Microsoft's MSN Hotmail, a free Web-based e-mail service, has tightened restrictions on daily outbound messages sent by subscribers, a tactic it says will help curb spam.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company on Friday said that Hotmail subscribers are now limited to sending only 100 messages a day "in an effort to prevent spammers from using Hotmail to spread spam," said Lisa Gurry, MSN lead product manager. The change, made last week, should affect only about 1 percent of its nearly 110 million worldwide users, based on historical usage data, Gurry said.
"The higher the limit is, the more likely that the service can be used for spam, so we found that 99 percent of Hotmail users would find ... more

An extra surprise greeted Microsoft Office2003 Testers as they received their Beta 2 Kits over the last few days, one which most wouldn't even have noticed. Included on the Outlook2003 with Business Contact Manager is Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1.4322 Dated: 12/12/02.



Yet according to the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Final Beta Download Page, the latest publicly available is v1.1 Dated: 10/2/2002"We will release the .NET Framework 1.1 to the manufacturer simultaneously with Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
The .NET Framework 1.1 Beta features improved scalability and performance; support for mobile device development with the ASP.NET mobile controls (form ... more

Just seen on Windows
Update for XP a new Microsoft Processor Driver, it is Version 5.1.2600.1152.
released today! Download
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The Microsoft Visio Resource Kit for Visio 2002 SR-1 provides IT professionals with the tools, information, and examples they need to deploy Visio 2002 SR-1 in an enterprise environment. It also provides explanations of how to customize the installation, how to maintain the installed software, and how to create custom Help topics. This Resource Kit applies to both Visio Standard 2002 SR-1 and Visio Professional 2002 SR-1.
Included in this document:


Deployment Prerequisites
Overview of Setup Installing and Customizing Visio 2002 Deploying on Windows 2000 Special Deployment Scenarios Advanced Deployment Methods Maintaining an Installation Creat ... more

Set-up a Windows system ,but you don't kown how to use the right disk format ?



You can choose between three file systems for disk partitions on a computer running Windows XP: NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 Use the information below to compare the file systems.
Microsoft : Choosing between NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 ... more

810847 : Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 SP1

811630 : Critical Update

810577 : Security Update
811009 : Fast User Switching issue810847 : Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 An identified security issue could enable an attacker to read files or run programs on a computer that visited his or her Web site. By installing this update, you can help protect your computer against this issue and bring Microsoft? Internet Explorer up-to-date with respect to security. 811630 : Critical Update This update enables applications to access HTML Help in a new, restricted mode. Future updat ... more

Backing up your INbox etc couldnt be easier with this FREE Microsoft tool:


Backing up your Microsoft Outlook® information is quicker and easier with the Personal Folders Backup feature. Personal Folders Backup creates backup copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up. With Personal Folders Backup, you can choose which of your .PST files you wish to back up, and how often you wish to back them up. Each .PST file contains all of your Outlook folders, including the Inbox, Calendar,
and Contacts. You can have a single .PST file (usually called "Internet Folders"
or "Personal Folders" in y ... more

SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) addresses specific issues discovered in SQL Server 2000 since its ship date. Because SQL Server Service Packs are cumulative, SP3 includes all fixes from previously released Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 2 (SP2), and can be applied to an original installation or to one where SP1 or SP2 was previously applied.
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MICROSOFT HAS MADE the beta version of Exchange 2003, formerly code-named Titanium, available for download. Scheduled to be released in the middle of this year, Exchange 2003 offers messaging and "collaboration" between servers running on Windows .NET Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later.
The new version of Exchange works together with Microsoft Outlook 11 to "provide greater flexibility for remote workers to manage their communications from outside the confines of the company firewall", Microsoft reckons.



With the beta release the company wants to integrate Outlook Web Access into Outlook to give the whole caboodle a look and feel for the common man. Th ... more

Formerly known as Titanium, Microsoft Exchange server 2003 hits town



Requiring quite a hefty package of .net server 2003 features installed to run, including:
IIS6 with NNTP and SMTP installed Active Directory NTFS Screenshots: Shot 1 Shot 2 Shot 3 ... more