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NetNotify
The Newsletter for Network Professionals
May 19th, 1996 - Volume 1. Edition 2
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Subscriber Polls
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Douglas J. Archell
Publisher/Editor-In-Chief
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What's In This Edition?
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Voting - You Can Make A Difference
o Cast Your Ballots - NetNotify Goes HTML?
o More Often/More Information?
General News and Tidbits
o BrainShare CD's Still In The Works
o Chatting Away on CompuServe
o Doing The Message Shuffle with NetWire
o CIS Support Goes Interactive
o GroupWise Kisses DOS Farewell
o Long Reaching Virus Still Kicking
o Internet Filled with Previously Overweight, Lonely,
Poor people
Education, Seminars and Conferences
o Microsoft SOLVPROV Needs Schedule Plus!
o More Time For New and Current CNE's!
o Calling The Certified - Novell Wants Input!
o First Look And Demonstrations of Exchange
New Products
o Publishing on the Intranet with InnerWeb Publisher
o NetWare Print Queues Now Easier To Manage
Promotions and Price Slashing
o 50 GroupWise Licenses - Yours for FREE
o Get Bitten and Win!
o Free DS Expert for NetWare 4.1 Promotion
o Free NIC's from Digital!!
Patches and Fixes
o NetWare Clients
o Novell GroupWise
o Novell LAN Workplace/WorkGroup
o NetWare Mac/AppleTalk
o Arcada Backup Exec
o Palindrome SM/BD
o ARCserve
o InnocuLAN
o Compaq
The Winners Circle - Current Contests
o Contest - Free Edition of NSEPRO
o Contest - Win COLD CA$H
Getting In Touch with Us
Copyright and Distribution
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Voting - You Can Make A Difference
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Cast Your Ballots - NetNotify Goes HTML?
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A vote is in progress to determine whether NetNotify
should remain as it is now, a plain ASCII email
message, or be turned into an HTML document. If
NetNotify goes HTML, we will be able to deliver
improved functionality, in a much more visually
appealing manner. As an HTML document, the newsletter
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be viewed in NetScape, Internet Explorer, or the
browser of your choice. It is also important to note
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the newsletter: hence, the file size would remain
relatively the same!
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Votes will automatically be tallied and presented in a
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More Often/More Information?
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Our suggestion box began to fill from subscriber
requests to increase the distribution frequency and the
content provided. To answer these requests, we are
proposing the following.
At times, a vendor is holding a special promotion for
free products, services, or drastic savings on product
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it sent out to everyone immediately. This will reduce
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breaking up the time needed to read the newsletter into
more manageable chunks.
If we go this route, it is important to note two
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Important issues/bulletins that should go out ASAP
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pitch" for a product that already exists on the market
for the sole purpose of getting the word out to
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Another request was for brief reviews of hardware,
software and new books hitting the market. We have
various writers available with extensive industry
experience more than willing to provide this type of
feedback. If you are interested in brief, to the
point, honest reviews, let us know and we'll get
working on them right away!
That said, it's time to cast your votes by sending a
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MORE-YES@NETCENT.COM
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Votes will automatically be tallied and presented in a
future edition of NetNotify.
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General News and Tidbits
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BrainShare CD's Still In The Works
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We've received several queries from subscribers asking
if we could look into something for them. If you're
like them, you were at Novell's Brainshare conference
earlier this year, but are still waiting to receive the
conference CD from the event. Well don't worry, the
mailman didn't eat it. The CD's are still being
produced at this time. If we all keep our fingers
crossed, we should see something coming through the
pony express early this summer.
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Chatting Away on CompuServe
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The CompuServe clan have some great online conferences
coming up over the next two weeks. If you're on
CompuServe already, be sure to check them out! If not,
this may just be the reason to sign-up today. All
conferences are being held within the CompuServe
Convention Center - GO CONVENTION.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 - 8 p.m. EDT, Raleigh Pinskey
discusses the use of in-store promotions.
THURSDAY, MAY 23 - 9 p.m. EDT, career consultant Dean
Porter discusses resume writing and other employment
strategies.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 - 8 p.m. EDT, author Jay Conrad
Levinson discusses his new book, "Guerrilla
Marketing".
SUNDAY, JUNE 2 - 8 p.m. EDT, author Daniel J. Barrett,
discusses online privacy and scams.
