Windows 2000::WMI

PROBLEM:
WMI services (winmgmt) is utilizing 100% cpu until manually stopped. Must be disabled because it will startup on it's own later.
SOLUTION:
Sometimes it works to stop the service and remove the Repository files under: C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\WBEM\REPOSITORY
Then restart the service.
I am continuting to have this problem recur on several machines.
Any ideas for me? E-Mail Me

Windows 2000/XP::Default Services

From: Microsoft

The following table lists the default services for a typical installation of Windows XP Professional, along with their default startup settings. Your list of services might be different, depending on the components selected during installation and any additional programs that have been installed.

Service	Startup Type	Log On As	Additional information
Alerter	Manual	Local Service
Application Layer Gateway	Manual	Local Service
Application Management	Manual	Local System
Automatic Updates	Automatic	Local System
Background Intelligent Transfer Service	Manual	Network Service	For information about troubleshooting problems associated with this service, see Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) inactive job timeout
ClipBook	Manual	Local System
COM+ Event System	Manual	Local System
COM+ System Application	Manual	Local System
Computer Browser	Automatic	Local System
Cryptographic Services	Automatic	Local System
DHCP Client	Automatic	Local System
Distributed Link Tracking Client	Automatic	Local System
Distributed Transaction Coordinator	Manual	Network Service
DNS Client	Automatic	Network Service
Error Reporting	Automatic	Local System
Event Log	Automatic	Local System
Fast User Switching Compatibility	Manual	Local System
Help and Support	Automatic	Local System
Human Interface Device Access	Disabled	Local System
IMAPI CD-Burning COM	Manual	Local System
Indexing Service	Manual	Local System	You can use Indexing Service to index documents and document properties on your disks and store the information in a catalog. For more information, see Indexing Service
Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)/Internet Connection Sharing	Automatic	Local System
Internet Connection Sharing	Manual	Local System
IPSec Services	Automatic	Local System
Logical Disk Manager	Automatic	Local System
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service	Manual	Local System
Messenger	Automatic	Local Service	This service must be running for alert notifications to be received. For more information about performance, see Introduction to Performance This service must be running on recipient computers so that those computers can receive console messages. For more information about console messages, see Send Console Message
MS Software Shadow Copy Provider	Manual	Local System
Net Logon	Automatic	Local System
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing	Manual	Local System
Network Connections	Manual	Local System
Network DDE	Manual	Local System
Network DDE DSDM	Manual	Local System
Network Location Awareness (NLA)	Manual	Local System
NT LM Security Support Provider	Manual	Local System
Performance Logs and Alerts	Manual	Network Service
Plug and Play	Automatic	Local System
Portable media serial number	Automatic	Local System
Print Spooler	Automatic	Local System	If you are having trouble with a printer not responding, you can try restarting this service. This cancels all pending print jobs.
Protected Storage	Automatic	Local System
QoS RSVP	Manual	Local System
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager	Manual	Local System
Remote Access Connection Manager	Manual	Local System
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager	Manual	Local System
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)	Automatic	Local System
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator	Manual	Network Service
Remote Registry	Automatic	Local Service	For troubleshooting performance problems relating to this service, see Troubleshooting
Removable Storage	Manual	Local System
Routing and Remote Access	Manual	Local System
Secondary Logon	Automatic	Local System	For more information about the Secondary Logon service, see To start the Secondary Logon service
Security Accounts Manager	Automatic	Local System
Server	Automatic	Local System	Stopping this service disconnects any open sessions with a remote computer.
Shell Hardware Detection	Automatic	Local System
Smart Card	Manual	Local Service
Smart Card Helper	Manual	Local Service
SSDP Discovery	Manual	Local Service
System Event Notification	Automatic	Local System
System Restore Service	Automatic	Local System
Task Scheduler	Automatic	Local System
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper	Automatic	Local Service
Telephony	Manual	Local System
Telnet	Manual	Local System
Terminal Services	Manual	Local System
Themes	Automatic	Local System
Uninterruptable Power Supply	Manual	Local Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host	Manual	Local System
Upload Manager	Automatic	Local System
Utility Manager	Manual	Local System
Volume Shadow Copy	Manual	Local System
WebClient	Automatic	Local Service
Windows Audio	Automatic	Local System
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)	Manual	Local System
Windows Installer	Manual	Local System
Windows Management Instrumentation	Automatic	Local System
Windows Time	Automatic	Local System
Wireless Zero Configuration service	Automatic	Local System
WMI Performance Adapter	Manual	Local System
Workstation	Automatic	Local System

