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NetNotify
The Newsletter for Network Professionals
October 30, 1996 - Volume 1. Edition 11
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DreamLAN Network Consulting: Leading experts on NetWare 4 NDS
design, implementation, troubleshooting, and migration. Visit
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dreamlan/
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From Printers to Spam - We've Got You Covered
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Imagine our suprise, when from out of the blue, a quasi-competition
newsletter hits our e-mail inbox bragging of readership levels of
2,000,000. The publication, Web Link News, is put out there by
Printerm Datascribe -- making us even more curious. Where did this
publication come from? How did they get 2,000,000 readers? Is the
printer business THAT bad, whereby a reputable company must jump
into the SPAM business? Curious about this new publication, we
decided to dig in and investigate.
What we found, it's not pretty. One piece of misinformation after
another, not to mention complaints about them in the net-abuse
newsgroups on the net. What kind of misinformation. . . . oh,
let's see.
Details within the publication state that their distribution is
2,000,000 readers. Visit their web site, you'll read how the
distribution levels are 100,000 readers. Now, that's a pretty
substantial difference - no? Of course, it does get better. Issuing
a query command on their distribution list server returns results
of 430 members -- that's it! But wait, there's more! Why rely on
printed material when you can get it straight from the horse's
mouth, and that's just where we went, Charles Katz, "publisher" of
Web Link News. Putting on our best slime-ball suit, we gave Charles
a ring to get the lowdown, with three basic questions:
Q. How many people subscribe to Web Link News?
A. Only a couple thousand, but we send it out to 2,000,000 user IDs
anyway.
Q. What kind of response is Web Link News receiving?
A. Excellent. We're getting calls from everywhere.
Q. Aren't you folks the printer people??
A. Yes. But we found so many people wanted this information, that
we've started our own bulk E-mail services.
Does this bother us. . . yup. Not because it's competition - we
love healthy competition. The problem, 2,000,000 people are
allegedly being spammed here. While there's a small amount of
computer and web related information, the Web Link News "Market
Place" section really defines the publication -- with ads like "You
can earn an extra $60,000 over the next year" and "Market your
product to over 2,000,000 people on the Internet for only $125".
Last, but not least, it's SPAM services that make it difficult for
legitimate e-zines (and there are a lot of them out there) to
generate vendor support.
The effect of SPAM on the net is far greater than just a few extra
messages in your inbox. As the number of SPAM services like this
rise, publications that you have come to depend on -- like
NetNotify -- face an increasingly difficult battle. Why? Simply
put, bad impressions. When vendors get hit with SPAM like Printerm
Datascribe's publication, many will become very reluctant to
support other e-zines on the net, and rightfully so.
It is our personal opinion that SPAM services, like Printerm
Datascribe's, pose a serious threat to publishers of all shapes and
sizes, trying to operate in a "net friendly" manner. To this end,
we have investigated their services, and have escalated formal
complaints to their affiliated providers:
SERVTECH.COM - Primary email domain for Printerm Datascribe
Postmaster: postmaster@servtech.com
Admin Contact, Dean Maxwell: dam@servtech.com
Tech Contact, Justin Collins: jcollins@servtech.com
BISINC.COM - Web Provider for Printerm's Bulk Email services
Postmaster: postmaster@bisinc.com
Admin/Tech Contact, Ted Buck: ted@bisinc.com
The last mailing from Printerm Datascribe was sent out this past
weekend. For that mailing, the services of TotalNet Inc.,
(ACCENT.NET and TOTAL.NET) were utilized by Printerm Datascribe.
We are happy to say that we received a response from their
representative, Alain Grandemange, in less than 2 hrs of
transmitting our complaint. We are even happier to say that
Printerm Datascribe's accounts there have now been suspended.
TotalNet's quick response to this situation goes to show, there are
some great ISPs out there!
The SPAM services of Printerm Datascribe are still in their
infancy, but they can pick-up very quickly if not addressed. If you
don't want your email addresses sold, and abused by SPAM services
like this, or if you've been hit by Printerm's SPAM already, make
your feelings known to Printerm and their two current providers.
Charles Katz - printerm@servtech.com
FAX (USA) - 716-842-6049
FAX (Canada) - 905-660-3453
Voice - 716-842-3099 or 800-267-8925
Love and Kisses Printerm,
Douglas J. Archell
Publisher - NetNotify
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What's In This Edition?