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Doing The Message Shuffle with NetWire
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If you haven't been online with CompuServe NetWire in
the past week, you're in for a suprise. The NetWare
3.x (GO NETW3X) and NetWare 4.x (GO NETW4X) forums have
undergone a facelift, adding several new message areas.
To ensure the quickest response to your technical
support questions, be sure to post in the right area!
Would we leave you hanging like that? Nah, of course
not! For your reference, the new areas are listed
below.
NETW3X
1 - Printing
2 - Public Utilities
3 - NLM\Console Utils
4 - Lan Cards\Drivers
5 - Lan Protocols
6 - Lan Cabling
7 - Documentation
8 - Install\Upgrade
9 - Abends\Debugging
10 - Data Storage\Disk
11 - CD\Tape
12 - Server Backup
13 - SFTIII
14 - Namespace
NETW4X
(same as 3.x with the following additional areas:)
15 - NDS(Dir. Services)
16 - NetWare SMP
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CIS Support Goes Interactive
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Who likes being on hold for 30 minutes to ask for
technical support? Or, when you have a problem, posting
a message and waiting 24hrs for a response? Well, if
you're a CompuServe user, kiss that pain goodbye. Tech
support is now available live! On CompuServe, GO CSLIVE
and you can get answers to your technical or general
queries right away, no more elevator music! CSLIVE is
currently available between the hours of 1pm and 10pm
EST but availability is expected to increase in the
near future!
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GroupWise Kisses DOS Farewell
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DOS junkies won't be happy to hear that Novell will no
longer be making any enhancements to DOS based
GroupWise products. The enhanced functionality and
ease of use within the graphical environment makes it
difficult, and in some cases impossible, to recreate to
same functionality in the DOS environment. For
GroupWise XTD, there are no plans to create a DOS
Client, or a DOS Administration or Message server at
all. If you'll still be needing to provide DOS client
access, fear not. A GroupWise 4.1 Post Office with the
4.1 DOS Client can still be maintained within GroupWise
XTD.
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Long Reaching Virus Still Kicking
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Although old news for some, SSS-Sensible Security
Solutions Inc. Representatives in Canada of Dr.
Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit, have re-issued a
statement regarding the Tentacle Virus.
The virus sample they received was found on the
alt.cracks newsgroup, attached to a posted file called
DOGZCODE.ZIP. It is a direct action file virus, which
infects Windows programs.
Each time an infected program is run, one file in the
current directory becomes infected, followed by two
files in the Windows directory.
The payload acts between midnight and quarter past
midnight. A program that becomes infected within this
time has it's standard icon changed to an icon of a
tentacle. This change is not immediately obvious. It
is not until you attempt to change the icon, delete the
icons in the program group and attempt to replace them,
or if you run and minimize the program that the
tentacle icon will display itself.
For more information visit Dr. Solomon's web page at
http://www.drsolomon.com/vircen/alerts.html
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Internet Filled with Previously Overweight, Lonely,
Poor people
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There is a serious problem with Internet mail. It's
been around for some time, and will continue to get
even worse as more and more people jump on the band
wagon. The problem: people that use to be overweight,
lonely and poor.
Are you confused? Well, let me illustrate.
"Hi, my name is Sally. When I was 17 yrs old, I used to
weigh 450lbs. I always felt that my life was not worth
living, but when I found out about Simta, everything
turned upside down. Using Simta, I was able to loose
50 lbs each month, and you can too!"
"Are you lonely? Are you tired of the bar scene? If so,
how would you like to meet the man or woman of your
dreams? At NeedAFriend, we can help!"
"As a child, I never had the finer things in life. In
fact, my parents couldn't afford to cloth me and my 6
brothers and sisters so we had to share clothes. I
always looked forward to Monday's when I got to wear
the one pair of shoes in the house. My parents were
poor, but hard working. One day, I discovered a secret
though. This secret is known to only 100 people in the
entire world, and you can learn it too. You can make
$80,000 in your first month, and it just gets better
from there!"
Although these are just examples, they represent an
ever increasing trend of email advertisements and sob
stories going out to get into your pocket book. Do most
people know that these messages are a scam, sure they
do! The real problem though is the annoyance factor.
Where do they get your email addresses and how can you
stop them?
