Sending emails with streamyx (port 25 blocked by Streamyx)

TMNet’s Streamyx, as part of their antiflooding attempts of their service implements the blocking of port 25 which is commonly used for sending emails using SMTP for. As a streamyx user (non corporate/non fixed IP user), you may find this a nuisance especially if you … “Sending emails with streamyx (port 25 blocked by Streamyx)”

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My Samsung & How To Disable ActiveSync From Buggin’ You

I just got meself a samsung i780, pretty nifty runs on Windows Mobile 6. I installed Activesync as usual to get things sorted out between the phone and the computer. I got pretty frustrated once i was unable to unload this darn thing (activesycn) off … “My Samsung & How To Disable ActiveSync From Buggin’ You”

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 – The Real Deal

Long awaited SP1 for users of Vista is around the corner. I just got a glimpse of the beta site MS has setup to enable dev folks and private beta testers to roll out. So what’s the deal all about. Well, it’s simple enhancements from … “Windows Vista Service Pack 1 – The Real Deal”

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MSN and MS-Agent exploits

There are two rated high vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft software that’s publicly disclosed and have the patches released! One of them affecting Windows OS is explained in http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-051.mspx for MS Agent vulnerability which pretty much affects those using Windows 2000 with SP4 (most likely a … “MSN and MS-Agent exploits”

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Split-brain DNS

Many a times you might cross organizations that implement internal DNS for name resolution. This is especially true for those running Microsoft Active Directory, where DNS plays an integral part in it’s directory services lookup. Problems can happen when especially the domain names for both … “Split-brain DNS”

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ISA Server 2006 VS Exchange Outlook Web Access

A customer from Cambodia (shout out to Whaddanak of CBL) once asked ways in which one can publish a front end Exchange server securely in a DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone). The obvious answer is DEFINITELY YES. Since Exchange 5.5, OWA could easily be isolated from the … “ISA Server 2006 VS Exchange Outlook Web Access”

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DNS and ISA Server

A shout out to my friend Velan Ramalinggam, thanks for your help today 🙂 We just got back from a customer’s site and they had a complain that after enabling ISA server proxy forwarding option through routing, the ISA server became a crawl. Although direct, … “DNS and ISA Server”

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