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What's New and Feedback
o Compaq Coverage Dropped from NetNotify
o Help Shape NetNotify - Our Current Survey
o NetNotify Needs Your Help
Patches and Fixes
o NetWare Client Related
o NetWare Operating Systems
o Novell ManageWise
o NetWare Connect / LAN Workgroup/Workplace
o GroupWise
o Cheyenne InocuLAN
o Cheyenne ARCserve
o Compaq
General News and Tidbits
o Update Those IE3 Installations
o Microsoft CD Comes With Hidden Extra - A Virus
o A Special Tip for All Vendors
Promotions and Price Slashing
o Jack-In With a Personal Web Server for 95 -- And It's Free
o Validate Your HTML Code - For Free
o Free Software, $100, And A MessagePad For Dad
New Products and Services
o Finally - REAL NetWare NLM Management
o New PowerBook 1400 Series - A Definition of Cool
o Protect Your Lotus Notes Data with McAfee
NetNotify Reviews
The Winners Circle - Current Contests
Getting In Touch with Us
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What's New and Feedback
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Compaq Coverage Dropped from NetNotify
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Although we regret to say it, until further notice, coverage of
Compaq patches and new products will not be included within
NetNotify. Unfortunately we haven't been able to generate
sufficient interest from Compaq to continue the coverage.
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Help Shape NetNotify - Our Current Survey
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If you haven't already done so, please take a few minutes of
your time to complete the current NetNotify Reader Survey.
Results from this survey will be used to shape the future of
NetNotify, for the people that matter most -- the subscribers.
The survey is available through the web, and can be found at
the URL http://www.netcent.com/netnotify/nn-survey.htm .
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NetNotify Needs Your Help
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The NetNotify Resource center is in the works. Although there
are various topics that will be addressed, the first phase of
this center involves a type of "bookshelf", filled with
listings of FAQs, discussion lists, and other e-zines - all
related to the computer networking industry. To build this
area, we're asking for your assistance. If you are the author
of an industry FAQ, or you run a related discussion list, drop
us a line at mailto:netnotify-suggest@netcent.com and give us
all the details. Even if you don't run a list or FAQ, but you
know someone that does - please pass this note on to them.
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Patches and Fixes
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NetWare Client Related
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DWDEU_12.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/c32dw211/dwdeu_l2.exe
Description: German language modules for Client32 for DOS and
Windows.
DWENU_12.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/c32dw211/dwenu_l2.exe
Description: English language modules for Client32 for DOS and
Windows.
DWESN_12.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/c32dw211/dwesn_l2.exe
Description: Spanish language modules for Client32 for DOS and
Windows.
DWPTB_12.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/c32dw211/dwptb_l2.exe
Description: Portuguese language modules for Client32 for DOS and
Windows.
CLTDR2.EXE
CIS: GO NWOSFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/nc32w952/cltdr2.exe
Description: Latest ODI LAN drivers for Client32.
CLOS2D.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/inw411/clos2d.exe
Description: NetWare Client for OS/2 v2.12 - shipping with NetWare
4.11 and IntraNetWare
TCP32A.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/cl32dw21/tcp32a.exe
Description: Resolves problem with Client32 getting client IP
address from an NT Server using DHCP.
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NetWare Operating Systems
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411SP1A.EXE
CIS: GO NWOSFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/inw411/411sp1a.exe
Description: Open Beta of IntraNetWare Support Pack v1.0. Bundled
kit of all patches for IntraNetWare products, with integrated
installation program.
LIBUP9.EXE
CIS: GO NWOSFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/[NWOS]/libup9.exe
Description: NetWare library update files.
NAM312.EXE
CIS: GO NWOSFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/nw312/nam312.exe
Description: Updated MAC and OS/2 name spaces for NetWare 3.1x.
NAM41A.EXE
CIS: GO NWOSFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/nw410/nam41a.exe
Description: Updated MAC and OS/2 name spaces for NetWare 4.10
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Novell ManageWise
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MWPTN193.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/mwise/mwise21/mwptn193.exe
Description: Updated virus pattern file for ManageWise v2.1
NMA003.EXE
CIS: GO NWGENFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/mwise/mwise20/nma003.exe
Description: New SERVINST.NLM for servers running NetWare Management
Agent 2.1. The new SERVINST.NLM deals with a "benign problem" which
results in apparent 100% CPU utilization at BuildUserListHour.
