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Linux.conf.au hits domain disaster

The website of Australia's annual Linux conference has become temporarily inaccessible scant months before the event because of policy confusion over whether or not it is allowed to use its long-standing domain name. Read more »

.au domain reaches one millionth registration

The number of .au domain names will pass one million this month, after five years of strong growth. Read more »

auDA loosens up domain name sales restrictions

The rules governing domain name sales and transfers in Australia were relaxed this week as domain name registry body auDA released its new change of registrant policy. Read more »

auDA introduces new rules to block domain hogs

In a series of reforms announced this week, the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) has regulated against domain traders by outlawing the practice of registering a domain name for the sole purpose of reselling it. Read more »

Confusing .au.com domain threatens Aussie users

A US-based anti-spyware company has registered the ".com.au.com" domain name, which experts fear could be used by cybercriminals to create more convincing phishing attacks. Read more »

Linux conference domain faces uncertain future

A proposed review of little-used second-level domains by .au Domain Administration (auDA) has left a cloud hanging over the domain for Australia's biggest Linux conference. Read more »

Google launches secure Apps for enterprise teams

Google Apps Team Edition is a free service that lets people within the same e-mail domain collaborate easily with Google Apps, a package that includes Docs, Calendar, Talk and Start Page. Read more »

Domain registration rules face change amid protests

Australia's Internet domain name regulator is considering changing the rules governing how certain domain names are allocated after reports some companies and individuals may be exploiting the current system. Read more »

50 percent of DNS servers vulnerable

Security around DNS servers is still a serious issue for network administrators, even though new servers such as BIND 9 are more secure, according to a new survey released this week. Read more »

Legal war heats up over porn claims

The domain administration for the Pacific island nation of Niue is so incensed by a study which says its sites are amongst the most prolific sources of pornography online that it has threatened legal action. Read more »

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Two myths about the Windows administrator account

The goal of every hacker is to get access to the administrator account. On Windows systems, this can especially present a problem -- the administrator account comes with no password and an obvious default name. Read more »

Beef up Active Directory security with these three steps

The Active Directory (AD) structure and the data contained in it are the keys to a Windows domain, and it's vital to implement the proper security. Here are three simple steps you can take to boost AD's security. Read more »

Prepare your domain for Windows .NET

Windows .NET Server is coming. If you've already deployed Windows 2000 Server and Active Directory, you need to do some work before running .NET Server's Setup program. Brien Posey shows you what to do first. Read more »

Forwarding external requests with Win2K DNS servers

When you have problems getting your Windows 2000 DNS server to forward name resolution requests to DNS servers on the Internet, don't assign separate servers for Internet requests. Get to the root of the problem. Read more »

Consider running the browser service on Windows Server 2008 DCs

Although NetBIOS is reportedly on the way out, it is still a critical part of most Windows Server environments. This article explains why, in some configurations, the browser service should be running to facilitate NetBIOS. Read more »

Take a stance on virtual machine time sync

The seemingly inevitable trend towards virtualisation brings one important point to Windows administrators: time settings. Make a decision on how to approach VM time early on before it bites you. Read more »

Disable removable media through Windows Server 2008's Group Policy configuration

Among the more frequent requests for data protection, disabling removable media access is quite simple. Learn how to deploy a Windows Server 2008 Group Policy configuration through a Group Policy object. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

Inside the Exchange Server Profile Analyzer

The Exchange Server Profile Analyzer is a tool that allows Exchange administrators to get a real-time look at a plethora of statistics surrounding your Exchange servers. The statistics generated by the Profile Analyzer tell the complete story behind the way that your Exchange server is used (or abused!) by your users. Read more »

10 surprising things about Windows Server 2008

When you take a look at Windows Server 2008, you'll discover big changes -- including some legitimate improvements. This article outlines a few of the unexpected aspects of the new OS, both good and bad. Read more »

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