Windows 2000::Disabling Unneeded Services

From: ZDNet

Service	You can set it to manual if…
DHCP Client	You're not connecting to a specific DHCP server on your local network
Distributed Link Tracking Client	You're not connected to a Windows 2000 domain
DNS Client	You're not connecting to a specific DNS server on your local network
FTP Publishing Service	You don't need your system to act as an FTP server
IIS Admin Service	You don't need your system to act as an WWW server
IPSEC Policy Agent	You're not connected to a Windows 2000 domain
Messenger	You're not connected to a Windows 2000 domain
Remote Registry Service	You don't remotely access the Registry of other systems on your local network
RIP Service	You don't need your system to act as a router
RunAs Service	You don't use any applications that run as an alias
World Wide Web Publishing Service	You don't need your system to act as an WWW server

Windows 2000::Disabling Windows File Protection

The value of 4 below sounds promising. This could make the BAT file approach work.
Change the value data for the SFCDisable (REG_DWORD) value to 1 in the
following
registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

NOTE: For the change to this value to become effective you must restart the
computer. Also, if you are disabling WFP, a kernel debugger must be
connected to
the computer.

Following is a complete list of values for SFCDisable:
- 0 = enabled (default)
- 1 = disabled, prompt at restart to re-enable
- 2 = disabled at next restart only, no prompt to re-enable
- 4 = enabled, with popups disabled
The problem is the restart thing - this complicates the implementation since we have to know the workstation has restarted since the registry change was merged.

Windows 2000::Windows File Protection::Disabling

From GROUPS.GOOGLE.COM:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 06:16:46 -0400
From: Jeremy Collake
Reply-To: Windows NTBugtraq Mailing List
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
Subject: W2k undocumented registry setting fully disables Windows File
Protection

6:13am 6/24

Summary: Undocumented registry setting allows for
Windows File Protection (aka System File Checker)
to be fully disabled.

HowTo: Set the SFCDisable value (see Q222473) to
0xffffff9d.

Ok, after spending 6 hours in the guts of sfc.dll, sfcfiles.dll,
and winlogon.exe I have *finally* discovered how to permanently
disable windows file protection. The more I dug into the internals
of SFC, the more I began to think that it would not be as easy as
I first thought it would be - and indeed Microsoft does not want it
to be easy. Windows File Protection, while annoying, does provide
a good degree of system stability and even some level of virus/trojan
protection by preventing system files from being modified without
at least notifying the user. Therefore, I was *very* shocked when
I was looking through a disassembly of sfc.dll and came to the code
that checks the value of the SfcDisable in the WinLogon key.
I see in the code of ordinal 2 (which is the initialization function
that winlogon calls), sticking out like a sore thumb, this:

76986A89 push 1
76986A8B cmp eax, ebx
76986A8D pop esi
76986A8E jz loc_76986B97
76986A94 cmp eax, esi
76986A96 jz loc_76986B7A
76986A9C cmp eax, 2
76986A9F jz loc_76986B69
76986AA5 cmp eax, 3
76986AA8 jz short loc_76986AE0
76986AAA cmp eax, 4
76986AAD jz short loc_76986ACF
76986AAF cmp eax, 0FFFFFF9Dh
76986AB2 push ebx
76986AB3 jz loc_76986B86
76986AB9 push offset byte_76981898
76986ABE push edi
76986ABF call sub_7698877D
76986AC4 mov dword_769901D4, ebx
76986ACA jmp loc_76986B97

