedEvents = Nothing Set objEvent = Nothing End Sub A.D.Tejpal wrote: > My sincere thanks Marty! I must compliment your wonderful ability to provide such a wealth of relevant information, so consistently. > > I would examine further on the lines indicated by you. Apparently, there is no magic bullet (universal API call) that could convert any currently active window into true full screen display - irrespective of the parent application to which such window might belong. > >Thanks again, >A.D.Tejpal >-------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MartyConnelly > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 04:30 > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand pathof the exe file > > > Haven't had a chance to play around with this yet but with Office 2003 there is a new control called MODI > Microsoft Office Document Imaging , it might have been available in Office XP but without an exposed API. > I believe it is a free license but then my legal advice is worth what you pay for it. > It will display Tiff images and do OCR under mdivwctl.dll and mdivwctl.oca I haven't seen much documentation or code on this. > > The Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control can be used to display images and perform minor image editing functions. > Viewing functionality includes panning, scrolling, zooming and selecting both image data and text (OCR has to be performed first). > > Referencing the MODI Viewer OCX Control in a Microsoft Visual Basic Project > > To include the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Viewer OCX Control into a Microsoft Visual Basic project, use the Project | Components menu item and select Microsoft Office Document Imaging 11.0 Type Library (mdivwctl.oca). By including the Viewer OCX Control into > the project, a reference is automatically added - making the entire Object Model available to the programmer. > Note that the Viewer OCX Control corresponds to the MiDocView Object in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 2003 (MODI) Object Model. > > For info on API > > Office 2003 Editions: VBA Language Reference for the Document Imaging Object Model > This download contains the Visual Basic? for Applications (VBA) Language Reference for the Microsoft? Office 2003 Document Imaging Object Model as a compiled Help file. Install chm file to the directory it selects, to preserve internal links but uncheck the overwrite box just in case. > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7b6d9193-a1c8-4934-8007-47089fde37de&displaylang=en > by the way here is the download page for all the vba object reference help files if you want Office 2003 help offline > http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/downloads/vba/default.aspx > > or VB info > http://www.ilixis.com/developer/modi.html > > > A.D.Tejpal wrote: > > > Thanks Gustav! I greatly appreciate your help. > > > >A.D.Tejpal > >-------------- > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gustav Brock > > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 20:04 > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and FaxViewer-Nameand path of the exe file > > > > > > Hi A.D. > > > > I'm no API expert, but you can modify the code like this to maximize > > ..: > > > > > > > > Public Function ShowImage( _ > > ByVal strFile As String, _ > > Optional ByVal booMaximized As Boolean) _ > > As Long > > > > ' strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not > > accepted. > > > > Const cstrCommand As String = "rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, > > ImageView_Fullscreen" > > > > Dim lngResult As Long > > Dim intWindowStyle As Long > > > > If booMaximized = True Then > > intWindowStyle = vbMaximizedFocus > > Else > > intWindowStyle = vbNormalFocus > > End If > > > > lngResult = Shell(cstrCommand & " " & strFile & "", intWindowStyle) > > > > ShowImage = lngResult > > > > End Function > > > > > > > > However, it only works one way. If you have opened a picture maximized, all subsequent calls of the function will open a maximized view. You have to manually restore the view before closing it. > > This behaviour is probably saved in the registry. You could reset that setting before calling the function. > > > > /gustav > > > > >>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 04-12-2004 05:14:57 >>> > > > > Hello Gustav, > > > > Thanks for the cross-check. > > > > Another question - could you possibly suggest any API call that could force the currently active display into full screen mode, irrespective of the parent application involved? > > > > This can be useful in view of the fact that the combination of key strokes required to do it in different applications, is not always the > > same. > > > > A.D.Tejpal > > -------------- > > > >_______________________________________________ > >dba-Tech mailing list > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > -- > Marty Connelly > Victoria, B.C. > Canada From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Mon Dec 6 04:28:21 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 05:28:21 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B444D0.17118.177ECDDB@lexacorp.com.pg> References: <41B35EB2.6702.4BFC3A@localhost> Message-ID: <41B3EDF5.29931.174293@localhost> On 6 Dec 2004 at 11:38, Stuart McLachlan wrote: > On 5 Dec 2004 at 19:17, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > > > On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:04, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > > > > > So what do you use for AV? > > > > I used McAfee, until work was giving out free licenced copies of > > eTrust AV, by Computer Associates > > (http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=156) > > > > As soon as I uninstalled McAfee, I noticed a huge system performance > > gain, that stayed even after I installed eTrust. > > > > But Bryan, you use Pegasus Mail and Firefox so why bother with the > performance hit of on-access scanning anyway :-) Like I said in an earlier post, I'm paranoid when it comes to security of my box. Not to mention the fact that my wife and kids still use IE :( I know, I know, I'm working on it :-) > Just use Martin's Ireland's Virscan and a daily scheduled on-demand > system scan during a quiet period. There is no quite time with my box, unless it's off. :) -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. From bheid at appdevgrp.com Mon Dec 6 06:49:39 2004 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 07:49:39 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A546FB@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBAEE@ADGSERVER> Bryan, I have used Sygate Personal Firewall Pro (the paid version for the extra features) for several years now with no problems. I have installed the free version on many friend's PCs without any issues. I have had ZA (older versions) trash connections before. Kind of like what happened to you. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:07 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. Suggestions/Comments? Thanks, -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca 'The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.' - HHGTG _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Mon Dec 6 14:48:55 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:48:55 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <41B4C5B7.4000504@rogers.com> When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it with DVD-Decrypter. Hints? TIA, Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 From artful at rogers.com Mon Dec 6 14:50:09 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:50:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <41B4C601.8040504@rogers.com> Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 From bheid at appdevgrp.com Mon Dec 6 14:58:45 2004 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:58:45 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A548FC@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBAFB@ADGSERVER> No, a software firewall can help with apps "phoning home". I run both. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:50 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Mon Dec 6 14:59:47 2004 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:59:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A548F9@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBAFC@ADGSERVER> I just copy those two directories straight to the DVD in file copy mode and it works fine on my players. I hope I am remembering this correctly. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it with DVD-Decrypter. Hints? TIA, Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fhtapia at gmail.com Mon Dec 6 15:48:34 2004 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:48:34 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBAFC@ADGSERVER> References: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A548F9@ADGSERVER> <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBAFC@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: you can find an online guide for dvd decryptor at videohelp.com On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:59:47 -0500, Bobby Heid wrote: > I just copy those two directories straight to the DVD in file copy mode and > it works fine on my players. I hope I am remembering this correctly. > > Bobby > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in > a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, > it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory > contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the > ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it > with DVD-Decrypter. > > Hints? > TIA, > Arthur > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! From fhtapia at gmail.com Mon Dec 6 17:06:07 2004 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:06:07 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: I do not "SEE" how you managed to configure the firewall to prevent email from going out if it has more than 2 sentences. I use sygate on a day to day baisis not just here at work but also on my home pc where I not only use Gmail, but also "thunderbird". Even when I used to use OE, i never had this problem. On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:06:46 -0500, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything > over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how > to let them out. -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! From carbonnb at sympatico.ca Tue Dec 7 04:20:47 2004 From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 05:20:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: References: <41B315F6.2668.117A620@localhost> Message-ID: <41B53DAF.16350.189468@localhost> On 6 Dec 2004 at 15:06, Francisco Tapia wrote: > I do not "SEE" how you managed to configure the firewall to prevent > email from going out if it has more than 2 sentences. I use sygate on > a day to day baisis not just here at work but also on my home pc where > I not only use Gmail, but also "thunderbird". Even when I used to use > OE, i never had this problem. Neither do I. But With the firewall up and running short e-mails go out fine. Longer e-mails will time out. As soon as the firewall is disabled the longer ones go out. Put the firewall back up and long ones, resend of the one that went out with with the f/w down won't go through. This happened with both Sygate and Kerio, IIRC. But it was fine with ZA and Antigen. There has got to be a setting somewhere that is making this block. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Tue Dec 7 05:11:14 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:41:14 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD204E6F9@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Nope, it must be a conflict with some other software on your machine. I've been using Sygate for ages and never had this problem. If it were an issue with the firewall then it would have been noted by others, and a fix would have been supplied. Have you checked their forums to see if anyone else has reported this error? -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Carbonnell [mailto:carbonnb at sympatico.ca] Sent: Tuesday, 7 December 2004 8:51 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls On 6 Dec 2004 at 15:06, Francisco Tapia wrote: > I do not "SEE" how you managed to configure the firewall to prevent > email from going out if it has more than 2 sentences. I use sygate on > a day to day baisis not just here at work but also on my home pc where > I not only use Gmail, but also "thunderbird". Even when I used to use > OE, i never had this problem. Neither do I. But With the firewall up and running short e-mails go out fine. Longer e-mails will time out. As soon as the firewall is disabled the longer ones go out. Put the firewall back up and long ones, resend of the one that went out with with the f/w down won't go through. This happened with both Sygate and Kerio, IIRC. But it was fine with ZA and Antigen. There has got to be a setting somewhere that is making this block. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Tue Dec 7 10:44:43 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:44:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Message-ID: Change your mode to "ISO Read". Mark -----Original Message----- From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it with DVD-Decrypter. Hints? TIA, Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Tue Dec 7 11:03:09 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:03:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: Arthur, I concur with Bobby. Regardless of Drew's feelings on the subject, or for that matter Bryan's situation, I believe a software firewall like ZoneAlarm DOES serve its purpose very well. Using ZoneAlarm, NOTHING can access the internet or conversely allow connections FROM the internet unless you SPECIFICALLY grant it that right. Different strokes and all that...ymmv. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls No, a software firewall can help with apps "phoning home". I run both. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:50 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Dec 7 11:13:00 2004 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (John W. Colby) Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 12:13:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001001c4dc80$012df450$e8dafea9@ColbyM6805> In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:03 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Arthur, I concur with Bobby. Regardless of Drew's feelings on the subject, or for that matter Bryan's situation, I believe a software firewall like ZoneAlarm DOES serve its purpose very well. Using ZoneAlarm, NOTHING can access the internet or conversely allow connections FROM the internet unless you SPECIFICALLY grant it that right. Different strokes and all that...ymmv. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls No, a software firewall can help with apps "phoning home". I run both. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:50 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Tue Dec 7 11:38:43 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:38:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: John, Drew, et. al., Of course you're right regarding a hardware firewall. I guess my point was...with the software variant, I don't have to worry about constantly opening and closing ports, or remembering which software uses which port, or worry whether opening a port for one piece of software will inadvertently open it for another piece of software for which I did not intend...I don't even need to know what a port is. For a significant number of users, having the ability to grant software, by name, access to the LAN or the internet via a simple GUI is about as easy as it gets and is arguably "good enough". Mark -----Original Message----- From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:13 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:03 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Arthur, I concur with Bobby. Regardless of Drew's feelings on the subject, or for that matter Bryan's situation, I believe a software firewall like ZoneAlarm DOES serve its purpose very well. Using ZoneAlarm, NOTHING can access the internet or conversely allow connections FROM the internet unless you SPECIFICALLY grant it that right. Different strokes and all that...ymmv. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls No, a software firewall can help with apps "phoning home". I run both. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:50 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Tue Dec 7 12:07:32 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:07:32 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <001001c4dc80$012df450$e8dafea9@ColbyM6805> Message-ID: John, Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ From john at winhaven.net Tue Dec 7 12:07:32 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:07:32 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Another good point... -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:39 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls John, Drew, et. al., Of course you're right regarding a hardware firewall. I guess my point was...with the software variant, I don't have to worry about constantly opening and closing ports, or remembering which software uses which port, or worry whether opening a port for one piece of software will inadvertently open it for another piece of software for which I did not intend...I don't even need to know what a port is. For a significant number of users, having the ability to grant software, by name, access to the LAN or the internet via a simple GUI is about as easy as it gets and is arguably "good enough". Mark From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Dec 7 12:12:23 2004 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (John W. Colby) Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 13:12:23 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001f01c4dc88$512fb300$e8dafea9@ColbyM6805> It is "good enough" in most cases. The more systems that you have the less it is "good enough". I used ZA (with NAV) for many years before I had a router and never got a worm or virus. I used a simple router (no real firewall) and got rid of ZA and never got a worm or virus. However had I gotten one I would not necessarily have known it of course since it could call home without the router complaining. I now have a router with a real firewall. By setting it up once, I handle everything for all my systems (4 desktops and 2 laptops) at one go. I do however leave Sygate personal firewall on the two laptops simply because they do travel and who knows how they will connect to the internet if they are not at my house. You must admit though that the "by name" is a marginal description of how it really works. Many programs call some windows service which actually tries to access the net. Now the message reads "SomeWindowsFile.sys is trying to access the web...", not particularly useful especially for the uneducated neophyte. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:39 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls John, Drew, et. al., Of course you're right regarding a hardware firewall. I guess my point was...with the software variant, I don't have to worry about constantly opening and closing ports, or remembering which software uses which port, or worry whether opening a port for one piece of software will inadvertently open it for another piece of software for which I did not intend...I don't even need to know what a port is. For a significant number of users, having the ability to grant software, by name, access to the LAN or the internet via a simple GUI is about as easy as it gets and is arguably "good enough". Mark -----Original Message----- From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:13 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:03 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Arthur, I concur with Bobby. Regardless of Drew's feelings on the subject, or for that matter Bryan's situation, I believe a software firewall like ZoneAlarm DOES serve its purpose very well. Using ZoneAlarm, NOTHING can access the internet or conversely allow connections FROM the internet unless you SPECIFICALLY grant it that right. Different strokes and all that...ymmv. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls No, a software firewall can help with apps "phoning home". I run both. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:50 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dbatech at wolfwares.com Tue Dec 7 12:14:44 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:14:44 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with the proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and faster internet connection (across a network). Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls John, Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From marcus at tsstech.com Tue Dec 7 13:12:17 2004 From: marcus at tsstech.com (Scott Marcus) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:12:17 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: So the question should be, "Which routers supply outbound traffic filtering?". I'm asking. because I've always just used the hardware router firewall on the cheap routers and never worried about outbound traffic. Scott Marcus -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:13 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:03 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Arthur, I concur with Bobby. Regardless of Drew's feelings on the subject, or for that matter Bryan's situation, I believe a software firewall like ZoneAlarm DOES serve its purpose very well. Using ZoneAlarm, NOTHING can access the internet or conversely allow connections FROM the internet unless you SPECIFICALLY grant it that right. Different strokes and all that...ymmv. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls No, a software firewall can help with apps "phoning home". I run both. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:50 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Stupid question of the month (perhaps)... Given that I have a LinkSys router, is any additional software firewall redundant? Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Tue Dec 7 13:32:22 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:22 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I agree with you on principal but that too depends of the situation. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:15 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with the proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and faster internet connection (across a network). Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls John, Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to do. Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fhtapia at gmail.com Tue Dec 7 16:22:52 2004 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:22:52 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: speaking of software/hardware firewalls, I was out looking at this one... WGT624 Netgear Router + Firewall (NAT+SPI) protection :) On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:22 -0600, John Bartow wrote: > I agree with you on principal but that too depends of the situation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:15 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with the > proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and faster > internet connection (across a network). > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > John, > Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect from > malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of software on > each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most one PC developers > but once you put together a network and/or support clients with networks > this does become an issue. You can avoid using software firewalls by using > internal checkpoint type devices that act as firewalls between networks > segments but I can't say if that is less expensive or better than having a > basic software firewall component on each computer. Probably really depends > on each individual situation. > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software firewall > does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software firewalls to do > stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely processor intensive. A > good hardware firewall has a co-processor out in the router that does that > stuff and offloads the workstation from doing that. IF you have a good > hardware firewall, and the cheaper routers are NOT firewalls or are very > limited firewalls, then you truly do not need a software firewall. I know > of nothing that a software firewall does that a good hardware firewall > cannot be made to do. > > Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL workstations > at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them applied to each > and every workstation's software firewall. > > I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their zonealarm. I > am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good router with a good > hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up correctly, then you can > safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you use). > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Dec 7 16:50:46 2004 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (John W. Colby) Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:50:46 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <002e01c4dcaf$33b899a0$e8dafea9@ColbyM6805> A review for that one. http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Netgear_WGT624_108Mbps_wireless_firewall_router /4505-3319_16-30551639.html I bought this one... http://reviews.cnet.com/D_Link_DI_624_AirPlus_Xtreme_G_router/4505-3319_7-20 817312-2.html?tag=glance John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:23 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls speaking of software/hardware firewalls, I was out looking at this one... WGT624 Netgear Router + Firewall (NAT+SPI) protection :) On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:22 -0600, John Bartow wrote: > I agree with you on principal but that too depends of the situation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:15 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with > the proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and > faster internet connection (across a network). > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > John, > Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect > from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of > software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most > one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support > clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using > software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act > as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less > expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on > each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. > Colby > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software > firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software > firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely > processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out > in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from > doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper > routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you > truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a > software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to > do. > > Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL > workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them > applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. > > I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their > zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good > router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up > correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you > use). > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Tue Dec 7 18:57:25 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:27:25 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A08@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Be careful with the D-Link. There's been reported issues with the latest firmware... Also, not sure if we just got a bad batch, but its started to get a bad rep over here lately (Australia). The Oz site is often slow to be updated etc. _____ From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Wed 8/12/2004 9:20 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls A review for that one. http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Netgear_WGT624_108Mbps_wireless_firewall_router /4505-3319_16-30551639.html I bought this one... http://reviews.cnet.com/D_Link_DI_624_AirPlus_Xtreme_G_router/4505-3319_7-20 817312-2.html?tag=glance John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:23 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls speaking of software/hardware firewalls, I was out looking at this one... WGT624 Netgear Router + Firewall (NAT+SPI) protection :) On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:22 -0600, John Bartow wrote: > I agree with you on principal but that too depends of the situation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:15 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with > the proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and > faster internet connection (across a network). > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > John, > Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect > from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of > software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most > one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support > clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using > software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act > as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less > expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on > each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of John W. > Colby > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software > firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software > firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely > processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out > in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from > doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper > routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you > truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a > software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to > do. > > Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL > workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them > applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. > > I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their > zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good > router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up > correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you > use). > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Dec 7 19:23:45 2004 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (John W. Colby) Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:23:45 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A08@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Message-ID: <003301c4dcc4$8ff42760$e8dafea9@ColbyM6805> What kinds of issues? John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Haslett, Andrew Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:57 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Be careful with the D-Link. There's been reported issues with the latest firmware... Also, not sure if we just got a bad batch, but its started to get a bad rep over here lately (Australia). The Oz site is often slow to be updated etc. _____ From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Wed 8/12/2004 9:20 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls A review for that one. http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Netgear_WGT624_108Mbps_wireless_firewall_router /4505-3319_16-30551639.html I bought this one... http://reviews.cnet.com/D_Link_DI_624_AirPlus_Xtreme_G_router/4505-3319_7-20 817312-2.html?tag=glance John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:23 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls speaking of software/hardware firewalls, I was out looking at this one... WGT624 Netgear Router + Firewall (NAT+SPI) protection :) On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:22 -0600, John Bartow wrote: > I agree with you on principal but that too depends of the situation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:15 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with > the proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and > faster internet connection (across a network). > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > John, > Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect > from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of > software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most > one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support > clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using > software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act > as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less > expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on > each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of John W. > Colby > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software > firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software > firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely > processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out > in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from > doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper > routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you > truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a > software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to > do. > > Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL > workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them > applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. > > I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their > zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good > router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up > correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you > use). > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Tue Dec 7 19:44:43 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:14:43 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A0B@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Apparently to do with DHCP and LT2P (if using that through VPN). See if this gives you any details: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=222904 (I'm only going by what I've read as I don't have one personally. We do have one at work though but haven't upgraded firmware in a while) Cheers, A _____ From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Wed 8/12/2004 11:53 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls What kinds of issues? John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ] On Behalf Of Haslett, Andrew Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:57 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Be careful with the D-Link. There's been reported issues with the latest firmware... Also, not sure if we just got a bad batch, but its started to get a bad rep over here lately (Australia). The Oz site is often slow to be updated etc. _____ From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com ] Sent: Wed 8/12/2004 9:20 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls A review for that one. http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Netgear_WGT624_108Mbps_wireless_firewall_router /4505-3319_16-30551639.html I bought this one... http://reviews.cnet.com/D_Link_DI_624_AirPlus_Xtreme_G_router/4505-3319_7-20 817312-2.html?tag=glance John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ > -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > ] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:23 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls speaking of software/hardware firewalls, I was out looking at this one... WGT624 Netgear Router + Firewall (NAT+SPI) protection :) On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:22 -0600, John Bartow wrote: > I agree with you on principal but that too depends of the situation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > ]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:15 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > Of course, a proxy removes that issue too. A hardware firewall, with > the proxy allowing internet access, boom, done. Faster firewall, and > faster internet connection (across a network). > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > ]On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:08 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > John, > Of course the one thing the hardware firewall can never do is protect > from malicious programs inside the firewall which a cheap piece of > software on each computer will do. This may not be an issue for most > one PC developers but once you put together a network and/or support > clients with networks this does become an issue. You can avoid using > software firewalls by using internal checkpoint type devices that act > as firewalls between networks segments but I can't say if that is less > expensive or better than having a basic software firewall component on > each computer. Probably really depends on each individual situation. > > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > ]On Behalf Of John W. > Colby > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:13 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > In fact a hardware firewall usually does everything that a software > firewall does, plus more. It is unusual for example for software > firewalls to do stateful packet inspection. Doing so is extremely > processor intensive. A good hardware firewall has a co-processor out > in the router that does that stuff and offloads the workstation from > doing that. IF you have a good hardware firewall, and the cheaper > routers are NOT firewalls or are very limited firewalls, then you > truly do not need a software firewall. I know of nothing that a > software firewall does that a good hardware firewall cannot be made to > do. > > Furthermore, the hardware firewall can be made to do it for ALL > workstations at one fell swoop, vs. having to write rules and get them > applied to each and every workstation's software firewall. > > I am NOT recommending that everyone out there get rid of their > zonealarm. I am saying however that if you spend the bucks on a good > router with a good hardware firewall built into it, and you set it up > correctly, then you can safely get rid of Zonealarm (or whatever you > use). > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com > | PC news with out the jargon! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. 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No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com Wed Dec 8 10:27:30 2004 From: mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com (Mark Whittinghill) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:27:30 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions Message-ID: <001e01c4dd42$d25607d0$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> Hi all, I got a new home computer with Win XP Pro. 1. Is there any way to have Mozilla as the default browser in one user profile, and IE in another? If I set Mozilla as default in my profile, it also sets it in my wife's. I know, I need to convince her to switch to Mozilla, but until I do, is there any way to do this? 2. What is Simple File Sharing, and should I or should I not use it? Thanks, Mark Whittinghill Symphony Information Services 763-391-7400 mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Wed Dec 8 10:33:43 2004 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:33:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A54CF6@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBB24@ADGSERVER> Not sure about #1. But for #2, turning this on lets you share directories and printers over a network. If you only have one pc, then leave this off. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Whittinghill Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:27 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions Hi all, I got a new home computer with Win XP Pro. 1. Is there any way to have Mozilla as the default browser in one user profile, and IE in another? If I set Mozilla as default in my profile, it also sets it in my wife's. I know, I need to convince her to switch to Mozilla, but until I do, is there any way to do this? 2. What is Simple File Sharing, and should I or should I not use it? Thanks, Mark Whittinghill Symphony Information Services 763-391-7400 mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed Dec 8 10:35:09 2004 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:35:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions In-Reply-To: <001e01c4dd42$d25607d0$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> References: <001e01c4dd42$d25607d0$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> Message-ID: On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:27:30 -0600, Mark Whittinghill wrote: > Hi all, > > I got a new home computer with Win XP Pro. > > 1. Is there any way to have Mozilla as the default browser in one user > profile, and IE in another? If I set Mozilla as default in my profile, it > also sets it in my wife's. I know, I need to convince her to switch to > Mozilla, but until I do, is there any way to do this? Not that I'm aware of. If you find a way to do it, I'd love to know. If you are using Firefox, you can trick her :). Goto http://www.firefoxie.net. There are themes, extensions and tweaks that will let you make FF look like IE. That's what I did :) -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Wed Dec 8 10:38:14 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:38:14 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Message-ID: Group, Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related news. My question is this: I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic process. Any great ideas on how to proceed? Mark From mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com Wed Dec 8 10:41:21 2004 From: mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com (Mark Whittinghill) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:41:21 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions References: <001e01c4dd42$d25607d0$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> Message-ID: <004601c4dd44$c0ea4630$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> That's pretty cool. I'll keep that in mind if charm alone doesn't work. :-) Mark Whittinghill Symphony Information Services 763-391-7400 mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:27:30 -0600, Mark Whittinghill > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I got a new home computer with Win XP Pro. > > > > 1. Is there any way to have Mozilla as the default browser in one user > > profile, and IE in another? If I set Mozilla as default in my profile, it > > also sets it in my wife's. I know, I need to convince her to switch to > > Mozilla, but until I do, is there any way to do this? > > Not that I'm aware of. If you find a way to do it, I'd love to know. > > If you are using Firefox, you can trick her :). Goto > http://www.firefoxie.net. There are themes, extensions and tweaks that > will let you make FF look like IE. > > That's what I did :) > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com Wed Dec 8 10:41:49 2004 From: mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com (Mark Whittinghill) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:41:49 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions References: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBB24@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <004901c4dd44$d0e37a20$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> Thanks, Bobby. Mark Whittinghill Symphony Information Services 763-391-7400 mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:33 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions > Not sure about #1. > > But for #2, turning this on lets you share directories and printers over a > network. If you only have one pc, then leave this off. > > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark > Whittinghill > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:27 AM > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions > > > Hi all, > > I got a new home computer with Win XP Pro. > > 1. Is there any way to have Mozilla as the default browser in one user > profile, and IE in another? If I set Mozilla as default in my profile, it > also sets it in my wife's. I know, I need to convince her to switch to > Mozilla, but until I do, is there any way to do this? > > 2. What is Simple File Sharing, and should I or should I not use it? > > Thanks, > > > Mark Whittinghill > Symphony Information Services > 763-391-7400 > mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > From dbatech at wolfwares.com Wed Dec 8 11:11:39 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:11:39 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts In-Reply-To: Message-ID: What is google alerts? Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Group, Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related news. My question is this: I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic process. Any great ideas on how to proceed? Mark _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From pharold at proftesting.com Wed Dec 8 11:32:47 2004 From: pharold at proftesting.com (Perry Harold) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:32:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions In-Reply-To: <001e01c4dd42$d25607d0$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> Message-ID: <000a01c4dd4b$ef7a4570$082da8c0@D58BT131> Did a quick Google and came up with this free utility. Haven't had a need to use it but it looks promising. This site has quite a bit of helpful utilities, etc. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm Perry Harold -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Whittinghill Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:28 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions Hi all, I got a new home computer with Win XP Pro. 1. Is there any way to have Mozilla as the default browser in one user profile, and IE in another? If I set Mozilla as default in my profile, it also sets it in my wife's. I know, I need to convince her to switch to Mozilla, but until I do, is there any way to do this? 2. What is Simple File Sharing, and should I or should I not use it? Thanks, Mark Whittinghill Symphony Information Services 763-391-7400 mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Wed Dec 8 11:35:00 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:35:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Message-ID: Drew, http://www.google.com/alerts/faq.html?hl=en Mark -----Original Message----- From: Drew Wutka [mailto:dbatech at wolfwares.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:12 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts What is google alerts? Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Group, Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related news. My question is this: I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic process. Any great ideas on how to proceed? Mark _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dbatech at wolfwares.com Wed Dec 8 11:54:19 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:54:19 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts In-Reply-To: Message-ID: oh. Thanks. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:35 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Drew, http://www.google.com/alerts/faq.html?hl=en Mark -----Original Message----- From: Drew Wutka [mailto:dbatech at wolfwares.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:12 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts What is google alerts? Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Group, Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related news. My question is this: I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic process. Any great ideas on how to proceed? Mark _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Wed Dec 8 12:01:56 2004 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:01:56 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A54D0A@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBB28@ADGSERVER> You're quite welcome Mark. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Whittinghill Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:42 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions Thanks, Bobby. Mark Whittinghill From mark.breen at gmail.com Wed Dec 8 13:17:56 2004 From: mark.breen at gmail.com (Mark Breen) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 19:17:56 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <26a96cce04120811172cc3040@mail.gmail.com> Hello Gustav, Did you use the XP Lite? I was working on a PC last week that was standalone, no CD ROM and no network card even, it was fast and very comfortable to use. It made me think about my own PC with '00's of services running and I realised that more CPU power may not be the way to go. Of course, perhaps we do not need XP Lite, we could just turn off some of the services, but then you wonder, "maybe I need that" Thanks for the tips, Mark On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 21:12:47 +0100, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Arthur > > These "boosters" and "optimizers" are fake. > > Only hard work counts: > > http://www.ccleaner.com/ > > It will clean up your machine at zero cost. > The other methods are called "adding more ram" > - and "remove spyware": > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > > Also XP Lite: > > http://www.litepc.com/ > > A free somewhat limited version is available. > > /gustav > > >>> artful at rogers.com 05-12-2004 20:47:06 >>> > > > Does anyone know of a free Windows performance booster ala the > commercial product PC Booster? In my current state of impecuniousness, > > it will have to be a free one. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Wed Dec 8 13:56:31 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:56:31 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Message-ID: Arthur, Did that work for you? Mark -----Original Message----- From: Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Change your mode to "ISO Read". Mark -----Original Message----- From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it with DVD-Decrypter. Hints? TIA, Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.6 - Release Date: 12/5/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Wed Dec 8 14:22:03 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:22:03 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts References: Message-ID: <41B7626B.8060101@shaw.ca> Why not use an rss xml news feed, you might have to provide a rss viewer A viewer essentialy looks at and reformats the xml and refreshes on a timely basis It beats looking at the xml file in IE and hitting refresh or F5, every five minutes. The xml is a really simple format and you can fancy up the output with xsl or css I have written a Access one but there are plenty of user friendly ones hooked to IE Heck there are even rss feeds that search blogs for starters http://msdn.microsoft.com/aboutmsdn/rss/ Mitsules, Mark wrote: >Drew, > >http://www.google.com/alerts/faq.html?hl=en > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Drew Wutka [mailto:dbatech at wolfwares.com] >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:12 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >What is google alerts? > >Drew > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, >Mark >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM >To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >Group, > >Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for >my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job >that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its >presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't >responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I >have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related >news. My question is this: > >I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting >them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic >process. > >Any great ideas on how to proceed? > > >Mark >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com Wed Dec 8 14:42:17 2004 From: mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com (Mark Whittinghill) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:42:17 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions References: <000a01c4dd4b$ef7a4570$082da8c0@D58BT131> Message-ID: <000e01c4dd66$68f62120$2601a8c0@Symphony.local> Thanks, Perry. I bookmarked this site. Mark Whittinghill Symphony Information Services 763-391-7400 mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry Harold" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] 2 Win XP Questions > Did a quick Google and came up with this free utility. Haven't had a need > to use it but it looks promising. > > This site has quite a bit of helpful utilities, etc. > > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm > > Perry Harold > From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Wed Dec 8 15:07:33 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 16:07:33 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Message-ID: Marty, Maybe I goofed up the explanation of my situation. Let me put it to you this way. If you had an intranet website, how would you present to your viewers all of the daily emails you get from [dba-Tech]? Keep in mind that our policies, though not as restrictive as G?stav's, do not allow for "installation" of software. I was hoping to keep this filed under the KISS principle. Mark -----Original Message----- From: MartyConnelly [mailto:martyconnelly at shaw.ca] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Why not use an rss xml news feed, you might have to provide a rss viewer A viewer essentialy looks at and reformats the xml and refreshes on a timely basis It beats looking at the xml file in IE and hitting refresh or F5, every five minutes. The xml is a really simple format and you can fancy up the output with xsl or css I have written a Access one but there are plenty of user friendly ones hooked to IE Heck there are even rss feeds that search blogs for starters http://msdn.microsoft.com/aboutmsdn/rss/ Mitsules, Mark wrote: >Drew, > >http://www.google.com/alerts/faq.html?hl=en > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Drew Wutka [mailto:dbatech at wolfwares.com] >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:12 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >What is google alerts? > >Drew > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, >Mark >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM >To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >Group, > >Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for >my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job >that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its >presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't >responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I >have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related >news. My question is this: > >I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting >them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic >process. > >Any great ideas on how to proceed? > > >Mark >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dbatech at wolfwares.com Wed Dec 8 15:26:31 2004 From: dbatech at wolfwares.com (Drew Wutka) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 15:26:31 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Have the emails dump to a database, you can do that with a little code. Then write an .asp page on your site, that displays the contents of the database. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:08 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Marty, Maybe I goofed up the explanation of my situation. Let me put it to you this way. If you had an intranet website, how would you present to your viewers all of the daily emails you get from [dba-Tech]? Keep in mind that our policies, though not as restrictive as G?stav's, do not allow for "installation" of software. I was hoping to keep this filed under the KISS principle. Mark -----Original Message----- From: MartyConnelly [mailto:martyconnelly at shaw.ca] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Why not use an rss xml news feed, you might have to provide a rss viewer A viewer essentialy looks at and reformats the xml and refreshes on a timely basis It beats looking at the xml file in IE and hitting refresh or F5, every five minutes. The xml is a really simple format and you can fancy up the output with xsl or css I have written a Access one but there are plenty of user friendly ones hooked to IE Heck there are even rss feeds that search blogs for starters http://msdn.microsoft.com/aboutmsdn/rss/ Mitsules, Mark wrote: >Drew, > >http://www.google.com/alerts/faq.html?hl=en > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Drew Wutka [mailto:dbatech at wolfwares.com] >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:12 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >What is google alerts? > >Drew > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, >Mark >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM >To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >Group, > >Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for >my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job >that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its >presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't >responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I >have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related >news. My question is this: > >I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting >them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic >process. > >Any great ideas on how to proceed? > > >Mark >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Wed Dec 8 19:12:33 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:42:33 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A0E@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Mark This is exactly what RSS was designed for.. An easy to consume, format and display - live feed of information. If you vist all the news sites on the net, you'll see they offer RSS Feeds. You just need something to consume it. What sort of system is your Intranet using? What coding language ? Any CMS? Most these days will have some sort of module that can consume an RSS feed. If not, they're not overly difficult to implement yourself. If you do this 'server-side', ie in the intranet back-end code subscribes to the RSS feed, then everyone who views your intranet page will see it, and you won't have to worry about every workstation implementing some type of RSS Reader. Cheers, Andrew _____ From: Mitsules, Mark [mailto:Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com] Sent: Thu 9/12/2004 7:37 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Marty, Maybe I goofed up the explanation of my situation. Let me put it to you this way. If you had an intranet website, how would you present to your viewers all of the daily emails you get from [dba-Tech]? Keep in mind that our policies, though not as restrictive as G?stav's, do not allow for "installation" of software. I was hoping to keep this filed under the KISS principle. Mark -----Original Message----- From: MartyConnelly [mailto:martyconnelly at shaw.ca ] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Why not use an rss xml news feed, you might have to provide a rss viewer A viewer essentialy looks at and reformats the xml and refreshes on a timely basis It beats looking at the xml file in IE and hitting refresh or F5, every five minutes. The xml is a really simple format and you can fancy up the output with xsl or css I have written a Access one but there are plenty of user friendly ones hooked to IE Heck there are even rss feeds that search blogs for starters http://msdn.microsoft.com/aboutmsdn/rss/ Mitsules, Mark wrote: >Drew, > >http://www.google.com/alerts/faq.html?hl=en > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Drew Wutka [mailto:dbatech at wolfwares.com ] >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:12 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >What is google alerts? > >Drew > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ]On Behalf Of Mitsules, >Mark >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:38 AM >To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >Group, > >Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so here goes. I am the webmaster for >my departmental website. I made it clear from the onset when I took the job >that I would NOT be responsible for creating the ongoing content, merely its >presentation. Sad to say, but it appears that the content providers aren't >responsible either;) In an attempt to provide ongoing unique content, I >have looked into Google alerts. I'm setting up one now for industry related >news. My question is this: > >I will be receiving these alerts through Outlook with the goal of posting >them to our website in a timely manner using an automatic or semi-automatic >process. > >Any great ideas on how to proceed? > > >Mark >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Thu Dec 9 01:23:01 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 17:23:01 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A08@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Message-ID: <41B889F5.22752.B875AE0@lexacorp.com.pg> On 8 Dec 2004 at 11:27, Haslett, Andrew wrote: > Be careful with the D-Link. There's been reported issues with the latest > firmware... > Not just the latest firmware. Just saw this on another list I'm subscribed to: I thought it would be fair to the group to mention that the socket timeout problem I had with Mercury not accepting mail from one particular mail server is now solved. It appears it wasn't Mercury's problem but the router we have. We use a D-Link 604 router and with old firmware it can create such surprises. All problems disappeared after I upgraded the firmware. -- Stuart From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Thu Dec 9 02:44:59 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:14:59 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD204E6FF@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Ugghhh yuk. Might be one to stay away from methinks... Not sure if you have the over there but we have a model over here (Oz) by the name of 'Billion', which is known to be very reliable and cost effective. Made in Taiwan I think. -----Original Message----- From: Stuart McLachlan [mailto:stuart at lexacorp.com.pg] Sent: Thursday, 9 December 2004 5:53 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls On 8 Dec 2004 at 11:27, Haslett, Andrew wrote: > Be careful with the D-Link. There's been reported issues with the > latest firmware... > Not just the latest firmware. Just saw this on another list I'm subscribed to: I thought it would be fair to the group to mention that the socket timeout problem I had with Mercury not accepting mail from one particular mail server is now solved. It appears it wasn't Mercury's problem but the router we have. We use a D-Link 604 router and with old firmware it can create such surprises. All problems disappeared after I upgraded the firmware. -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From Gustav at cactus.dk Thu Dec 9 02:44:13 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:44:13 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free Performance Booster? Message-ID: Hi Mark Yes, though the free Lite thing only. Didn't make much of a difference but neither did my machine have a speed issue. /gustav >>> mark.breen at gmail.com 08-12-2004 20:17:56 >>> Hello Gustav, Did you use the XP Lite? I was working on a PC last week that was standalone, no CD ROM and no network card even, it was fast and very comfortable to use. It made me think about my own PC with '00's of services running and I realised that more CPU power may not be the way to go. Of course, perhaps we do not need XP Lite, we could just turn off some of the services, but then you wonder, "maybe I need that" Thanks for the tips, Mark On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 21:12:47 +0100, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Arthur > > These "boosters" and "optimizers" are fake. > > Only hard work counts: > > http://www.ccleaner.com/ > > It will clean up your machine at zero cost. > The other methods are called "adding more ram" > - and "remove spyware": > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > > Also XP Lite: > > http://www.litepc.com/ > > A free somewhat limited version is available. > > /gustav > > >>> artful at rogers.com 05-12-2004 20:47:06 >>> > > > Does anyone know of a free Windows performance booster ala the > commercial product PC Booster? In my current state of impecuniousness, > > it will have to be a free one. From artful at rogers.com Thu Dec 9 10:34:34 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:34:34 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <41B87E9A.2000007@rogers.com> Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, but I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather than Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the hard drive.) Arthur Mitsules, Mark wrote: >Arthur, > >Did that work for you? > >Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mitsules, Mark >Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >Change your mode to "ISO Read". > >Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in >a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, >it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory >contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the >ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it >with DVD-Decrypter. > >Hints? >TIA, >Arthur > > > >> >> >> >> > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Thu Dec 9 11:00:09 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:00:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Message-ID: ISO Read reads a DVD and creates an .iso on your hard drive. ISO Write reads an .iso from your hard drive and burns it to a blank DVD. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:35 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, but I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather than Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the hard drive.) Arthur Mitsules, Mark wrote: >Arthur, > >Did that work for you? > >Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mitsules, Mark >Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >Change your mode to "ISO Read". > >Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in >a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, >it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory >contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the >ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it >with DVD-Decrypter. > >Hints? >TIA, >Arthur > > > >> >> >> >> > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Thu Dec 9 11:00:44 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:00:44 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: <41B87E9A.2000007@rogers.com> References: <41B87E9A.2000007@rogers.com> Message-ID: <41B884BC.5010705@rogers.com> You were right, it appears, although it does seem backwards to me. But hey, I go with what works. In the words of a great poet, "I am a man of principle.... within the limits of expediency." Arthur Fuller wrote: > Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, > but I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather > than Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the > hard drive.) > > Arthur > > Mitsules, Mark wrote: > >> Arthur, >> >> Did that work for you? >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mitsules, Mark Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >> Change your mode to "ISO Read". >> >> Mark >> > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 From artful at rogers.com Thu Dec 9 17:45:58 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:45:58 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <41B8E3B6.7060800@rogers.com> And this is where DVDShrink fits in, I guess -- reading the ISO and letting me try to shrink the ISO down so it fits on a single-density DVD. Damn! I wish I had inquired about the price of DD DVD drives. At the moment, at my fave store, LG brand DVD DDs are only $159, and I paid $119 for my SD burner. Doh! I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. Mitsules, Mark wrote: >ISO Read reads a DVD and creates an .iso on your hard drive. >ISO Write reads an .iso from your hard drive and burns it to a blank DVD. > > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:35 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, but >I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather than >Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the hard >drive.) > >Arthur > >Mitsules, Mark wrote: > > > >>Arthur, >> >>Did that work for you? >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mitsules, Mark >>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>Change your mode to "ISO Read". >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files in >>a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, >>it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory >>contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the >>ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it >>with DVD-Decrypter. >> >>Hints? >>TIA, >>Arthur >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Thu Dec 9 18:35:38 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:05:38 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD204E700@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> I've got a feeling that DVD Shrink works with the normal DVD files (and requires the VIDEO_TS folder), so you shouldn't be using ISO's if you want to manipulate the files. ISO should only be used if you want a 1-1 copy (which is only any good when you're working with s single layer DVD) If you leave everything with their defaults in DVD Decrypter (ie don't use ISO) then you should be right. Cheers, Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] Sent: Friday, 10 December 2004 10:16 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter And this is where DVDShrink fits in, I guess -- reading the ISO and letting me try to shrink the ISO down so it fits on a single-density DVD. Damn! I wish I had inquired about the price of DD DVD drives. At the moment, at my fave store, LG brand DVD DDs are only $159, and I paid $119 for my SD burner. Doh! I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. Mitsules, Mark wrote: >ISO Read reads a DVD and creates an .iso on your hard drive. >ISO Write reads an .iso from your hard drive and burns it to a blank DVD. > > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:35 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, >but I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather >than Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the >hard >drive.) > >Arthur > >Mitsules, Mark wrote: > > > >>Arthur, >> >>Did that work for you? >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mitsules, Mark >>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>Change your mode to "ISO Read". >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files >>in a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. >>However, it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that >>directory contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and >>then burn the ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing >>how to do it with DVD-Decrypter. >> >>Hints? >>TIA, >>Arthur >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Fri Dec 10 08:21:38 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:21:38 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Message-ID: My old method was to use DVD Decrypter and rip the original to a 1:1 .iso. Then, later, at my leisure, use DVD Express to compress the whole thing onto 1 blank DVD. This method is similar to using DVDShrink in full backup mode at default settings. Currently, my method is to use DVDShrink (in re-author mode) to rip just the main movie to an .iso. Quite often, the main movie will fit onto a blank DVD and not require any further compression. If using full backup mode, it is a coin toss as to whether the menus or extra features are worth compressing the main movie...usually not. The exception would be multi-episode DVDs. I like to keep the menu structure on these, so when ripping them I use DVDShrink's unique capabilities that allows separate compression schemes for different content. I usually use max compression on both the menus and the extras which in turn minimizes the compression needed for the actual movie content. I then use either DVD Decrypter or Nero to burn the .iso. Don't beat yourself up on the price of hardware. My first DVD burner was a dual format 4x @ $350...I just purchased a dual-layer, dual-format, 16x for $80. Keep in mind though, that from what I've seen, dual-layer media is cost prohibitive at the moment...please let me know if you find reason to believe otherwise. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Haslett, Andrew [mailto:andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 7:36 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter I've got a feeling that DVD Shrink works with the normal DVD files (and requires the VIDEO_TS folder), so you shouldn't be using ISO's if you want to manipulate the files. ISO should only be used if you want a 1-1 copy (which is only any good when you're working with s single layer DVD) If you leave everything with their defaults in DVD Decrypter (ie don't use ISO) then you should be right. Cheers, Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] Sent: Friday, 10 December 2004 10:16 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter And this is where DVDShrink fits in, I guess -- reading the ISO and letting me try to shrink the ISO down so it fits on a single-density DVD. Damn! I wish I had inquired about the price of DD DVD drives. At the moment, at my fave store, LG brand DVD DDs are only $159, and I paid $119 for my SD burner. Doh! I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. Mitsules, Mark wrote: >ISO Read reads a DVD and creates an .iso on your hard drive. >ISO Write reads an .iso from your hard drive and burns it to a blank DVD. > > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:35 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, >but I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather >than Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the >hard >drive.) > >Arthur > >Mitsules, Mark wrote: > > > >>Arthur, >> >>Did that work for you? >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mitsules, Mark >>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>Change your mode to "ISO Read". >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files >>in a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. >>However, it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that >>directory contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and >>then burn the ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing >>how to do it with DVD-Decrypter. >> >>Hints? >>TIA, >>Arthur >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Fri Dec 10 07:35:31 2004 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:35:31 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30A550D1@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA305BBB56@ADGSERVER> If you do not create an ISO from the original DVD, but have the separate files, you should be able to reauthor using DVD shrink and put only certain episodes on a DVD. So it will take 2 DVDs to copy the one DL DVD. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:46 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter And this is where DVDShrink fits in, I guess -- reading the ISO and letting me try to shrink the ISO down so it fits on a single-density DVD. Damn! I wish I had inquired about the price of DD DVD drives. At the moment, at my fave store, LG brand DVD DDs are only $159, and I paid $119 for my SD burner. Doh! I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. Mitsules, Mark wrote: >ISO Read reads a DVD and creates an .iso on your hard drive. ISO Write >reads an .iso from your hard drive and burns it to a blank DVD. > > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:35 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > >Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Your suggestion is promising, >but >I'm a little confused. Shouldn't I be making it ISO Write rather than >Read? (Assumng that I want to write an ISO from the disk onto the hard >drive.) > >Arthur > >Mitsules, Mark wrote: > > > >>Arthur, >> >>Did that work for you? >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mitsules, Mark >>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:45 AM >>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>Change your mode to "ISO Read". >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com] >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:49 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter >> >> >>When I attempt to record a DVD, DVDDecrypter wants to place the files >>in >>a directory on my HD. Fine, since I only have one DVD player. However, >>it makes a directory there called \Whatever\Video_TS and that directory >>contains files. What I wanted to do was create an ISO and then burn the >>ISO to a DVD. DVD-Shrink lets me do that but I'm missing how to do it >>with DVD-Decrypter. >> >>Hints? >>TIA, >>Arthur >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Fri Dec 10 15:42:27 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:42:27 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Message-ID: OK...I used an online RSS URL generator to come up with this: http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Submarine Using Firefox with the Sage extension (RSS Viewer), I end up with a nicely formatted HTML page. I know I can do a manual cut-n-paste straight from that HTML into my page, but I'm trying to take this XML suggestion to heart. Given the result from above, what is the next step? One thing I see already is that Yahoo! takes the original story URL and reformats it through them. While we're going through this process, is it possible to strip all that stuff out? Basically I want to take this (watch for wrap): - - - <![CDATA[ Submarine returning to Connecticut (WFSB 3) ]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Submarine/SIG=11vpdtklm/*h ttp%3A//www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2675298&nav=1VGmU3Gv http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Submarine/SI G=11vpdtklm/*http%3A//www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2675298&nav=1VGmU3Gv Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:48:31 GMT - - ...and turn it into this (watch for wrap):

Submarine returning to Connecticut (WFSB 3)

NEW LONDON -- The USS A lexandria is returning home to Connecticut Friday. The attack sub will be coming into New London Harbor to the submarine base at 12:30 p.m.