A few months ago, I started on a quest. Looking for a
way to stop, or at least minimize, the number of scam
messages I get on a regular basis. As someone that is
very active in the electronic world, it is not uncommon
for me to get upwards of 20, 30, or even more emails
each day saying how I could become rich, loose weight,
and find the person of my dreams. Today, I would like
to point out some tips, tricks, and suggestions that
you can follow to reduce the noise clogging your email
addresses!
Joining Mailing Lists
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Email mailing lists are a great place for email pirates
to collect addresses. Depending on the mailing list
package used, by sending a message to the list server
the pirate could receive a listing of every email
address that is subscribed. For many of the list
servers running out there on the net, you do NOT need
special privileges to do this! Is this method
effective? To answer that question, I ran a little
test. By sending a few dozen requests to mailing lists
around the world, I was able to get my hands on roughly
100,000 UNIQUE email addresses. For 3 minutes work,
that's a pretty good return on my investment!
Can YOU stop this, no. BUT, you CAN make a difference.
The commands used to prevent users from receiving a
listing of all subscribers can be disabled, but the
list master must do this. If you currently subscribe
to an email distribution listing, ask the list master
if regular subscribers can receive a listing of all
subscribers. If they can and if you are tired of
receiving junk mail, tell the list master you want that
function disabled! If they get enough people that want
it disabled, they more than likely will.
And, if you are wondering, although anyone can
subscribe to this newsletter, we have disabled all
access to our subscription base.
Let the PostMaster Know
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Whenever you receive messages email scams/spams, let
the postmaster of the domain know! In most cases, the
postmaster is the person(s) in charge of the domain, or
has access to the person that is. If you receive one
of these annoying messages, forward the message to the
postmaster at the appropriate domain along with your
complaint. Most ISP's have a policy that prevents
unsolicited advertisements, especially scam/spam
messages, and they would be very interested to know
what is happening out there.
Read Your Headers!
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When you receive an Internet message, pay attention to
the headers. The header of the message is the area that
contains all the routing information on where the
message came from. The person that is
spamming/scamming you may be using a very easy "trick"
to change the FROM: field of their message. By doing
so, you may receive a message that says its from John
Doe, but in reality, it's from another user. Reading
the headers will usually show where the message really
came from; valuable information if you wish to
complain.
To illustrate, here is the header from a message that I
received recently promoting an adult service. When my
mail reader received it, the FROM field says
JUDY@AOL.COM. But, Judy doesn't exist. Look at the
Sender field to see where the message came from.
Although I have changed the sender and header field to
remove the real addresses used, you can see that the
sending email address is ADULT@AOL.COM, not
JUDY@AOL.COM. There are plenty of ways for the spammer
to cover their tracks, but most just don't know how.
Sender: adult@aol.com
Received: from smtp1.interramp.com
(smtp1.interramp.com [38.8.45.2]) by
arl-img-3.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515)
id CAA04890; Sat, 18 May 1996 02:43:48 -0400
Received: from ip84.moorestown.nj.interramp.com by
smtp1.interramp.com
(8.6.12/SMI-4.1.3-PSI-irsmtp)
id CAA20872; Sat, 18 May 1996 02:43:30 -0400
Message-Id:
<199605180643.CAA20872@smtp1.interramp.com>
From: Judy@aol.com
To: Misc.@aol.com
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 01:40:08 PDT
Subject: Check This Out!!!
Watch Those Database's and Bulletin Boards!
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There are various databases and bulletin boards out
there that you may be using which make life VERY easy
for the scam/spam Kings and Queens. One such area was
the classifieds section on CompuServe. This area (GO
CLASSIFIEDS) allows users to post advertisements
regarding their products and services.
It is broken down into sub groups where each message is
stored. In the subgroups, summaries are presented that
show each message in the group which you can select if
you want more information. For example, in the
summaries listing, you would see:
1.2gb Hard Drive for Sale TZ 123456,1111
Great Software For Free! AZ 111111,2222
From this listing, if you clicked on the first ad, the
full text would be presented. The problem lies in the
summary listing. This listing could be printed off by
the user and easily filtered for each email address. At
least one piece of software out there, specifically
designed to collect email addresses, would download
these summaries automatically and then filter them for
your email addresses. Notice I said WOULD, past tense.
