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Microsoft SQL and SQL Express both provide a T-SQL (Transact SQL) command-line interpreter that you can use to automate backup and restore processes. It enables you to utilize publisher/publishee configurations for real-time or near real-time replication. Sometimes, though, all you may want to do is run a daily backup of the database on one SQLRead more

Have you ever had to migrate mailboxes from server X to server Y? Unfortunately, each type of MTA natively stores mailboxes and folders differently from other MTAs: Some store the entire mailstore for a user in a single flat file Others store them in a folder hierarchy with individual messages being stored as individual textRead more

This is a reply to Margot MacNutt’s original article. Basically you have the Australian courts who want to place the onus on the shoulders of end-users. Others want to put the responsibility on Operating System or Application vendors due to their security holes. Finally, you have the Mail System operators or Network connectivity providers (ISPs)Read more

The short answer: because all malware/viruses/worms are executables and the principal type of executables are EXE files (in a Windows-based environment). The majority of phishing attempts with drive-by-downloads try to entice you to download EXE files and run them locally. EXE files should always be blocked.  You can open certain files on a case-by-case basisRead more

What is deep header inspection? Some anti-spam tools will actually look at the reputation of IP addresses in each of the received headers of an email.  Reputation mechanisms usually involve multiple sources, e.g., DNSBLs and Honeypot-driven reputation services. Here’s a sample header: Delivered-To: address@gmail.com Received: by 1.1.1.1 with SMTP id e5cs33412ibd; Fri, 16 Apr 2010Read more