Ok, values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 are documented at
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q222/4/73.ASP , but
what the heck is this 0ffffff9dh value that it accepts?! As you can
see, any value other than 0,1,2,3,4 and 0ffffff9dh are assumed to be
zero, which is the default of SFC enabled with popups enabled. So,
without further delay, I went and plugged 0ffffff9dh into the SfcDisable
value to see what was up. Rebooted. I'll be darned, Microsoft provided
a very,very simple way to fully disable WFP!

When booting with this value in the SFCDisable value in the WinLogon
key (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon), an
event is written to the system log, ID 64032 from Windows File
Protection, with the description:
"Windows File Protection is not active on this system. ".

All attempts to replace/delete protected system files succeeded,
just as if I were in safe mode :). I rebooted a few more times and
verified that it is the one value (other than 4=popus disabled) that
is not reset to 0 after the first boot.

Windows 2000::Windows File Protection::Automation

Eeeeeviiiil Solitaire
My highest priority today is I must create an invisible automatic "thing" to remove the games from all user machines. In simpler days I would have written a BAT file to remove the EXE files and the menu items. However when you do it that way, SOL.EXE, WINMINE.EXE, FREECELL.EXE mysteriously come back.
This is because Windows File Protection maintains control over the WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory. Since SOL.EXE is such a vital part of the Windows 2000 Professional operating system it was placed in this directory to ensure it is never deleted or overwritten with a different version.
WFP maintains it's "master" copy of these files in C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE (which BTW is cleverly flagged as hidden.) If my BAT removes SOL.EXE from that directory first and then from SYSTEM32 then the file doesn't come back, but a warning message comes up during it's execution about something diabolical happening to your system files and prompting for the Windows CD.
A commandline such as: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\games.inf,FreecellUninstall does not run silently and doesn't appear to work either (even though it tells me it's removing files.)
There must be some way to execute the uninstall by whatever method the control panel-add remove programs applet does it.
Any ideas? E-Mail Me PLEEEESE.
Of course if I find an elegant solution I'll put it out here.

Windows 2000::Exchange 2000::Restoring mailbox items

It stinks to restore a single item or single mailbox. Basically, setup a parallel environment and restore the entire server
The following details the process.
Recovering a single Exchange mail item

Document from Live System:

a.  Exchange 2000 organization name

b.  Name of the administrative group

c.  Name of the storage group

d.  The logical database name

e.  The LegacyExchangeDN value for the admin group object


Summary:

• Setup the Recovery Server-Install Base Server


• Setup Forest and run ForestPrep


• Install Exchange System Management Tools


• Create Admin Group


• Install Messaging and Collaboration Services


• Install Exchange Service Pack


• Configure Storage Group and Database Names


• Restore database


• Connect Mailbox to AD Account


• Export mailbox items


• Import mailbox items to the production server

Setup the Recovery Server-Windows 2000 standalone server

1. Same software versions must be used to build the recovery server.


2. Set DNS server setting to itself.


3. NNTP and SMTP must be installed for MS Exchange

Setup Forest and run ForestPrep

Run the Dcpromo promote the server to DC.

The name of the forest doesn't matter.

Might be prompted to install DNS.

Create Forest

1. Start Menu > Run


2. Dcpromo


3. Click Next


4. Select Domain Controller for a new domain
   and click Next


5. Select Create a new domain tree and
   click Next


6. Select Create a new forest of domain trees
   and click Next


7. Type RECOVER.COM (for example) in Full
   DNS name box and click Next


8. Click Next on NetBIOS domain screen


9. Accept defaults, click Next


10. Accept the default, click Next


11. Click Ok to DNS information message


12. Select Yes, Install and configure DNS, click Next


13. Select Permissions compatible only with
    Windows 2000 servers, click Next


14. On Administrator password screen type password, confirm again, click Next


15. Click Next on Active Directory
    Installation summary page


16. When Installation is complete click Finish
    and Restart Now

Run ForestPrep:
If the LegacyExchangeDN is different than the default First Administrative Group
you must alter the LegacyExchangeDN on your recovery server.  You can do this only after the
schema has been extended for Exchange.