I am delighted to say that, along with the good folks
at CompuServe, I have "broken" that package, and
hopefully several others. Several weeks ago I sent a
message to members of the CompuServe management team
pointing out how easy it is for email pirates to
download large listings of addresses from the
Classifieds summary listings. Since that time,
CompuServe has now blocked the users email address from
appearing in the summaries. The email address still
appears within the ad itself, but not within the
summaries. This makes life much more difficult for
these spammers, and as noted, destroys the
functionality of at least one package out there.
If you spent the $500 for the software that would allow
you to spam, send your complaints to bibi@vermen-
suker.spam.com and a representative will be happy to
help!
The moral to this particular story is to watch where
and how your email address is made available. Be on
the lookout for improvements that providers could make
to their systems, to make life that much tougher for
the spammers.
Know The Rules
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Many of the service providers out there have strict
rules governing unsolicited advertisements. Be sure to
know the rules for your particular provider. For
example, CompuServe's rules strictly prohibit members
from sending unsolicited email advertisements. Should
you receive a scam/spam message from a CompuServe ID,
forwarding the message along with your complaint to
CompuServe management or support (GO FEEDBACK) can and
usually will prevent that person from doing it again.
In some cases, if the breach of the rules is severe
enough, that persons account may even be terminated!
Last But Not Least
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Try to be reasonable. Internet email is a great
resource when used responsibly. Its unfortunate, but
there are a lot of people out there right now using the
net for their shading dealings and scams. These people
cast a shadow down upon anyone trying to use the net
for legitimate reasons.
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Education, Seminars and Conferences
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Microsoft SOLVPROV Needs Schedule Plus!
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If you monitor the MEC forum on CompuServe, or if you
rely on the grapevine, you'll know that there's a lot
of confusion about expiration dates for MCP and MCSE
exams. Calling the Microsoft Solution Provider ( 800-
SOLPROV ) line won't necessarily help either, as we
have since discovered. To keep you informed about
retirement dates, on 3 separate occasions we let our
fingers do the walking and rang the good folks at
SOLPROV. In each case, we dealt with a different agent,
who coincidentally each gave different information.
Agent 1 told us that no exams have been scheduled for
retirement this year (hmmmmm) and there are no deadline
dates for replacing any exams. Agent 2 said the same
thing, but when asked about the Lan Manager exams, he
"just remembered" that the last date to replace them is
July 1st. He also went on to say that you have until
February to replace your NT 3.1 exams. Agent 3 says
Agent 2 is wrong, the last date to replace them is June
30th (a Sunday btw) and you only have until December to
replace your NT 3.1 exams.
After more poking and prodding with another source
within Microsoft (who didn't want to be used as an
official reference, so we'll call him deepthroat)
here's what we found out.
- You have until June 30th to replace your Lan Manager
exams.
- You have until February 1997 to replace your NT 3.1
exams.
To deepthroat, a hearty thanks!
Getting anything official and concrete on these matters
has been a chore and a half! For all you folks at
Microsoft reading this (and I know you're out there!),
if there's anyone internally that can provide accurate
info on a regular basis, please drop us a line!
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More Time For New and Current CNE's!
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If you are a pending CNE who has passed the DOS test
and are planning on completing your certification in
the original CNE program, this message is for you. The
new deadline for individuals to complete certification
in the original CNE program, including completion of
the CNE Continuing Certification Requirement (CCR), is
August 31, 1996. This deadline was formerly June 30,
1996. Please be aware that if you have taken a test
that has an expiration date prior to August 31, 1996,
that test will only count through its specified
expiration date. If certification has not been
completed by the expiration date, you will need to
replace that test.
If you have any questions regarding this, please call
Novell Education at 800-233-EDUC or 801-222-7800.
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Calling The Certified - Novell Wants Input!
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Novell has a call out to the certified looking for
input regarding the Welcome Aboard Kits and the CNA
program. In September 1995, the new CNE and Master CNE
designations were introduced. Now, Novell is interested
in hearing what you have to say about changes that you
would like to see for the CNA requirements and skill
sets. The goal of these changes will be to bring the
CNA certification more in line with the CNE program as
a whole.
The second issue is in regards to your Welcome Aboard
Kits. The high postal charges associated with mailing
these kits is ever increasing. The current means of
distribution also limits the benefits that each of you
will realize from being a CNE or Master CNE. Novell's
current thought appears to be moving towards the
Internet, providing up to the minute support, benefits
and forums directly on the Web. By choosing this route,
Novell can provide many, many more benefits and
services than could ever be provided in the WAKs
through the current distribution method.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Send them to Sanjay Upadhyaya's
email address 75600.2504@compuserve.com.