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NetWare Connect / LAN Workgroup/Workplace
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NWC206.EXE - NWC208.EXE
CIS: GO NWGENFILES
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/dial/nwc2/nwc206.exe
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/dial/nwc2/nwc207.exe
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/dial/nwc2/nwc208.exe
Description: Current NetWare Connect maintenance patches. Upgrading
NetWare Connect v2.0.25 and v2.0.27 to v2.0.30.
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GroupWise
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WEB5B.EXE
FTP: ftp://ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/grpwise/bgwwbacs/web5b.exe
Description: GroupWise 5 WebAccess beta - access GroupWise email
from your web browser.
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Cheyenne InocuLAN
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To download, on CompuServe, GO CHEYENNE.
IL0083.ZIP
Description: Virus signature update v2.56 for InocuLAN 3.0 for
NetWare
IL0138.ZIP
Description: Virus signature v3.23 for Cheyenne Antivirus for
Windows 3.x
IL0137.ZIP
Description: Green River Certified NLMs for InocuLAN 4.0 for NetWare
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Cheyenne ARCserve
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To download, on CompuServe, GO CHEYENNE.
NT0208.ZIP
Description: Service Pack 2 for ARCserve for Windows NT version 6.0
Intel Platform
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Compaq
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Coverage of Compaq updates/patches has been dropped. Please refer to
the "What's New and Feedback" section for details.
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General News and Tidbits
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Update Those IE3 Installations
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The latest version of IE, version 3.01, hip, hot and here. Cool new
enhancements, improved security and compatibility. Download the new
version from Microsoft's web site. At your earliest convenience of
course.
Microsoft, Web: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/
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Microsoft CD Comes With Hidden Extra - A Virus
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Solution Providers, and anyone with access to the September edition
of Microsoft's Solution Provider CD, should listen up. In addition
to all the great stuff included with SPCD, the September addition
comes with a hidden bonus -- a document infected with the WM.Wazzu
virus. Be on the lookout for the file ED3905A.DOC located in the
\SIA\MKTOOLS\CASE directory.
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A Special Tip for All Vendors
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While most of the folks who read this will have no use whatsoever
for the Newstips Electronic Editorial Bulletin, some will. If you
offer any hardware, software or service that the computer press
should be reviewing or reporting, Newstips may have the best PR
tools ever to make that happen. For info, send an e-mail to the
mailto:info@newstips.com infobot with "kit" on the subject line or
look up their site on the Web.
Newstips, Web: http://www.newstips.com/
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Promotions and Price Slashing
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Jack-In With a Personal Web Server for 95 -- And It's Free
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Windows 95 users can now have a web presence of their own, for free
-- excluding those nasty connect time charges -- thanks to
Microsoft's new Personal Web Server (PWS) for 95 product. Designed
primarily for small workgroups, businesses, and home users, use PWS
to publish and share information through the Web and corporate
intranets. Slick and easy to integrate with Windows 95, PWS turns
any Win95 based computer into a low volume web server. Sharing HTML
documents and FTP files through Control Panel or the Win95 taskbar
-- a cinch! Installation is a breeze, and it's quick too. To
download your free copy, skip over to the Microsoft web site today.
Microsoft, Web: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download/ieadd.htm
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Validate Your HTML Code - For Free
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The holidays aren't even here yet and we're already getting cool
gifts -- this time, from the gang at Spyglass. All you webmasters
out there will be tickled to hear that Spyglass has generously
offered to give away their HTML Validator software, for free. Using
this handy dandy tool, developers can check HTML code before
uploading to their web sites. Review your pages for errors, and
adherence to HTML standards using this cool new util.
Unfortunately, the current version only runs under Windows 95, but
be on the lookout for new versions hitting the streets in the
future. To download your free copy today, pop by
http://www.microsoft.com/gallery/files/tools or the Spyglass web
site.
Spyglass, Web: http://www.spyglass.com/ Phone: (630)245-6512 FAX:
(630)245-6693 Snail Mail: 1240 E. Dieh Road, Naperville, Ill. 60563
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Free Software, $100, And A MessagePad For Dad
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With the holiday season fast approaching, the gang at Apple has a
great offer for all you gift seekers. Purchase a MessagePad 130
handheld computer between now and Jan 31, 1997 and Apple will throw
in a coupon for the ultra-cool Win2Go Software (estimated value,
$180 US). Using Win2Go, MessagePad users can seamlessly transfer
files from a wide variety of MS Office for Windows applications --
including Word and Schedule+. But wait, there's more (the makings
of a game show host or what?). Not only do you get the Win2Go
Software for free, but Apple has cut the SRP of the MessagePad from
$799 to a modest $699. A great gift idea for Mom, Dad, or your
favorite NetNotify Editor.