1. Log onto the recovery server as an Administrator


2. Start menu > Run, browse to CD-Rom, select setup.exe From
   Exch2000\Setup\I386 directory and click Ok


3. After Install path type /Forestprep and click Okxxx
   

Windows 2000::Automating::Removing Games

! Games (and other accessories) don't show up under Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components !
Go to C:\WINNT\INF\ and find the SYSOC.INF file. Find the section that looks like:

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,HIDE,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
media_clips=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,mmopt.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7

and remove "HIDE" from the ones you want to make visible. For instance to open up the Games, make it look like this:

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
media_clips=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,mmopt.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7


Windows::Networking::NetBios

Using Perl::NetAdmin, getserver. These are hex values needed to interpret results.
# NetBIOS Suffixes (16th Character of the NetBIOS Name)
my %wins_status = (
'Workstation Service' => 0x00,
'Messenger Service' => 0x01,
'Messenger Service' => 0x03,
'RAS Server Service' => 0x06,
'NetDDE Service' => 0x1F,
'File Server Service' => 0x20,
'RAS Client Service' => 0x21,
'Microsoft Exchange Interchange(MSMail Connector)'=> 0x22,
'Microsoft Exchange Store' => 0x23,
'Microsoft Exchange Directory' => 0x24,
'Modem Sharing Server Service' => 0x30,
'Modem Sharing Client Service' => 0x31,
'SMS Clients Remote Control' => 0x43,
'SMS Administrators Remote Control Tool' => 0x44,
'SMS Clients Remote Chat' => 0x45,
'SMS Clients Remote Transfer' => 0x46,
'DEC Pathworks TCPIP service on Windows NT' => 0x4C,
'DEC Pathworks TCPIP service on Windows NT' => 0x52,
'Microsoft Exchange MTA' => 0x87,
'Microsoft Exchange IMC' => 0x6A,
'Network Monitor Agent' => 0xBE,
'Network Monitor Application' => 0xBF,
'Domain Master Browser' => 0x1B,
'Domain Controllers' => 0x1C,
'Master Browser' => 0x1D,
'Browser Service Elections' => 0x1E,
'IIS' => 0x1C,
'Lotus Notes Server Service' => [0x2B],
'Lotus Notes' => [0x2F],
'Lotus Notes' => [0x33],
'DCA IrmaLan Gateway Server Service' => [0x20]
);

my %sv_flags = (
WORKSTATION => 0x00000001,
SERVER => 0x00000002,
SQLSERVER => 0x00000004,
DOMAIN_CTRL => 0x00000008,
DOMAIN_BAKCTRL => 0x00000010,
TIME_SOURCE => 0x00000020,
AFP => 0x00000040,
NOVELL => 0x00000080,
DOMAIN_MEMBER => 0x00000100,
PRINTQ_SERVER => 0x00000200,
DIALIN_SERVER => 0x00000400,
SERVER_UNIX => 0x00000800,
NT => 0x00001000,
WFW => 0x00002000,
SERVER_MFPN => 0x00004000,
SERVER_NT => 0x00008000,
POTENTIAL_BROWSER=> 0x00010000,
BACKUP_BROWSER => 0x00020000,
MASTER_BROWSER => 0x00040000,
DOMAIN_MASTER => 0x00080000,
SERVER_OSF => 0x00100000,
SERVER_VMS => 0x00200000,
WIN95_PLUS => 0x00400000,
ALTERNATE_XPORT => 0x20000000,
LOCAL_LIST_ONLY => 0x40000000,
DOMAIN_ENUM => 0x80000000
);