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I'd love to hear from anyone who has done this. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Haslett, Andrew [mailto:andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:13 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts Mark This is exactly what RSS was designed for.. An easy to consume, format and display - live feed of information. If you vist all the news sites on the net, you'll see they offer RSS Feeds. You just need something to consume it. What sort of system is your Intranet using? What coding language ? Any CMS? Most these days will have some sort of module that can consume an RSS feed. If not, they're not overly difficult to implement yourself. If you do this 'server-side', ie in the intranet back-end code subscribes to the RSS feed, then everyone who views your intranet page will see it, and you won't have to worry about every workstation implementing some type of RSS Reader. Cheers, Andrew From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Fri Dec 10 22:07:03 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 20:07:03 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts References: Message-ID: <41BA7267.2050100@shaw.ca> You could try code like this in asp or in access Sub test() Dim srcTree As Object Dim xsltTree As Object Set srcTree = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0") srcTree.async = False srcTree.Load ("http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/technology/rss091.xml") Set xsltTree = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDOCUMENT.4.0") xsltTree.async = False xsltTree.Load ("http://www5.brinkster.com/mconnelly/newsfeed.xsl") Debug.Print srcTree.transformNode(xsltTree) End Sub The newsfeed.xsl file to transform the rss xml to an html table
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Mitsules, Mark wrote: >OK...I used an online RSS URL generator to come up with this: > >http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Submarine > >Using Firefox with the Sage extension (RSS Viewer), I end up with a nicely >formatted HTML page. I know I can do a manual cut-n-paste straight from >that HTML into my page, but I'm trying to take this XML suggestion to heart. >Given the result from above, what is the next step? One thing I see already >is that Yahoo! takes the original story URL and reformats it through them. >While we're going through this process, is it possible to strip all that >stuff out? Basically I want to take this (watch for wrap): > >- >- >- <![CDATA[ Submarine returning to Connecticut (WFSB 3) > ]]> > > >http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Submarine/SIG=11vpdtklm/*h >ttp%3A//www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2675298&nav=1VGmU3Gv > isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Submarine/SI >G=11vpdtklm/*http%3A//www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2675298&nav=1VGmU3Gvguid> > Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:48:31 GMT >- >- Connecticut Friday. The attack sub will be coming into New London Harbor to >the submarine base at 12:30 p.m. > ]]> > > > > > >...and turn it into this (watch for wrap): > > >
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> href="http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2675298&nav=1VGmU3Gv"> > Submarine returning to Connecticut (WFSB 3) > >

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> NEW LONDON -- The USS A lexandria is returning home to > Connecticut Friday. The attack sub will be coming into > New London Harbor to the submarine base at 12:30 p.m. >
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> > >I'd love to hear from anyone who has done this. > > >Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Haslett, Andrew [mailto:andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au] >Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:13 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Google Alerts > > >Mark > >This is exactly what RSS was designed for.. An easy to consume, format and >display - live feed of information. If you vist all the news sites on the >net, you'll see they offer RSS Feeds. You just need something to consume >it. > >What sort of system is your Intranet using? What coding language ? Any CMS? >Most these days will have some sort of module that can consume an RSS feed. >If not, they're not overly difficult to implement yourself. > >If you do this 'server-side', ie in the intranet back-end code subscribes to >the RSS feed, then everyone who views your intranet page will see it, and >you won't have to worry about every workstation implementing some type of >RSS Reader. > >Cheers, >Andrew >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 12 11:58:45 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:58:45 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address In-Reply-To: <41BA7267.2050100@shaw.ca> References: <41BA7267.2050100@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <41BC86D5.6030608@rogers.com> I have a web page upon which I request the user's email address. What I have in mind is that the moment the user tabs out of this textbox, I immediately send a test message to said address to see if it's at least real. (It may be real but inaccurate and there's not much I can think of to get around that problem, so let's just deal with the "real" problem.) 1. How would I code that on a classic ASP page? 2. How would said page know if the mail bounced? 3. Is there any way to detect whether the bounce was caused by a bad address or alternatively by a spam-blocker etc.? And supposing that I could detect the latter, what sort of advice could I offer the visitor to allow my mail in? I guess I would have to know the particular blocker in use, etc., which is a nested can of worms I don't really want to get into. Any advice? Arthur -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 12 16:04:23 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:04:23 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address In-Reply-To: <41BC86D5.6030608@rogers.com> References: <41BA7267.2050100@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <41BD4D07.10400.1E213D1C@lexacorp.com.pg> On 12 Dec 2004 at 12:58, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I have a web page upon which I request the user's email address. The important qestion here is: Why? >What I > have in mind is that the moment the user tabs out of this textbox, I > immediately send a test message to said address to see if it's at least > real. (It may be real but inaccurate and there's not much I can think of > to get around that problem, so let's just deal with the "real" problem.) > Email is not an instance messaging medium. There can be all sorts of delays in message delivery for any number of reasons,. The minimum recommended timeouts for the various transactions in a mail delivery vary between 2 and 10 minutes including a 5 minute timeout on the initial connection. In other words, a single mail transaction can take up to an hour to complete Most SMTP servers will retry for several daya to deliver a message if they receive a 400 series delivery failure. > 3. Is there any way to detect whether the bounce was caused by a bad > address or alternatively by a spam-blocker etc.? If the email address is to a vaild SMTP server, the receiving SMTP server will return a numeric code to the originating SMTP server (not to your ASP page) > And supposing that I > could detect the latter, what sort of advice could I offer the visitor > to allow my mail in? I guess I would have to know the particular blocker > in use, etc., which is a nested can of worms I don't really want to get > into. > > Any advice? Rethink the whole concept. Unless you are going to email instructions to the viewer (such as a password to proceed further) you are wasting your time. Unless there is a valid reason for supplying a true email address , you will find that most of your logins are from wgates at microsoft.com :-) -- Stuart From tinanfields at torchlake.com Sun Dec 12 17:55:28 2004 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 18:55:28 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls References: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> <41B40D13.20113.16A51400@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <41BCDA70.4030809@torchlake.com> Yay!!! That's what I would do if it came on MY new box! Tina Stuart McLachlan wrote: >On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > > >>I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes >>slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at >>Symantec took over. >> >> >> > >The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every system >they sell. > >The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) > > > > > From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 12 18:36:57 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:36:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address In-Reply-To: <41BD4D07.10400.1E213D1C@lexacorp.com.pg> References: <41BA7267.2050100@shaw.ca> <41BD4D07.10400.1E213D1C@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <41BCE429.2000909@rogers.com> Food for thought, to be sure. But here is the scenario, so feel free to refute/revise/shoot me. Customer wants two tickets to U2 East Rutherford 2005/##/##. Tickets available? Yes = book them. No = Waiting List (we may get more). Yes -> credit card authentication etc. all of which is nailed down. Important part is to be able to stay in touch with said customer. We ask for phone numbers as well as email addy's but our preference is certainly to communicate via e-addys, and we want to know asap if we have a problem reaching you this way. For example, we're sold out but then U2 decides to add an extra night in East Rutherford, so we want to hit you asap with a note that we can take you off the waiting list and sell you the tickets you're craving. In the ideal world I would like to verify your e-addy a few moments after you type it in. I realize that outfits such as hotmail take a while to post new mail, and also that some (perhaps most) users have spam-blockers, and also that some ISPs have blockers that will reject everything sent to you that you have not specifically authorized. My real question is, what's a graceful and efficient way to step aside these problems? Assuming that you HAVE purchased, I need to be able to get in touch asap (Cher has a cold and the concert is postponed until the next night). I don't want to wait until I need to send you such a message to discover that the e-addy you supplied is bad, or that my sends will get bounced due to your spam-filter etc. I want to be a good vendor and get gracefully past all these impediments asap, without subverting your spam-filters, ISP-bouncers etc. I just want to be a good reliable honest vendor and be able to stay in touch with you as things change -- which, in the rock & roll biz, they do, frequently. So perhaps I was all wrong in my spec. Wouldn't be the first time! But the above describes my intent. We want to keep all the communication net-oriented if possible. 90%+ of our clients will have reached us via the net. I have a pair of queries to list those with e-addy's and those with phone numbers only, and our intent is to hit all the U2 East Rutherford clients with a note that the date has changed (etc.) the moment we know it.... so I want to know if I can hit your e-addy asap and offer you the opportunity to correct it in case you mispelled it, and also to let you know that your spam-filter rules bounced me, asap. You are proposing to give me money. I wish to guarantee that I can get in touch. That's all. There are no hidden motives. We won't overload your mailbox with junk. All we are interested in is staying in touch with news about your tickets, and getting the changes to you asap. So I thought that some method of guaranteeing that I can hit your supplied e-addy would be good. I'm not wedded to this notion. I just thought it might be a good way of doing it. If you have a better method -- excluding phone calls -- I would love to read about it. A. Stuart McLachlan wrote: >On 12 Dec 2004 at 12:58, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > > >>I have a web page upon which I request the user's email address. >> >> > >The important qestion here is: Why? > > > >>What I >>have in mind is that the moment the user tabs out of this textbox, I >>immediately send a test message to said address to see if it's at least >>real. (It may be real but inaccurate and there's not much I can think of >>to get around that problem, so let's just deal with the "real" problem.) >> >> >> > >Email is not an instance messaging medium. There can be all sorts of >delays in message delivery for any number of reasons,. The minimum >recommended timeouts for the various transactions in a mail delivery vary >between 2 and 10 minutes including a 5 minute timeout on the initial >connection. In other words, a single mail transaction can take up to an >hour to complete Most SMTP servers will retry for several daya to deliver >a message if they receive a 400 series delivery failure. > > > >>3. Is there any way to detect whether the bounce was caused by a bad >>address or alternatively by a spam-blocker etc.? >> >> > >If the email address is to a vaild SMTP server, the receiving SMTP server >will return a numeric code to the originating SMTP server (not to your ASP >page) > > > >>And supposing that I >>could detect the latter, what sort of advice could I offer the visitor >>to allow my mail in? I guess I would have to know the particular blocker >>in use, etc., which is a nested can of worms I don't really want to get >>into. >> >>Any advice? >> >> > >Rethink the whole concept. Unless you are going to email instructions to >the viewer (such as a password to proceed further) you are wasting your >time. Unless there is a valid reason for supplying a true email address , >you will find that most of your logins are from wgates at microsoft.com :-) > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 12 18:38:29 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:38:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41BCDA70.4030809@torchlake.com> References: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> <41B40D13.20113.16A51400@lexacorp.com.pg> <41BCDA70.4030809@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <41BCE485.7000405@rogers.com> The groundswell begins. Pretty soon marchers outside the Symantec walls. Bring back Peter Norton cuz he knows what he is doing! Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Yay!!! That's what I would do if it came on MY new box! > Tina > > Stuart McLachlan wrote: > >> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: >> >> >> >>> I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes >>> slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at >>> Symantec took over. >>> >>> >> >> >> The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every >> system they sell. >> The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 From dwaters at usinternet.com Sun Dec 12 19:19:32 2004 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:19:32 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls - Test? In-Reply-To: <5803137.1102898437863.JavaMail.root@sniper13.securence.com> Message-ID: <000601c4e0b1$cce6fda0$de1811d8@danwaters> Can someone recommend a good way to test a firewall? I use CA EZTrust Firewall/AV combo. Thanks! Dan Waters ProMation Systems -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:38 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls The groundswell begins. Pretty soon marchers outside the Symantec walls. Bring back Peter Norton cuz he knows what he is doing! Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Yay!!! That's what I would do if it came on MY new box! > Tina > > Stuart McLachlan wrote: > >> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: >> >> >> >>> I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes >>> slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at >>> Symantec took over. >>> >>> >> >> >> The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every >> system they sell. >> The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 12 20:32:17 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:32:17 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls - Test? In-Reply-To: <000601c4e0b1$cce6fda0$de1811d8@danwaters> References: <5803137.1102898437863.JavaMail.root@sniper13.securence.com> Message-ID: <41BD8BD1.29562.1F168132@lexacorp.com.pg> On 12 Dec 2004 at 19:19, Dan Waters wrote: > Can someone recommend a good way to test a firewall? I use CA EZTrust > Firewall/AV combo. > Spend half an hour connected to the internet and see whether you get infected? :-) Try Steve Gibson's ShieldsUp https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 -- Stuart From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 12 20:41:13 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:41:13 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address In-Reply-To: <41BCE429.2000909@rogers.com> References: <41BD4D07.10400.1E213D1C@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <41BD8DE9.135.1F1EB03A@lexacorp.com.pg> On 12 Dec 2004 at 19:36, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > My real question is, what's a graceful and efficient way to step aside > these problems? Assuming that you HAVE purchased, I need to be able to > get in touch asap (Cher has a cold and the concert is postponed until > the next night). I don't want to wait until I need to send you such a > message to discover that the e-addy you supplied is bad, or that my > sends will get bounced due to your spam-filter etc. I want to be a good > vendor and get gracefully past all these impediments asap, without > subverting your spam-filters, ISP-bouncers etc. I just want to be a good > reliable honest vendor and be able to stay in touch with you as things > change -- which, in the rock & roll biz, they do, frequently. > In this case, II'd probably do something like this: I'd explain all of the above as simply as possible on the website including the importance of being able to get through to them and a clear statement that you will not store their email after the event and will not use it for any purpose other than to notify them of any changes to the event. Then I'd tell the customers that I was sending a confirmation email of the purchase and ask them to confirm receipt of the same by replying to it and give them an email address and reference number to send to if they don't receive the confirmation email. -- Stuart From jmoss111 at bellsouth.net Sun Dec 12 21:11:57 2004 From: jmoss111 at bellsouth.net (James Moss) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:11:57 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address In-Reply-To: <41BD8DE9.135.1F1EB03A@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <20041213031154.IWYD1976.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@jmoss3> Large Internet Service Providers such as America Online now require legitimate e-mail marketers to authenticate their transmissions in order to let them through to their users' inbox. SPF makes it possible for the receiving e-mail servers to verify in real time that you are who you say you are. Many spammers conceal or "spoof" their identity to avoid detection. For more detailed information visit http://postmaster.aol.com/spf/. AOL will soon begin rejecting e-mail that does not support the SPF standards. Many other ISP's will follow suit. Yahoo has their own authentication format, called Domain Keys. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 8:41 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address On 12 Dec 2004 at 19:36, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > My real question is, what's a graceful and efficient way to step aside > these problems? Assuming that you HAVE purchased, I need to be able to > get in touch asap (Cher has a cold and the concert is postponed until > the next night). I don't want to wait until I need to send you such a > message to discover that the e-addy you supplied is bad, or that my > sends will get bounced due to your spam-filter etc. I want to be a > good vendor and get gracefully past all these impediments asap, > without subverting your spam-filters, ISP-bouncers etc. I just want to > be a good reliable honest vendor and be able to stay in touch with you > as things change -- which, in the rock & roll biz, they do, frequently. > In this case, II'd probably do something like this: I'd explain all of the above as simply as possible on the website including the importance of being able to get through to them and a clear statement that you will not store their email after the event and will not use it for any purpose other than to notify them of any changes to the event. Then I'd tell the customers that I was sending a confirmation email of the purchase and ask them to confirm receipt of the same by replying to it and give them an email address and reference number to send to if they don't receive the confirmation email. -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Dec 12 21:37:16 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:37:16 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address In-Reply-To: <20041213031154.IWYD1976.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@jmoss3> References: <41BD8DE9.135.1F1EB03A@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <41BD9B0C.4263.1F51FC4F@lexacorp.com.pg> On 12 Dec 2004 at 21:11, James Moss wrote: > Large Internet Service Providers such as America Online now require > legitimate e-mail marketers to authenticate their transmissions in order to > let them through to their users' inbox. > > SPF makes it possible for the receiving e-mail servers to verify in real > time that you are who you say you are. Many spammers conceal or "spoof" > their identity to avoid detection. For more detailed information visit > http://postmaster.aol.com/spf/. > > AOL will soon begin rejecting e-mail that does not support the SPF > standards. Many other ISP's will follow suit. > You realy need to look at http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/smtp-spf-is-harmful.html -- Stuart From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Sun Dec 12 22:07:18 2004 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:37:18 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls - Test? Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A13@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> http://scan.sygate.com/ _____ From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] Sent: Mon 13/12/2004 11:49 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls - Test? Can someone recommend a good way to test a firewall? I use CA EZTrust Firewall/AV combo. Thanks! Dan Waters ProMation Systems -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com ] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:38 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls The groundswell begins. Pretty soon marchers outside the Symantec walls. Bring back Peter Norton cuz he knows what he is doing! Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Yay!!! That's what I would do if it came on MY new box! > Tina > > Stuart McLachlan wrote: > >> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: >> >> >> >>> I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes >>> slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at >>> Symantec took over. >>> >>> >> >> >> The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every >> system they sell. >> The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From GregSmith at starband.net Mon Dec 13 11:26:01 2004 From: GregSmith at starband.net (GregSmith at starband.net) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:26:01 -0500 (EST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls - Test? In-Reply-To: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A13@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> References: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2013A13@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Message-ID: <1376.65.118.249.206.1102958761.squirrel@cetus.email.starband.net> Dan: Try www.grc.com 's website. He's got a good test procedure that may tell you more than you want to know...!! Greg Smith gregsmith at starband.net > http://scan.sygate.com/ > > _____ > > From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] > Sent: Mon 13/12/2004 11:49 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls - Test? > > > > Can someone recommend a good way to test a firewall? I use CA EZTrust > Firewall/AV combo. > > Thanks! > Dan Waters > ProMation Systems > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > ] On Behalf Of Arthur > Fuller Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:38 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > The groundswell begins. Pretty soon marchers outside the Symantec walls. > Bring back Peter Norton cuz he knows what he is doing! > > Tina Norris Fields wrote: > >> Yay!!! That's what I would do if it came on MY new box! >> Tina >> >> Stuart McLachlan wrote: >> >>> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast boxes >>>> slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the genii at >>>> Symantec took over. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every >>> system they sell. >>> The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > >> >> > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may > contain information protected by law from disclosure. > If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete this email from your system. > No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this > email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They > are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, > damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, > whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From artful at rogers.com Mon Dec 13 18:25:04 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:25:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firebird problems still In-Reply-To: <41BCE429.2000909@rogers.com> References: <41BA7267.2050100@shaw.ca> <41BD4D07.10400.1E213D1C@lexacorp.com.pg> <41BCE429.2000909@rogers.com> Message-ID: <41BE32E0.5070100@rogers.com> I visit a few web pages and I see an icon that says Click Here to Download Add-In, and click, and it fails to find any appropriate Add-Ins. MSDN is one site in question. (The others all pertain to my fixation with one-legged left-handed red-haired lesbian biker chicks LOL.) What is FireFox lacking? And how do I fix it? Maybe it's missing the Java VM? Dunno. Arthur > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.1 - Release Date: 12/13/2004 From artful at rogers.com Mon Dec 13 18:28:36 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:28:36 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls In-Reply-To: <41BCE485.7000405@rogers.com> References: <007101c4dafe$5f070360$6501a8c0@HAL9002> <41B40D13.20113.16A51400@lexacorp.com.pg> <41BCDA70.4030809@torchlake.com> <41BCE485.7000405@rogers.com> Message-ID: <41BE33B4.9090607@rogers.com> Peter took off for a warm island with a dozen bisex 20-year-old sluts and hasn't been heard from since. LOL. Arthur Arthur Fuller wrote: > The groundswell begins. Pretty soon marchers outside the Symantec > walls. Bring back Peter Norton cuz he knows what he is doing! > > Tina Norris Fields wrote: > >> Yay!!! That's what I would do if it came on MY new box! >> Tina >> >> Stuart McLachlan wrote: >> >>> On 5 Dec 2004 at 14:45, Arthur Fuller wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I wonder if I'm alone in hating Norton's stuff. Otherwise fast >>>> boxes slow to a crawl. 'Twas better in the old days before the >>>> genii at Symantec took over. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The main computer suppliers in Port Moresby bundle it with every >>> system they sell. >>> The first thing I do on any machine I set up is rip it all out :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.1 - Release Date: 12/13/2004 From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Mon Dec 13 18:37:03 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:37:03 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firebird problems still In-Reply-To: <41BE32E0.5070100@rogers.com> References: <41BCE429.2000909@rogers.com> Message-ID: <41BEC24F.2507.23D35B8D@lexacorp.com.pg> On 13 Dec 2004 at 19:25, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I visit a few web pages and I see an icon that says Click Here to > Download Add-In, and click, and it fails to find any appropriate > Add-Ins. MSDN is one site in question. Do you *really* expect MS to offer plug-ins for Firefox? (The others all pertain to my > fixation with one-legged left-handed red-haired lesbian biker chicks LOL.) > > What is FireFox lacking? And how do I fix it? Maybe it's missing the > Java VM? Dunno. > It's lacking the ability to download and run dangerous Active-X controls. Don't try to fix it. -- Stuart From artful at rogers.com Tue Dec 14 13:22:57 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:22:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firebird problems still In-Reply-To: <41BEC24F.2507.23D35B8D@lexacorp.com.pg> References: <41BCE429.2000909@rogers.com> <41BEC24F.2507.23D35B8D@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <41BF3D90.9020208@rogers.com> Thanks! Stuart McLachlan wrote: >It's lacking the ability to download and run dangerous Active-X controls. >Don't try to fix it. > > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.2 - Release Date: 12/13/2004 From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Dec 14 20:54:03 2004 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (John W. Colby) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:54:03 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Xandros Message-ID: <003b01c4e251$5a1aca30$e8dafea9@ColbyM6805> There is a good write-up on Xandros in ExtremeTech this week. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1738495,00.asp They claim that office 97, 2000 and XP will run under it using something called Crossover. No word on the performance hit doing that, nor the level of compatibility. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ From serbach at new.rr.com Wed Dec 15 08:53:01 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:53:01 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Message-ID: <20041215085301.123153087.serbach@new.rr.com> Dear Group, My wife, Janet, and I have been using Day-Timer software for about 6 or 7 years to handle appointments, phone book, notes, and to-do lists. It's principle attraction for us was that a multi-user version was pretty inexpensive. The Day-Timer company stopped supporting the product about 5 years ago, but we've gotten along. I even use it to update my Palm M-100. The best thing is that Janet's appointments and mine appear on the same calendar without having to go into some kind of collaboration function. With Windows XP, though, I can see that the technology in Day-Timer is limping along. It still uses some 16-bit underpinnings in some way. What I'd like to know is what do I have to do to set up a multi-user calendar/to-do/phone book in, say, Outlook? Does it involve installing Windows Server. I can manage that with my ISV Empower subscription. I presume that Windows Server implies Microsoft Exchange, or whatever. I really haven't looked at this type of thing -- multi-user calendaring -- since we bought Day-Timer, so I'm a bit behind the times. Any suggestions? Thanks. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI http://sweblog1.blogspot.com http://www.swerbach.com/security From EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us Wed Dec 15 09:55:25 2004 From: EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us (Tesiny, Ed) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:55:25 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Message-ID: Steve, Have you looked at the following site yet, a lot of useful info there http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/scheduleall.htm Ed Tesiny EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us -----Original Message----- From: Steven W. Erbach [mailto:serbach at new.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 9:53 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Dear Group, My wife, Janet, and I have been using Day-Timer software for about 6 or 7 years to handle appointments, phone book, notes, and to-do lists. It's principle attraction for us was that a multi-user version was pretty inexpensive. The Day-Timer company stopped supporting the product about 5 years ago, but we've gotten along. I even use it to update my Palm M-100. The best thing is that Janet's appointments and mine appear on the same calendar without having to go into some kind of collaboration function. With Windows XP, though, I can see that the technology in Day-Timer is limping along. It still uses some 16-bit underpinnings in some way. What I'd like to know is what do I have to do to set up a multi-user calendar/to-do/phone book in, say, Outlook? Does it involve installing Windows Server. I can manage that with my ISV Empower subscription. I presume that Windows Server implies Microsoft Exchange, or whatever. I really haven't looked at this type of thing -- multi-user calendaring -- since we bought Day-Timer, so I'm a bit behind the times. Any suggestions? Thanks. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI http://sweblog1.blogspot.com http://www.swerbach.com/security _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Wed Dec 15 09:13:35 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:13:35 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Message-ID: <20041215161332.3445324ECAE@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Hi Steve I'd say installing Windows server plus Exchange 'just' to handle a calendar-type need is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Which is not to say I know what you should use, I'd just look for something simpler first. By the way, was your town named after a passing car siren? What a great name. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Date: 15/12/04 14:54 > > Dear Group, > > My wife, Janet, and I have been using Day-Timer software for about 6 or 7 years to handle appointments, phone book, notes, and to-do lists. It's principle attraction for us was that a multi-user version was pretty inexpensive. The Day-Timer company stopped supporting the product about 5 years ago, but we've gotten along. I even use it to update my Palm M-100. The best thing is that Janet's appointments and mine appear on the same calendar without having to go into some kind of collaboration function. > > With Windows XP, though, I can see that the technology in Day-Timer is limping along. It still uses some 16-bit underpinnings in some way. What I'd like to know is what do I have to do to set up a multi-user calendar/to-do/phone book in, say, Outlook? Does it involve installing Windows Server. I can manage that with my ISV Empower subscription. I presume that Windows Server implies Microsoft Exchange, or whatever. I really haven't looked at this type of thing -- multi-user calendaring -- since we bought Day-Timer, so I'm a bit behind the times. > > Any suggestions? Thanks. > > Steve Erbach > Neenah, WI > > http://sweblog1.blogspot.com > http://www.swerbach.com/security > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 From serbach at new.rr.com Wed Dec 15 12:15:47 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:15:47 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser In-Reply-To: <20041215161332.3445324ECAE@smtp.nildram.co.uk> References: <20041215161332.3445324ECAE@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Message-ID: <20041215121547.882068933.serbach@new.rr.com> Andy, Not sure where 'Neenah' came from. I'm pretty sure it's American Indian in origin. A lot of Wisconsin places names (including the name of the state itself) are Indian. Here's a link to an "historical tour" of Neenah: http://www.ci.neenah.wi.us/CommDev/HistoricalTour.htm A close friend of ours lives in #16. It's about 5,000 square feet. like numbers 15, 17, and 18. Lots of money from paper mills in Neenah...but since Wisconsin only became a state in 1848, that must seem like just yesterday to someone in England. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: Andy Lacey > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Date: Wed, Dec-15-2004 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > Hi Steve > I'd say installing Windows server plus Exchange 'just' to handle a > calendar-type need is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Which is not to > say I > know what you should use, I'd just look for something simpler first. > > By the way, was your town named after a passing car siren? What a great > name. > -- > Andy Lacey From serbach at new.rr.com Wed Dec 15 12:22:38 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:22:38 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20041215122238.157298996.serbach@new.rr.com> Ed, Yes, I took a look at it. Seems like GroupCalendar might fill the bill. I'm not looking forward to the change. I've never installed Windows Server nor Windows Small Business Server. I guess it's time, eh? Thanks for the link. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: "Tesiny, Ed" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Date: Wed, Dec-15-2004 9:56 AM > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > Steve, > Have you looked at the following site yet, a lot of useful info there > http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/scheduleall.htm > > > Ed Tesiny From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Wed Dec 15 13:02:09 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:02:09 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser In-Reply-To: <20041215121547.882068933.serbach@new.rr.com> Message-ID: <000001c4e2d8$93fcad40$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> Looks great Steve. And as for 1848, yep we've got software houses older than that. ;-) Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Steven W. Erbach > Sent: 15 December 2004 18:16 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > > Andy, > > Not sure where 'Neenah' came from. I'm pretty sure it's > American Indian in origin. A lot of Wisconsin places names > (including the name of the state itself) are Indian. > > Here's a link to an "historical tour" of Neenah: > > http://www.ci.neenah.wi.us/CommDev/HistoricalTour.htm > > A close friend of ours lives in #16. It's about 5,000 square > feet. like numbers 15, 17, and 18. Lots of money from paper > mills in Neenah...but since Wisconsin only became a state in > 1848, that must seem like just yesterday to someone in England. > > Steve Erbach > Neenah, WI > > > ------------Original Message------------ > > From: Andy Lacey > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > > > Date: Wed, Dec-15-2004 10:14 AM > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > > > Hi Steve > > I'd say installing Windows server plus Exchange 'just' to handle a > > calendar-type need is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Which > is not to > > say I know what you should use, I'd just look for something simpler > > first. > > > > By the way, was your town named after a passing car siren? What a > > great name. > > -- > > Andy Lacey > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > From Gustav at cactus.dk Thu Dec 16 08:20:38 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:20:38 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls Message-ID: Hi Bryan et all Also note the new and unique: --- NetOp Desktop Firewall World's first driver-centric desktop firewall with central control for corporate laptops http://www.netop.com/netop-14.htm --- I have no idea of cost but a trial is ready for download. Given the high quality of Danware's remote control software, this product seems promising - indeed for corporate use. /gustav -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:07 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls I am looking for a new firewall for my XPP SR2 box. I have just about had it with Zone Alarm. It somehow managed to block ALL my 'net access, including my VPN for work with the latest upgrade. It took a complete uninstall to get access back. Can we say, not a happy camper. I've tried Sygate, which wouldn't let me send large e-mails (anything over about 2 sentences). Not acceptable, and I can't figure out how to let them out. I've just finished trying Kerio Personal Firewall. Not happy with it either. Too many things that it tries to block. Windows Firewall is not an option, since I don't trust MS to get it right. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a personal firewall, or should I just dig through my downloaded files directory and use the previous version of ZA, which I'e been extremely happy with up until now. From serbach at new.rr.com Thu Dec 16 10:04:06 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:04:06 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser In-Reply-To: <000001c4e2d8$93fcad40$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> References: <20041215121547.882068933.serbach@new.rr.com> <000001c4e2d8$93fcad40$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> Message-ID: <20041216100406.1580816126.serbach@new.rr.com> Andy, Yes, Babbage and Lovelace, yes? Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: Andy Lacey > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > Date: Wed, Dec-15-2004 1:03 PM > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > Looks great Steve. And as for 1848, yep we've got software houses older > than > that. ;-) > > Andy > From fhtapia at gmail.com Thu Dec 16 12:16:38 2004 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:16:38 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: <41B8E3B6.7060800@rogers.com> References: <41B8E3B6.7060800@rogers.com> Message-ID: It seems that this list is going unmoderated... AFAIK, you shouldn't be backing up rented DVDs (for the US at least). On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:45:58 -0500, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are > all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough > space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get > a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same > problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, > Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! From Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com Thu Dec 16 12:34:35 2004 From: Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com (Mitsules, Mark) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:34:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter Message-ID: Thank you Captain Obvious for that public service announcement. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Francisco Tapia [mailto:fhtapia at gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:17 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter It seems that this list is going unmoderated... AFAIK, you shouldn't be backing up rented DVDs (for the US at least). On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:45:58 -0500, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are > all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough > space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get > a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same > problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, > Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fhtapia at gmail.com Thu Dec 16 15:40:57 2004 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:40:57 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm just saying it's probably not a good idea to be discussing the use of DvdShrink for illegal purposes on a public list? On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:34:35 -0500, Mitsules, Mark wrote: > Thank you Captain Obvious for that public service announcement. > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Francisco Tapia [mailto:fhtapia at gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:17 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about DVD-Decrypter > > It seems that this list is going unmoderated... AFAIK, you shouldn't > be backing up rented DVDs (for the US at least). > > On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:45:58 -0500, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > I just rented The Simpsons Season 3, which is 4 DVDs and the ISOs are > > all around 7GB, so I guess I'm toast. Doh! Fortunately I have enough > > space on the box to leave the ISOs there for a while, and maybe I'll get > > a new contract soon and be able to buy a DD DVD burner. I have the same > > problem with The Man Who Fell To Earth -- even when I kill the French, > > Spanish and Portuguese parts it's still too big. Oh well. > > > -- > -Francisco > http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! From john at winhaven.net Thu Dec 16 19:14:01 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:14:01 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware Message-ID: I forget which list this was on but here's an update: Looks like all our spyware woes ar solved ;-P Microsoft Makes 'Giant' Anti-spyware Acquisition By purchasing Giant Company Software, Microsoft gains a top-rated anti-spyware tool to add to its arsenal. Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The company said the spyware detection and removal application will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP Service Pack 2. http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1432-5-92-203549-158922-0-0-0-1 From serbach at new.rr.com Mon Dec 20 06:07:16 2004 From: serbach at new.rr.com (Steven W. Erbach) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 06:07:16 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20041220060716.1558213802.serbach@new.rr.com> John, Interesting. I tried Giant for a couple of weeks. It sure seemed to me as if Giant crashed more than was advisable for a modern program. I didn't wind up buying it. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: John Bartow > To: "_DBA-Tech" , "_DBA-OT" > Date: Thu, Dec-16-2004 7:15 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware > > I forget which list this was on but here's an update: > > Looks like all our spyware woes ar solved ;-P > > Microsoft Makes 'Giant' Anti-spyware Acquisition > By purchasing Giant Company Software, Microsoft gains a > top-rated anti-spyware tool to add to its arsenal. > Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an > anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The > company said the spyware detection and removal application > will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP > Service Pack 2. > http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1432-5-92-203549-158922-0-0-0-1 > > From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Mon Dec 20 06:15:02 2004 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (=?utf-8?B?Sm9uIFR5ZGRh?=) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:15:02 -0000 Subject: =?utf-8?B?UkU6IFtkYmEtVGVjaF0gR2lhbnQgc3B5d2FyZQ==?= Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EA9D20C0@ALCUXB> That's interesting, I haven't had any problems with it (touch wood!). Jon -----Original Message----- From: Steven W. Erbach [mailto:serbach at new.rr.com] Sent: 20 December 2004 12:07 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware John, Interesting. I tried Giant for a couple of weeks. It sure seemed to me as if Giant crashed more than was advisable for a modern program. I didn't wind up buying it. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: John Bartow > To: "_DBA-Tech" , "_DBA-OT" > Date: Thu, Dec-16-2004 7:15 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware > > I forget which list this was on but here's an update: > > Looks like all our spyware woes ar solved ;-P > > Microsoft Makes 'Giant' Anti-spyware Acquisition > By purchasing Giant Company Software, Microsoft gains a > top-rated anti-spyware tool to add to its arsenal. > Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an > anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The > company said the spyware detection and removal application > will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP > Service Pack 2. > http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1432-5-92-203549-158922-0-0-0-1 > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From john at winhaven.net Mon Dec 20 09:42:32 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:42:32 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware In-Reply-To: <20041220060716.1558213802.serbach@new.rr.com> Message-ID: Good to know. I downloaded it, ran a competitive test with 4 others and haven't gotten back to trying it. Pest Patrol does a good job for me and hasn't caused crashed lock-ups etc. so I'm happy with it - just always interested in the rest for the sake of thoroughness. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Steven W. Erbach Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 6:07 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware John, Interesting. I tried Giant for a couple of weeks. It sure seemed to me as if Giant crashed more than was advisable for a modern program. I didn't wind up buying it. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: John Bartow > To: "_DBA-Tech" , "_DBA-OT" > Date: Thu, Dec-16-2004 7:15 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware > > I forget which list this was on but here's an update: > > Looks like all our spyware woes ar solved ;-P > > Microsoft Makes 'Giant' Anti-spyware Acquisition > By purchasing Giant Company Software, Microsoft gains a > top-rated anti-spyware tool to add to its arsenal. > Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an > anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The > company said the spyware detection and removal application > will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP > Service Pack 2. > http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1432-5-92-203549-158922-0-0-0-1 > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Mon Dec 20 09:42:33 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:42:33 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EA9D20C0@ALCUXB> Message-ID: You've got sooo easy there. We have to "knock" on wood here. Much harder on the knuckles... ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 6:15 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware That's interesting, I haven't had any problems with it (touch wood!). Jon -----Original Message----- From: Steven W. Erbach [mailto:serbach at new.rr.com] Sent: 20 December 2004 12:07 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware John, Interesting. I tried Giant for a couple of weeks. It sure seemed to me as if Giant crashed more than was advisable for a modern program. I didn't wind up buying it. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: John Bartow > To: "_DBA-Tech" , "_DBA-OT" > Date: Thu, Dec-16-2004 7:15 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware > > I forget which list this was on but here's an update: > > Looks like all our spyware woes ar solved ;-P > > Microsoft Makes 'Giant' Anti-spyware Acquisition > By purchasing Giant Company Software, Microsoft gains a > top-rated anti-spyware tool to add to its arsenal. > Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an > anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The > company said the spyware detection and removal application > will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP > Service Pack 2. > http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1432-5-92-203549-158922-0-0-0-1 > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From peter.brawley at artfulsoftware.com Mon Dec 20 11:34:58 2004 From: peter.brawley at artfulsoftware.com (Peter Brawley) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:34:58 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word2000 to PDF References: Message-ID: <001001c4e6ba$43bc5ca0$0c0110ac@toshnb> No response to this question on the Adobe forum. Mebbe someone here knows? We converted 24 Word2000 docs to PDFs with Acrobat Professional 6.0.1. Simple Word2000 hyperlinks to other PDFs, eg chaptername.pdf convert fine. So do most simple Word2000 same-doc bookmarks, eg #bookmarkname but links to bookmarks in other chapters pop the absurd error msg "Cannot open #bookmarkname" Anybody know if links to bookmarks in other PDFs are possible in 6.0.1? If so, how? If not, are they doable in 7.0? PB From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Dec 20 17:25:16 2004 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:25:16 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware In-Reply-To: Message-ID: lol :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 20 December 2004 15:43 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware You've got sooo easy there. We have to "knock" on wood here. Much harder on the knuckles... ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 6:15 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware That's interesting, I haven't had any problems with it (touch wood!). Jon -----Original Message----- From: Steven W. Erbach [mailto:serbach at new.rr.com] Sent: 20 December 2004 12:07 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware John, Interesting. I tried Giant for a couple of weeks. It sure seemed to me as if Giant crashed more than was advisable for a modern program. I didn't wind up buying it. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI > ------------Original Message------------ > From: John Bartow > To: "_DBA-Tech" , "_DBA-OT" > Date: Thu, Dec-16-2004 7:15 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Giant spyware > > I forget which list this was on but here's an update: > > Looks like all our spyware woes ar solved ;-P > > Microsoft Makes 'Giant' Anti-spyware Acquisition > By purchasing Giant Company Software, Microsoft gains a > top-rated anti-spyware tool to add to its arsenal. > Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an > anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The > company said the spyware detection and removal application > will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP > Service Pack 2. > http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1432-5-92-203549-158922-0-0-0-1 > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Mon Dec 20 22:50:05 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:50:05 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word2000 to PDF References: <001001c4e6ba$43bc5ca0$0c0110ac@toshnb> Message-ID: <41C7AB7D.3090008@shaw.ca> I don't know if this is any help but with the release of 6.0 I have been able to open a PDF to an exact page but never to a bookmark, you can do this as well from IE via explorer navigate method. A page is as fine as I have been able to do. Sub RunAdobe() 'for options see ' http://partners.adobe.com/asn/acrobat/sdk/public/docs/PDFOpenParams.pdf Dim intRet As Integer Dim intPage As Integer Dim strPDF As String Dim strCommandLine As String intPage = 1 strPDF = """C:\records management\aircanadacasestudy.pdf""" ' strPDF = """C:\Documents and Settings\marty\My Documents\My Pictures\VS.tif""" strCommandLine = """C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe""" & _ " /A " & "page=" & intPage & "&zoom=50,250,100 " & strPDF Debug.Print strCommandLine intRet = Shell(strCommandLine, vbMaximizedFocus) End Sub Peter Brawley wrote: >No response to this question on the Adobe forum. Mebbe someone here knows? > >We converted 24 Word2000 docs to PDFs with Acrobat Professional 6.0.1. >Simple Word2000 hyperlinks to other PDFs, eg > > chaptername.pdf > >convert fine. So do most simple Word2000 same-doc bookmarks, eg > > #bookmarkname > >but links to bookmarks in other chapters pop the absurd error msg > > "Cannot open #bookmarkname" > >Anybody know if links to bookmarks in other PDFs are possible in 6.0.1? If >so, how? If not, are they doable in 7.0? > >PB >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From john at winhaven.net Tue Dec 21 12:21:14 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:21:14 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] corruption Message-ID: <200412211225599.SM00767@ScuzzPaq> I need a reference to the company that fixes corrupted access backend databases. Anyone have one? John B. From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Tue Dec 21 15:30:40 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:30:40 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] corruption In-Reply-To: <200412211225599.SM00767@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <41C922A0.25126.3777D34@lexacorp.com.pg> On 21 Dec 2004 at 12:21, John Bartow wrote: > I need a reference to the company that fixes corrupted access backend > databases. Anyone have one? > First three returns on google for "repair access database" are: http://www.accessdatabaserepair.com http://www.pcrecovery.com http://www.accessdatabaserepair.com That wasn't hard was it :-) -- Stuart From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Tue Dec 21 16:48:27 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:48:27 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies In-Reply-To: <41C922A0.25126.3777D34@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <000101c4e7af$2f761f60$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> I recently downloaded the trial version of something called iPhotoDVD. What it does is allow you to string a load of jpg's together into an mpg, specifying how long each is to stay on-screen and what transition effects you want between photos. You can also add a soundtrack. I can then burn the mpg onto a CD (I don't have a DVD writer) in SVCD format using Nero and watch the resultant CD on a DVD player. Result: family can sit around TV and watch snaps rather than gathering round PC. Now I find this neat, and don't mind at all paying the $19 the guy's asking for the real version, but before I do I wondered if anyone uses anything similar and recommends an alternative. The oftware has a few rough edges and one of you may know something better. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk From jon at tydda.plus.com Tue Dec 21 18:13:10 2004 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:13:10 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies In-Reply-To: <000101c4e7af$2f761f60$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> Message-ID: My mate did that with my brother's wedding video, I can find out what he used to do it, but h's not around till after Christmas, so could be a while. I don't think he used any extra software (knowing him as well as I do)... Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: 21 December 2004 22:48 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies I recently downloaded the trial version of something called iPhotoDVD. What it does is allow you to string a load of jpg's together into an mpg, specifying how long each is to stay on-screen and what transition effects you want between photos. You can also add a soundtrack. I can then burn the mpg onto a CD (I don't have a DVD writer) in SVCD format using Nero and watch the resultant CD on a DVD player. Result: family can sit around TV and watch snaps rather than gathering round PC. Now I find this neat, and don't mind at all paying the $19 the guy's asking for the real version, but before I do I wondered if anyone uses anything similar and recommends an alternative. The oftware has a few rough edges and one of you may know something better. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From Lembit.Soobik at t-online.de Tue Dec 21 18:05:27 2004 From: Lembit.Soobik at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 01:05:27 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies References: <000101c4e7af$2f761f60$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> Message-ID: <0b2101c4e7bb$c3db8260$0300a8c0@S856> Andy, there is a piece of equipment which you can connect to your TV and then via Ethernet or wireless to your PC and it comes with software which allows you to put together a slide presentation with Audio playlist and see that on your TV. it allows you to play music, videos, photos from your PC on your TV. of course that solution is a bit more expensive than $ 19. Its made by Pinnacle (ShowCenter). If you are interested in more details, ask me after Jan-06 when I'm back merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Lembit Lembit Soobik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lacey" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:48 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies > I recently downloaded the trial version of something called iPhotoDVD. What > it does is allow you to string a load of jpg's together into an mpg, > specifying how long each is to stay on-screen and what transition effects > you want between photos. You can also add a soundtrack. I can then burn the > mpg onto a CD (I don't have a DVD writer) in SVCD format using Nero and > watch the resultant CD on a DVD player. Result: family can sit around TV and > watch snaps rather than gathering round PC. Now I find this neat, and don't > mind at all paying the $19 the guy's asking for the real version, but before > I do I wondered if anyone uses anything similar and recommends an > alternative. The oftware has a few rough edges and one of you may know > something better. > > -- Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jpack at sdc.org Tue Dec 21 18:20:08 2004 From: jpack at sdc.org (Johnny Pack) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:20:08 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies In-Reply-To: <000101c4e7af$2f761f60$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> References: <41C922A0.25126.3777D34@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <4.2.2.20041221171159.00ab0310@sdc.org> I use a product called "PicturesToExe". It can be found at http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/. They have a free working demo with which one can get a good feel for. A lifetime registration is $24. I found it to be extremely intuitive with a fast learning curve. One can get a very professional result with it. When you are done, it creates a single executable that can be burned to a cd/dvd. Hope this helps. Johnny From john at winhaven.net Tue Dec 21 18:40:01 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:40:01 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] corruption In-Reply-To: <41C922A0.25126.3777D34@lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <200412211844302.SM00767@ScuzzPaq> No, but none of them worked :o( John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:31 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] corruption On 21 Dec 2004 at 12:21, John Bartow wrote: > I need a reference to the company that fixes corrupted access backend > databases. Anyone have one? > First three returns on google for "repair access database" are: http://www.accessdatabaserepair.com http://www.pcrecovery.com http://www.accessdatabaserepair.com That wasn't hard was it :-) -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Wed Dec 22 01:42:48 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:42:48 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20041221171159.00ab0310@sdc.org> Message-ID: <001401c4e7f9$d591ed80$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> Thanks Johnny Does a DVD player recognise and play the EXE though? Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Johnny Pack > Sent: 22 December 2004 00:20 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies > > > I use a product called "PicturesToExe". It can be found at > http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/. They have a free working demo > with which one > can get a good feel for. A lifetime registration is $24. I > found it to be > extremely intuitive with a fast learning curve. One can get a very > professional result with it. When you are done, it creates a single > executable that can be burned to a cd/dvd. > > Hope this helps. > Johnny > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Wed Dec 22 01:45:14 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:45:14 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies In-Reply-To: <0b2101c4e7bb$c3db8260$0300a8c0@S856> Message-ID: <001501c4e7fa$2c7f5880$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> Thanks Lembit. Yes I've heard of these but I think they're around ?100. But the other advantage of the CD approach is that I can take the CD to places (family) and just put it on their DVD player and entertain (/bore them to death) with our photos. And you have a great Christmas and New Year too. Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Lembit Soobik > Sent: 22 December 2004 00:05 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies > > > Andy, > there is a piece of equipment which you can connect to your > TV and then via Ethernet or wireless to your PC and it comes > with software which allows you to put together a slide > presentation with Audio playlist and see that on your TV. it > allows you to play music, videos, photos from your PC on your > TV. of course that solution is a bit more expensive than $ > 19. Its made by Pinnacle (ShowCenter). If you are interested > in more details, ask me after Jan-06 when I'm back merry > Christmas and a Happy New Year Lembit > > Lembit Soobik > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Lacey" > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:48 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies > > > > I recently downloaded the trial version of something called > iPhotoDVD. > > What it does is allow you to string a load of jpg's > together into an > > mpg, specifying how long each is to stay on-screen and what > transition > > effects you want between photos. You can also add a > soundtrack. I can > > then burn the mpg onto a CD (I don't have a DVD writer) in > SVCD format > > using Nero and watch the resultant CD on a DVD player. > Result: family > > can sit around TV and watch snaps rather than gathering > round PC. Now > > I find this neat, and don't mind at all paying the $19 the guy's > > asking for the real version, but before I do I wondered if > anyone uses > > anything similar and recommends an alternative. The oftware > has a few > > rough edges and one of you may know something better. > > > > -- Andy Lacey > > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > From marcus at tsstech.com Wed Dec 22 07:47:20 2004 From: marcus at tsstech.com (Scott Marcus) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:47:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies Message-ID: These http://www.hauppage.com/pages/products/data_mediamvp.html are significantly cheaper than the ShowCenter product. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:05 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies Andy, there is a piece of equipment which you can connect to your TV and then via Ethernet or wireless to your PC and it comes with software which allows you to put together a slide presentation with Audio playlist and see that on your TV. it allows you to play music, videos, photos from your PC on your TV. of course that solution is a bit more expensive than $ 19. Its made by Pinnacle (ShowCenter). If you are interested in more details, ask me after Jan-06 when I'm back merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Lembit Lembit Soobik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lacey" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:48 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies > I recently downloaded the trial version of something called iPhotoDVD. What > it does is allow you to string a load of jpg's together into an mpg, > specifying how long each is to stay on-screen and what transition effects > you want between photos. You can also add a soundtrack. I can then burn the > mpg onto a CD (I don't have a DVD writer) in SVCD format using Nero and > watch the resultant CD on a DVD player. Result: family can sit around TV and > watch snaps rather than gathering round PC. Now I find this neat, and don't > mind at all paying the $19 the guy's asking for the real version, but before > I do I wondered if anyone uses anything similar and recommends an > alternative. The oftware has a few rough edges and one of you may know > something better. > > -- Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From marcus at tsstech.com Wed Dec 22 07:55:53 2004 From: marcus at tsstech.com (Scott Marcus) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:55:53 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies Message-ID: Here are some other good software solutions... http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=932 <--This is upgradeable to more powerful solution when needed later. http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=47 http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=45 -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:13 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies My mate did that with my brother's wedding video, I can find out what he used to do it, but h's not around till after Christmas, so could be a while. I don't think he used any extra software (knowing him as well as I do)... Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: 21 December 2004 22:48 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies I recently downloaded the trial version of something called iPhotoDVD. What it does is allow you to string a load of jpg's together into an mpg, specifying how long each is to stay on-screen and what transition effects you want between photos. You can also add a soundtrack. I can then burn the mpg onto a CD (I don't have a DVD writer) in SVCD format using Nero and watch the resultant CD on a DVD player. Result: family can sit around TV and watch snaps rather than gathering round PC. Now I find this neat, and don't mind at all paying the $19 the guy's asking for the real version, but before I do I wondered if anyone uses anything similar and recommends an alternative. The oftware has a few rough edges and one of you may know something better. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From djkr at msn.com Wed Dec 22 08:11:08 2004 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:11:08 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser In-Reply-To: <20041215161332.3445324ECAE@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Message-ID: "How the name "Neenah," came to be attached to the locality is attributed to Governor Doty, who meeting with a band of Indians one day, pointed to the river and asked, "what is that?" The Indians answered, "Neenah" being their word for water. Doty liked the word and applied it to the region." John > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: 15 December 2004 15:14 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > > Hi Steve > I'd say installing Windows server plus Exchange 'just' to > handle a calendar-type need is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. > Which is not to say I know what you should use, I'd just look > for something simpler first. > > By the way, was your town named after a passing car siren? > What a great name. > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > Date: 15/12/04 14:54 > > > > > Dear Group, > > > > My wife, Janet, and I have been using Day-Timer software > for about 6 > > or 7 > years to handle appointments, phone book, notes, and to-do > lists. It's principle attraction for us was that a multi-user > version was pretty inexpensive. The Day-Timer company stopped > supporting the product about 5 years ago, but we've gotten > along. I even use it to update my Palm M-100. The best thing > is that Janet's appointments and mine appear on the same > calendar without having to go into some kind of collaboration > function. > > > > With Windows XP, though, I can see that the technology in > Day-Timer is > limping along. It still uses some 16-bit underpinnings in > some way. What I'd like to know is what do I have to do to > set up a multi-user calendar/to-do/phone book in, say, > Outlook? Does it involve installing Windows Server. I can > manage that with my ISV Empower subscription. I presume that > Windows Server implies Microsoft Exchange, or whatever. I > really haven't looked at this type of thing -- multi-user > calendaring -- since we bought Day-Timer, so I'm a bit behind > the times. > > > > Any suggestions? Thanks. > > > > Steve Erbach > > Neenah, WI > > > > http://sweblog1.blogspot.com > > http://www.swerbach.com/security > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From jpack at sdc.org Wed Dec 22 08:26:50 2004 From: jpack at sdc.org (Johnny Pack) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:26:50 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Photos to movies In-Reply-To: <001401c4e7f9$d591ed80$b274d0d5@minster33c3r25> References: <4.2.2.20041221171159.00ab0310@sdc.org> Message-ID: <4.2.2.20041222072356.00ab0358@sdc.org> Andy I can't say. I don't have a dvd player other than the one in my laptop. I presently have it set up to watch dvds on the tv via the laptop player. Johnny At 07:42 AM 12/22/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Thanks Johnny >Does a DVD player recognise and play the EXE though? >Andy From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Wed Dec 22 07:36:49 2004 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:36:49 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Message-ID: <20041222143646.7C2D2251D6D@smtp.nildram.co.uk> Love it. Thanks John. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser Date: 22/12/04 14:12 > > "How the name "Neenah," came to be attached to the locality is attributed to > Governor Doty, who meeting with a band of Indians one day, pointed to the > river and asked, "what is that?" The Indians answered, "Neenah" being their > word for water. Doty liked the word and applied it to the region." > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > > Sent: 15 December 2004 15:14 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > > > > > Hi Steve > > I'd say installing Windows server plus Exchange 'just' to > > handle a calendar-type need is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. > > Which is not to say I know what you should use, I'd just look > > for something simpler first. > > > > By the way, was your town named after a passing car siren? > > What a great name. > > -- > > Andy Lacey > > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > > > > > --------- Original Message -------- > > From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook multiuser > > Date: 15/12/04 14:54 > > > > > > > > Dear Group, > > > > > > My wife, Janet, and I have been using Day-Timer software > > for about 6 > > > or 7 > > years to handle appointments, phone book, notes, and to-do > > lists. It's principle attraction for us was that a multi-user > > version was pretty inexpensive. The Day-Timer company stopped > > supporting the product about 5 years ago, but we've gotten > > along. I even use it to update my Palm M-100. The best thing > > is that Janet's appointments and mine appear on the same > > calendar without having to go into some kind of collaboration > > function. > > > > > > With Windows XP, though, I can see that the technology in > > Day-Timer is > > limping along. It still uses some 16-bit underpinnings in > > some way. What I'd like to know is what do I have to do to > > set up a multi-user calendar/to-do/phone book in, say, > > Outlook? Does it involve installing Windows Server. I can > > manage that with my ISV Empower subscription. I presume that > > Windows Server implies Microsoft Exchange, or whatever. I > > really haven't looked at this type of thing -- multi-user > > calendaring -- since we bought Day-Timer, so I'm a bit behind > > the times. > > > > > > Any suggestions? Thanks. > > > > > > Steve Erbach > > > Neenah, WI > > > > > > http://sweblog1.blogspot.com > > > http://www.swerbach.com/security > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 From artful at rogers.com Sun Dec 26 15:20:53 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:20:53 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 2003 Server question: Named Pipes In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20041222072356.00ab0358@sdc.org> References: <4.2.2.20041221171159.00ab0310@sdc.org> <4.2.2.20041222072356.00ab0358@sdc.org> Message-ID: <41CF2B35.8020902@rogers.com> I've converted one of my boxes to the above OS, and then attempted to install MySQL 5.02 on it. Everything proceeds ok but then near the end it chokes and says that it can't connect using named pipe MySQL. The various config things all look different in Server 2003 and I'm not even sure where to go to see if named pipes are installed (and if so, correctly). Any tips? TIA, Arthur > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 From peter.brawley at artfulsoftware.com