Apple, Web: http://newton.info.apple.com/
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New Products and Services
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Finally - REAL NetWare NLM Management
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So. You're working this weekend, updating the NLMs on all your
NetWare servers. Why?? Sure, you need to stay up-to-date, but dare
to dream. Imagine an application that can scan all your servers,
locating which NLMs are loaded in to the server's memory, or on
disk. Compare the versions to standards, then transmit the required
updates, including related messages files -- automatically, from a
central location. Remotely configure and distribute NCF files.
Sounds like a fairy tale . . . well it's not, it's the latest
release from NetPro Computing; Config Central for NetWare.
Supporting NetWare 3.12 and 4.1 environments was never easier,
especially since Config Central can snap right in to NWAdmin or
your trusty ManageWise installation. Licensed per server, a 10-
server starter pack can be yours for only $499 (U.S$). Get all the
details by calling NetPro Computing today, or visit their web site
to download a free evaluation copy of your very own.
NetPro Computing, Web: http://www.netpro.com/ Phone: (800)998-5090
or (602)941-3630 FAX: (602)941-3610
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New PowerBook 1400 Series - A Definition of Cool
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Slick. Powerful. Cool. The only ways to describe the new PowerBook
1400 series of notebooks from Apple. Equipped with a 6X-speed CD-
ROM drive, the 1400 series comes raring to go -- with the base
models equipped with 117MHz PowerPC 603e processors, 12Mb of RAM
(expandable to 64MB) and a 750MB hard drive. Through the built-in
infrared technology, you'll be sharing files with other systems in
no time flat. What's a hard drive without software, right? That's
why your PowerBook comes pre-configured with a variety of
applications: including ClarisWorks, ClarisOrganizer, Claris
Emailer Lite, the Apple Internet Connection Kit and more. For the
finishing touches, the PowerBook has a customizable BookCover pane
-- a removable clear exterior panel that can be changed to alter
the appearance of your PowerBook. Today, the PowerBook is black.
Tomorrow, a funky pattern of your choosing. Starting at a SRP of
$2,500 (U.S$) the 1400 series will be available mid-November.
Apple, Web: http://www.powerbook.apple.com/ FAXback US: (800)462-
4396 FAXback Canada: (800)263-3394 NOTE - Outside the US or Canada,
contact your local Apple reseller.
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Protect Your Lotus Notes Data with McAfee
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Singing the anti-virus blues? Need to protect those Lotus Notes
systems, but just don't know where to turn? Then pop over to
McAfee's site for info on their native Notes Anti-Virus solutions:
GroupScan and GroupShield. Protect your Notes desktops with
GroupScan, and your servers with GroupShield. Get all the bells and
whistles too: virus detection, quarantine, scanning encrypted
files, protection against potential Notes macro viruses, mail
bombs, and a whole lot more. Selling for a mere $30(U.S$) per node,
that's a pretty sound investment.
McAfee, Web: http://www.mcafee.com/ Phone: (408)988-3832 FAX:
(408)970-9727
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NetNotify Reviews
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Adding to our collection of current reviews, the gang at NetNotify
have two new ones, hot off the wires. Fire up your web browsers to
take a peek. For another option, how about direct deliver to your
desktop through our handy document retrieval service, hmmmm. Just
send an email to mailto:info@netcent.com with the word HELP in the
body of the message. Go on, don't be shy!
Man on the town, Dr. Peter Kuo, dives in to a current release from
Hayden Books: Creating Killer Web Sites. Good, bad, or deadly --
it's a killer.
http://www.netcent.com/reviews/brv-kill.htm
The elusive Mr. Wright (as we like to call him) nabs himself a copy
of Quarterdeck's InternetSuite2 software. After tackling with his
personal ISP, who do you think won: Quarterdeck, the ISP, or our
trusty reviewer?
http://www.netcent.com/reviews/srv-isuite.htm
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Getting In Touch with Us
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Publisher - Douglas J. Archell
mailto:darchell@netcent.com
SnailMail - 1760 Storrington St, Pickering Ont. LIV 2Y1
Phone - 905-839-3114 FAX: 905-839-6304
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Suggestion Box - mailto:netnotify-suggest@netcent.com
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