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First Look And Demonstrations of Exchange
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Microsoft and Software Spectrum are running a new
seminar to provide you with a first hand look and
demonstrations of Exchange. Exchange, Microsoft's new
mail server, incorporates groupware to make your life
and communications much easier. In addition to seeing
Microsoft's hot new product first hand, you'll get some
great advice on both the business and technical issues
regarding Exchange's implementation.
There are only two dates and locations presently
available, so be sure too book early!
June 11 - Mississauga, Ontario
Microsoft Canada
320 Matheson Blvd. West
(905)568-0434
June 13 - Chicago, IL
Chicago Marriott Downtown
540 N. Michigan Avenue
(312)836-0100
To register, call 1-800-624-0522. Presentations run
from 9:00am to Noon, but try to be there 30 mins early
for the free coffee and juice!
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New Products
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Publishing on the Intranet with InnerWeb Publisher
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Looking for cool tools to publish on your company's
Intranet? If so, pop by Novell's page at
http://www.novell.com/icd/nip/index.html. This page
will be updated each week with great info and insight
on Novell's hot new product until it is officially
released sometime in June.
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NetWare Print Queues Now Easier To Manage
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If you're tired of managing your NetWare print queues
the old fashioned way, you'll be happy to hear of
Secure Design's Qview Pro V3.1. Qview Pro allows you to
view and monitor multiple queues at one time. Added
features allow you to seek out and remove troublesome
jobs, remove duplicates and most importantly, maintain
logs of print job activity! Qview Pro greatly
simplifies that tedious print queue management chore
that network admins must deal with on a regular basis.
For a 30 day trial, visit Secure Design's web site,
BBS, or contact them directly by phone/fax!
Secure Design, web:http://www.peak.org/~sdesign BBS:
(541)752-5990 Phone:(541) 752-5988 Fax:(541)752-5990
tech_support: support@sdesign.com
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Promotions and Price Slashing
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50 GroupWise Licenses - Yours for FREE
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Are you currently using Microsoft Mail as your email
system of choice? If so, would you like to upgrade to
GroupWise for FREE? For the first 60 days that Exchange
is shipping, you can get 50 GroupWise licenses, the
Message Server NLM and the GroupWise Migration Utility
for MS Mail free from Novell. To receive your free
software, visit
http://www.novell.com/groupwise/promos/applic.html to
download your application form. Filling out this
little gem and submitting proof of purchase for your
Microsoft Mail software will get you up and running
with Novell's award winning GroupWise, for free! Boy,
how I love the word FREE.
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Get Bitten and Win!
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Have you felt the power of the NetWare Web Server yet?
If the spider's bitten, you might be a winner! Ending
July 26, 1996, Novell is running a contest offering
cool prizes. For some lucky winners, links to your site
from theirs - a great opportunity to increase traffic
to your site! All this just for placing one of the
"Powered by NetWare Web Server" banners on your page!
For further details, visit
http://206.26.68.121/spinweb/.
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Free DS Expert for NetWare 4.1 Promotion
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Looking for a tool to provide real-time, proactive
management for your Novell DS? How much will you pay;
$100, $500, or maybe $1,000? How about F-R-E-E? If you
like the word FREE as much as I do, you're in for a
treat! From May 13, 1996 through July 31, 1996, NetPro
will offer at no cost, a two server starter pack of "DS
Expert for NetWare 4.1", previously valued at $1,299!
This is a fully functional copy kids. None of the
standard crippling done with this baby! The software
includes a perpetual license along with 90 days of free
technical support.
Download a free copy of DS Expert from the NetPro
website at http://www.netpro.com or call 800-998-5090.
Further details on this offer can be found at
http://www.netpro.com/freeoffer. Although not included,
full documentation is available for the SRP of $69.95.
[ed. Mind you, what self respecting Network
Professional reads documentation?]
FREE Software. FREE Technical support. Killer Utility!
Get the picture?
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Free NIC's from Digital!!
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If you're upgrading your Ethernet network, or
installing a new one, Digital's got three great offers
for you.
For a limited time, when you purchase one EtherWORKS
8TX Hub, they'll throw in two Fast EtherWORKS PCI
10/100 Adapters - a $568 value!