# NetBIOS flags
my %nb_flags = (
NB_GROUP => 0x80,
NB_PERM => 0x02,
NB_ACTIVE => 0x04,
NB_CONFL => 0x08,
NB_DEREG => 0x10,
'Broadcast node type' => 0x00, # NB_BFLAG
'Point-to-point node type' => 0x20, # NB_PFLAG
'Mixed bcast & p-p node type' => 0x40, # NB_MFLAG
'Microsoft hybrid node type' => 0x60, # NB_HFLAG
'Mask applied to outgoing NetBIOS flags' => 0xE0 # NB_FLGMSK
);

Windows::Automation::Uninstall Games

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/setupapi/setup/installhinfsection.asp

rundll32 setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection FreecellUninstall 132 c:\winnt\inf\games.inf

repeat for other sections in the games.inf file.

SPAM::Internet Mail::Link

Great website:
http://www.spews.org/

Windows::Network Management::Scripting::Get Serial Number of Remote Machine

I need to query all the machines in Network neighborhood to get their serial numbers.
This WSH script is a place to start:
ComputerName = InputBox("Enter the name of the computer you wish to query")
winmgmt1 = "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//"& ComputerName &""
'WScript.Echo winmgmt1
Set SNSet = GetObject( winmgmt1 ).InstancesOf ("Win32_BIOS")
for each SN in SNSet
MsgBox "The serial number for the specified computer is: " & SN.SerialNumber
Next
Ideally this would be a perl script that generates an HTML report of all the machine names and serial numbers (and IP numbers.) This could be launched via a weblink on server and get back report.
The next step would be to compile a txt file with a listing of all the serial numbers found so far and as the discovery is being done only add the new ones to the list.

Windows 2000::Registry::ComputerName

Looking for ComputerName in registry. I found it a few places. A good one to query is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
ComputerName\ActiveComputerName\Computer

Name is the current NetBIOS computer name.

Windows::Networking::Ports & Protocols

Good resource for what ports are used by what services
I'm trying to get performance monitor working through a firewall so I can check performance stats on a machine on a "DMZ" segment from another segment. I came across an excellent resource on Microsoft Technet

Port	TCP/UDP	Service Name
42	TCP	WINS Replication
47	TCP	GRE for PPTP
53	UDP	DNS Name Resolution
53	TCP	DNS
67	UDP	DHCP Lease (BOOTP)
68	UDP	DHCP Lease
88	UDP	Kerberos
135	TCP	Location Service (RPC, RPC EP Mapper, WINS Manager, DHCP Manager, MS DTC)
137	UDP	NetBIOS Name Service (Logon Sequence, Windows NT 4.0 Trusts, Windows NT 4.0 Secure Channel, Pass Through Validation, Browsing, Printing)
137	TCP	WINS Registration
138	UDP	NetBIOS Datagram Service (Logon Sequence, Windows NT 4.0 Trusts, Windows NT 4.0 Directory Replication, Windows NT 4.0 Secure Channel, Pass Through Validation, NetLogon, Browsing, Printing)
139	TCP	NetBIOS Session Service (NBT, SMB, File Sharing, Printing, Logon Sequence, Windows NT 4.0 Trusts, Windows NT 4.0 Directory Replication, Windows NT 4.0 Secure Channel, Pass Through Validation, Windows NT 4.0 Administration Tools [Server Manager, User Manager, Event Viewer, Registry Editor, Diagnostics, Performance Monitor, DNS Administrator])
389	TCP/UDP	LDAP
500	TCP/UDP	ISAKMP/Oakley negotiation traffic (IPSec)
522	TCP	User Location Store
636	TCP/UDP	LDAP (over TLS/SSL)
750	UDP	Kerberos Authentication
750	TCP	Kerberos Authentication
751	UDP	Kerberos Authentication
751	TCP	Kerberos Authentication
752	UDP	Kerberos Password Server
753	UDP	Kerberos User Registration Server
754	TCP	Kerberos Slave Propagation
888	TCP	Logon and Environment Passing
Dynamic	TCP	Directory Replication
1109	TCP	POP with Kerberos
1723	TCP	PPTP Control Channel (IP Protocol 47 – GRE)
2053	TCP	Kerberos de-multiplexor
2105	TCP	Kerberos encrypted login
3268		Global Catalog
3269		Global Catalog
3389	RDP	Terminal Services