Sun Dec 26 15:41:27 2004 From: peter.brawley at artfulsoftware.com (Peter Brawley) Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:41:27 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 2003 Server question: Named Pipes References: <4.2.2.20041221171159.00ab0310@sdc.org><4.2.2.20041222072356.00ab0358@sdc.org> <41CF2B35.8020902@rogers.com> Message-ID: <000b01c4eb93$afe273f0$0c0110ac@toshnb> Quoth the manual (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Windows_select_server.html) ... ------------------------------- * Starting from MySQL 3.23.50, named pipes are enabled only if you start the server with the `--enable-named-pipe' option. It is now necessary to use this option explicitly because some users have experienced problems shutting down the MySQL server when named pipes were used. MySQL supports TCP/IP on all Windows platforms. The mysqld-nt and mysql-max-nt servers support named pipes on Windows NT, 2000, XP, and 2003. However, the default is to use TCP/IP regardless of the platform. (Named pipes are slower than TCP/IP in many Windows configurations.) Named pipe use is subject to these conditions: a.. Starting from MySQL 3.23.50, named pipes are enabled only if you start the server with the --enable-named-pipe option. It is now necessary to use this option explicitly because some users have experienced problems shutting down the MySQL server when named pipes were used. a.. Named pipe connections are allowed only by the mysqld-nt or mysqld-max-nt servers, and only if the server is run on a version of Windows that supports named pipes (NT, 2000, XP, 2003). -------------- So (i) are you using mysqld-nt, (ii) why use named pipes? Wot's wrong with TCP/IP? P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Arthur Fuller To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 2003 Server question: Named Pipes I've converted one of my boxes to the above OS, and then attempted to install MySQL 5.02 on it. Everything proceeds ok but then near the end it chokes and says that it can't connect using named pipe MySQL. The various config things all look different in Server 2003 and I'm not even sure where to go to see if named pipes are installed (and if so, correctly). Any tips? TIA, Arthur > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Tue Dec 28 13:35:42 2004 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:35:42 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Susan Sontag RIP In-Reply-To: <000b01c4eb93$afe273f0$0c0110ac@toshnb> References: <4.2.2.20041221171159.00ab0310@sdc.org><4.2.2.20041222072356.00ab0358@sdc.org> <41CF2B35.8020902@rogers.com> <000b01c4eb93$afe273f0$0c0110ac@toshnb> Message-ID: <41D1B58E.5010401@rogers.com> I pause for several minutes' silence on the passing of one of USA's greatest intellectuals, IMO, Susan Sontag. Her initial book, Against Interpretation, was seminal. Her screenplays were deep. Her novels and short fiction failed to move me, frankly. But I read every single thing she wrote, and happened once to be in Berkeley when she was signing books in a bookstore. I met her then, and only for five or so minutes, but after reading her and meeting her however briefly I would happily place her in the "Fuller Top 10 American Intellectuals of the 20th Century". She will be missed. Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 From john at winhaven.net Tue Dec 28 15:18:54 2004 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:18:54 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Susan Sontag RIP In-Reply-To: <41D1B58E.5010401@rogers.com> Message-ID: <200412281519949.SM03308@ScuzzPaq> PLEASE move this thread to the OFF TOPIC LIST immediately! Do not reply to it here at all! Thanks! John Bartow, President Database Advisors, Inc. Email: mailto:president at databaseadvisors.com Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com PS: Arthur, the "for shame finger" is shaking in your direction \|/|\|/ You're just baiting a flame war by posting this here. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:36 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Susan Sontag RIP I pause for several minutes' silence on the passing of one of USA's greatest intellectuals, IMO, Susan Sontag. Her initial book, Against Interpretation, was seminal. Her screenplays were deep. Her novels and short fiction failed to move me, frankly. But I read every single thing she wrote, and happened once to be in Berkeley when she was signing books in a bookstore. I met her then, and only for five or so minutes, but after reading her and meeting her however briefly I would happily place her in the "Fuller Top 10 American Intellectuals of the 20th Century". She will be missed. Arthur > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From kens.programming at verizon.net Wed Dec 29 16:15:56 2004 From: kens.programming at verizon.net (Ken Stoker) Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:15:56 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Project Server 2003 Message-ID: <20041229221423.FEGY24714.out010.verizon.net@enterprise> Is anyone here familiar with Project Server 2003? Aware of a list like this for Project Server 2003? I am trying to work with this locally here and if I get it to work, my boss at the home office said she would like to implement something similar for the other Project Managers back there. However, this is a new ball of wax, and the book I have right now isn?t helping much. I have lots of questions and struggling to get answers. Thanks Ken -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Wed Dec 29 17:00:40 2004 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:00:40 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Project Server 2003 References: <20041229221423.FEGY24714.out010.verizon.net@enterprise> Message-ID: <41D33718.40402@shaw.ca> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.project.pro_and_server&lang=en&cr=US or here http://www.msprojectexperts.com/ Ken Stoker wrote: >Is anyone here familiar with Project Server 2003? Aware of a list like this >for Project Server 2003? I am trying to work with this locally here and if >I get it to work, my boss at the home office said she would like to >implement something similar for the other Project Managers back there. >However, this is a new ball of wax, and the book I have right now isn?t >helping much. I have lots of questions and struggling to get answers. > > > >Thanks > > > >Ken > > > > > > > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From kens.programming at verizon.net Wed Dec 29 17:14:58 2004 From: kens.programming at verizon.net (Ken Stoker) Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:14:58 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Project Server 2003 In-Reply-To: <41D33718.40402@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <20041229231325.KNWH7873.out006.verizon.net@enterprise> Thanks. As it turns out, I found the first one after I sent this message and have made a post. Just waiting for an answer now. I found the books for the second one on Amazon.com, one received a high rating and the other one received mixed reviews. Trying other lists always reminds me how great the ones here are. Keep it up everyone. Again, thank you. Ken -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:01 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Project Server 2003 http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.pu blic.project.pro_and_server&lang=en&cr=US or here http://www.msprojectexperts.com/ Ken Stoker wrote: >Is anyone here familiar with Project Server 2003? Aware of a list like this >for Project Server 2003? I am trying to work with this locally here and if >I get it to work, my boss at the home office said she would like to >implement something similar for the other Project Managers back there. >However, this is a new ball of wax, and the book I have right now isn?t >helping much. I have lots of questions and struggling to get answers. > > > >Thanks > > > >Ken > > > > > > > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be Thu Dec 30 04:16:26 2004 From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:16:26 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating controls on a form table data based Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B568C@stekelbes.ithelps.local> Hi I developing an app for a tablet pc, that will be uses by an expert to estimate real estates. The target is that the expert gets out his tablet pc in the building and starts clicking predifined answers to descibe the estate. Additional comments per answer must be posible (example wooden floor = yes, comment= slightly damaged) For reasons of speed and overview the several questions and respective answers need to be on a minimum of forms to avoid form switching They now use a paper form. The difficulty lies in the fact that questions and there choices/answers can vary over time. So the only solution to achieve this looks like creating forms and their controls programaticaly on the spot. So I got in to creating x number of controls on x number of forms, but I'm tumbling in to problems like a limited form length, how to entry code (programaticaly) after a control, etc etc. The answers are not straigtforward yes/no but can be any of these Yes/No (boolean) amount (Euro) number simple text long text (memo) multiple choice (option group) 1 choice only multiple choice (option group) multiple choices So I'm getting scared not beeing on the right track here, or not posible in a reasonable time. Some great webpage on this material would help me with some guidelines how to achive this. Thanks Erwin Craps Zaakvoerder www.ithelps.be/onsgezin This E-mail is confidential, may be legally privileged, and is for the intended recipient only. Access, disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance on any of it by anyone else is prohibited and may be a criminal offence. Please delete if obtained in error and E-mail confirmation to the sender. IT Helps - I.T. Help Center *** Box Office Belgium & Luxembourg www.ithelps.be * www.boxoffice.be * www.stadleuven.be IT Helps bvba* ** Mercatorpad 3 ** 3000 Leuven IT Helps * Phone: +32 16 296 404 * Fax: +32 16 296 405 E-mail: Info at ithelps.be Box Office ** Fax: +32 16 296 406 ** Box Office E-mail: Staff at boxoffice.be From Gustav at cactus.dk Thu Dec 30 04:45:33 2004 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:45:33 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Creating controls on a form table data based Message-ID: Hi Erwin First, isn't this an AccessD topic? Then, couldn't you use a continuous form where you display one question at a time? If so, you could define the type of question (yes/no, amount, etc.), the question itself etc. dynamically. /gustav >>> Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be 30-12-2004 11:16:26 >>> Hi I developing an app for a tablet pc, that will be uses by an expert to estimate real estates. The target is that the expert gets out his tablet pc in the building and starts clicking predifined answers to descibe the estate. Additional comments per answer must be posible (example wooden floor = yes, comment= slightly damaged) For reasons of speed and overview the several questions and respective answers need to be on a minimum of forms to avoid form switching They now use a paper form. The difficulty lies in the fact that questions and there choices/answers can vary over time. So the only solution to achieve this looks like creating forms and their controls programaticaly on the spot. So I got in to creating x number of controls on x number of forms, but I'm tumbling in to problems like a limited form length, how to entry code (programaticaly) after a control, etc etc. The answers are not straigtforward yes/no but can be any of these Yes/No (boolean) amount (Euro) number simple text long text (memo) multiple choice (option group) 1 choice only multiple choice (option group) multiple choices So I'm getting scared not beeing on the right track here, or not posible in a reasonable time. Some great webpage on this material would help me with some guidelines how to achive this. Thanks Erwin Craps Zaakvoerder www.ithelps.be/onsgezin From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Thu Dec 30 07:17:30 2004 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (John W. Colby) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:17:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Donations for relief efforts Message-ID: <001101c4ee71$ee336fc0$0300a8c0@ColbyM6805> For anyone interested, you can make donations to the Red Cross for the tsunami relief effort at: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp You can also Google relief donation and similar phrases if you prefer to make donations to some other organization. This event has overwhelmed everyone's ability to respond and your donation to the organization of your choice will literally save lives. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri Dec 31 10:31:47 2004 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:31:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator Message-ID: I am looking for a progam that will scan a folder, and sub-folders, and create a contact sheet from them. It also needs to include the full path, or at least, the relative path and file name of the pic. All the applications that I have tried so far will give me the file name, but not the path. I've got about 600 digital photos that I want to start to get a handle on, before it gets way out of control. Thanks -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From dwaters at usinternet.com Fri Dec 31 13:36:15 2004 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:36:15 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator In-Reply-To: <18901089.1104510929270.JavaMail.root@sniper19.securence.com> Message-ID: <000201c4ef6f$fe341150$de1811d8@danwaters> Bryan - take a look at File System Objects. It's has many methods that will give you what you're looking for. You'll need to set a reference to Microsoft Scripting, which your PC should already have. Do a search for FileSystemObject at MSDN for instructions. All the best, Dan Waters ProMation Systems -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator I am looking for a progam that will scan a folder, and sub-folders, and create a contact sheet from them. It also needs to include the full path, or at least, the relative path and file name of the pic. All the applications that I have tried so far will give me the file name, but not the path. I've got about 600 digital photos that I want to start to get a handle on, before it gets way out of control. Thanks -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dwaters at usinternet.com Fri Dec 31 13:50:17 2004 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:50:17 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator In-Reply-To: <18901089.1104510929270.JavaMail.root@sniper19.securence.com> Message-ID: <000501c4ef71$f454fd50$de1811d8@danwaters> Bryan, This is something else that might work for you. This is code I use behind a form - the primary method is Application.FileSearch. Look through help for more info. Dim fs As Object Dim intCount As Integer Dim stgPath As String Dim stgFile As String Dim stgFullPath As String Set fs = Application.FileSearch With fs fs.NewSearch fs.LookIn = txtTopFolder.Value If Not IsNull(txtFileType) Then fs.FileName = "*." & txtFileType Else fs.FileName = "*.*" End If fs.FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles fs.SearchSubFolders = True DoCmd.Hourglass True If fs.Execute() > 0 Then DoCmd.SetWarnings False For intCount = 1 To fs.FoundFiles.Count stgFullPath = fs.FoundFiles(intCount) stgFile = Mid(stgFullPath, InStrRev(stgFullPath, "\") + 1) stgPath = Left(stgFullPath, InStrRev(stgFullPath, "\")) DoCmd.RunSQL "INSERT INTO tblFilesDuplicate (File, Path) VALUES ('" & stgFile & "', '" & stgPath & "');" Next intCount DoCmd.SetWarnings True Else DoCmd.Hourglass False FormattedMsgBox GstgReminder, "No files found.@ @", vbOKOnly, "No Files" End If DoCmd.Hourglass False End With Exit Sub HTH, Dan Waters ProMation Systems -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator I am looking for a progam that will scan a folder, and sub-folders, and create a contact sheet from them. It also needs to include the full path, or at least, the relative path and file name of the pic. All the applications that I have tried so far will give me the file name, but not the path. I've got about 600 digital photos that I want to start to get a handle on, before it gets way out of control. Thanks -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri Dec 31 15:50:42 2004 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:50:42 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator In-Reply-To: <000501c4ef71$f454fd50$de1811d8@danwaters> References: <18901089.1104510929270.JavaMail.root@sniper19.securence.com> <000501c4ef71$f454fd50$de1811d8@danwaters> Message-ID: On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:50:17 -0600, Dan Waters wrote: > This is something else that might work for you. This is code I use behind a > form - the primary method is Application.FileSearch. Look through help for > more info. Thanks Dan, but I'm looking for an "off-the-shelf" application. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From dwaters at usinternet.com Fri Dec 31 16:06:57 2004 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:06:57 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator In-Reply-To: <18662778.1104530055688.JavaMail.root@sniper14.securence.com> Message-ID: <000701c4ef85$0bb1d870$de1811d8@danwaters> Well - it was off My shelf! Best of luck Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:51 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:50:17 -0600, Dan Waters wrote: > This is something else that might work for you. This is code I use behind a > form - the primary method is Application.FileSearch. Look through help for > more info. Thanks Dan, but I'm looking for an "off-the-shelf" application. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Fri Dec 31 17:15:26 2004 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:15:26 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Digital Photo Contact Sheet Generator In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <41D66A2D.11337.3756A754@lexacorp.com.pg> On 31 Dec 2004 at 11:31, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > I am looking for a progam that will scan a folder, and sub-folders, > and create a contact sheet from them. > > It also needs to include the full path, or at least, the relative path > and file name of the pic. > > All the applications that I have tried so far will give me the file > name, but not the path. > > I've got about 600 digital photos that I want to start to get a handle > on, before it gets way out of control. Irfanview will only do one directory at a time, but you can use any of the following substitutions for the filename: $D - file directory/folder $F - file name (with extension) $N - file name (without extension) $O - file extension $S - file size $T - file date/time $X - file directory index $W - image width $H - image height $B - image bits per pixel $C - JPG file comment, if available $Ix - value of the JPG IPTC tag x, if available You can also use the thumbnail view window to block move/copy images to assist in organising them.-- Stuart