The second offer is one that you shouldn't miss! Pick
up one Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10/100 NIC 25 Pack and
they'll throw in an additional 5 pack for FREE. That's
a savings of $1,268! Don't need a 25 pack? No problem.
If you purchase a 5 pack they'll throw in the sixth
adapter for free - a $284 value!
The next time your company says they can't afford to
give you a raise, cough, then pass them a copy of the
last invoice from Digital or their authorized reseller!
For further information contact Digital at 800-457-8211
or your authorized Digital Network Product reseller!
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Patches and Fixes
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Our Patches and Fixes area of NetNotify provides
updated information about new patches/fixes that have
been released within the current publishing period. It
is important to note that this is not a complete
listing of all patches/fixes available since the
related product was fist released. We are currently
working on compiling master listings containing details
of all patches/fixes for various products. These
listings will be made available to subscribers only
through our document retrieval system. Once available,
you will be notified with directions on how to retrieve
this information.
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NetWare Clients
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To download, GO NWOSFILES on CompuServe or visit
Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com.
NTC6.EXE - Latest field test patches for v3.5b NetWare
Client for NT Redirector. Allows the client
to run with NTv4.x. Replacement of NTC5.EXE.
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Novell GroupWise
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To download, GO NGWFILES on CompuServe or visit
Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com.
NGWLIB.EXE - Version 4.1c of the GroupWise NGWLIB.NLM
file. Resolves abend problems with
automatic database rebuilds and offers
improved memory handling. Recommended!
OFCK41.EXE - OFCHECK v4.1c2 includes enhanced checking
routines for locating and removing
orphaned message attachments. Recommended!
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Novell LAN Workplace/WorkGroup
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To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit
Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com.
LWP413.EXE - Provides TN3270 functionality for windows.
Only for LAN Workplace for DOS 4.1 and LAN
WorkGroup 4.1.
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NetWare Mac/AppleTalk
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To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit
Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com.
ATSUP.EXE - Updated ATCON.NLM, APPLETLK.NLM and SNMP
support for NetWare AppleTalk Support
Package V3.011. Contains various
enhancements and fixes.
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Arcada Backup Exec
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To download, GO SSSMG on CompuServe.
For Win95:
DRVWCDB.EXE - Resolves "Unknown Data Format" errors
when using SCSI drives during Restore or
Tape Identify.
For NetWare:
BENSSFIX.EXE - Resolves license violation errors with
Single Server unlimited v7.01b.
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Palindrome SM/BD
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To download, GO SSSMG on CompuServe.
UBXN40B4.ZIP - Updates PSM/PBD V4.0Bx to V4.0B4.
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ARCserve
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To download, GO CHEYENNE on CompuServe.
NT0146.ZIP - ARCserve NT v2.01 Database Patch for build
238. Resolves problem of ARCserve manager
running slowly on SMP machines.
RAAW6046.ZIP - Compaq Softpaq patch to resolve
licensing issues with ARCserve 6.0 from
the Smartstart 2.50a update.
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InnocuLAN
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To download, GO CHEYENNE on CompuServe.
IL0068.ZIP - InnocuLAN NT V1.01 I386 build 41. Contains
performance enhancements, fixes and
real-time scanning. Disk 1 of 3. Also
download IL0069.ZIP and IL0070.ZIP.
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Compaq
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To download files, visit Compaq's web site at
http://www.compaq.com/support/files.html, their ftp
site ftp.compaq.com or on CompuServe, GO COMPAQ.
SP1855.EXE - Compaq System Configuration Utility, EISA
Config V2.30g Use with: ProSignia,
ProSignia VS, ProSignia 300/500,
Systempro, Systempro/E, Systempro/LT,
Systempro/XL, ProLiant 1000/1500,
Deskpro/M Deskpro/XL, Portable 486,
Deskpro/L, ProLiant 2000/4000, Rack-
Mountable ProLiant 4500
SP1837.EXE - Enables reqisters for certain parallel
port devices that require EPP or ECP
support. For use with LTE 5000 family.
SP1832.EXE - Compaq Inventory Collector for SMS for NT
V3.51 Desktop but will also work with
WIN95.
SP1638.EXE - V1.03, LAN Adapter Support Software for
VINES 6.0.
** There will be other products/services added to the
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