The following is a list of ports and protocols for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server services.

Port	TCP/UDP	Service Name
25	TCP	SMTP
80	TCP	HTTP
102	TCP	MTA – X.400 over TCP/IP
110	TCP	POP3
119	TCP	NNTP
135	TCP	Client/Server Communication, RPC, Exchange Administration
143	TCP	IMAP4
389	TCP	LDAP
443	TCP	HTTP (SSL)
465	TCP	SMTP (SSL)
563	TCP	NNTP (SSL)
636	TCP	LDAP (SSL)
993	TCP	IMAP4 (SSL)
995	TCP	POP3 (SSL)
1720	TCP	H.323 Call Setup
1731	TCP	Audio Call Control
2980	TCP/UDP	Instant Messaging Service
Dynamic	TCP	H.323 Call Control
Dynamic	UDP	H.323 Call (RTP Over UDP)

Internet::E-Mail::Security

Test your e-mail system for vulnerabilities
I don't use the product sold at the link below, so I can't recommend for or against it.
However, they will automatically generate several test e-mails to determine your level of exposure
to various exploits commonly sent via e-mail. I found a few adjustments I needed to make to my e-mail gateway.
http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest

Outlook::Exchange::Public Folder::Define default public folder view

I want to make a custom view the default view for everyone who views my public folder.
To create a default custom view for a public folder, follow these steps:

Log on to the Outlook client as the owner of a public folder, and select the public folder.

Customize the public folder to the desired view. This can be done using the menu items for View.

Save the custom view by clicking on View menu, then Define Views, and selecting Current View Settings. Click Copy, and then type in your view name. Then select This folder, visible to everyone. Click OK, then Close.

To select a custom view for a public folder, follow these steps:

Log on to the Outlook client as the owner of a public folder.

Right-click on the folder, and select Properties. Select the Administration tab.

NOTE:  If users have already customized their view for that public folder, their view will stay until they specifically choose a different view. All users that have not customized the public folder view will receive the newly selected public folder view.

From: MS KB#202186 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;202186

Internet::E-Mail::Testing

e-mail autoresponder addresses
I like to have the ability to do a quick test of my e-mail system a few times throughout the day. I've gotten in the habit of sending a message to an autoresponder.
The one I liked best, echo@psi.com, quit working. It's been quite some time so I've given up hope that it was just a temporary problem. I liked it because it echoed back the message you sent it. I always used a message with the time I sent it as the subject that gave me a response time for comparison without having to figure it out myself.
Some other options I found while searching:
1. echo@osi.com.au - a long physical distance from the us so it takes a little while. It also doesn't echo back you exact same message so it is not as helpful or useful in as many ways.
2. spam.echo@clearswift.com - will send you back a test spam message.
3. test@sstar.com - will send you back a message containing a list of other autoresponders: (I haven't tried them all yet.)
test@bayonne.net - doesn't work.
test@buscom.net - works
test@buscomnet.com -
test@cshore.com - works
test@digiplay.com
test@ifxgroup.net
test@tcmetro.net
test@toltbbs.com
test@tznet.com
test@zzapp.org
4. You could setup your own with a yahoo account and a vacation response or a hotmail account with an alert e-mail to your internal e-mail address or pager.

E-Mail me any others you know of or any other ideas you have for verifying e-mail connectivity.