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SORTING OUT THE LINUX CERTIFICATION OPTIONS 
Recent NetAdmin polls show that many administrators are considering 
Linux certification, but they aren't sure which certification to 
pursue. Here's a summary of the four main options--Linux+, LPIC-1, LCA, 
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SET UP NAT USING THE CISCO IOS 
Network address translation (NAT) has become one of the key components 
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ZEND ACCELERATOR SPEEDS APACHE/PHP PERFORMANCE 
One approach for speeding up a busy Web server is to spread the load 
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study of one company that used the Apache/PHP caching program Zend 
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NEW VULNERABILITY EXPOSES EXCEL AND POWERPOINT MACROS 
Symantec's security response team recently discovered a dangerous new 
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SHARE EXCHANGE CALENDARS WITHOUT MERGING SERVERS 
If you are looking at migrating one Exchange mail server to another so 
that two organizations can share calendaring capabilities, take our 
advice: Don't do it! There's an easier way. Read this week's From the 
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During a recent upgrade to Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Mike 
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you through the issues he ran into, shows you the fixes, and explains 
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Today @ TechRepublic

MALFORMED IP ADDRESSES CAN BYPASS IE SECURITY 
A newly revealed IE 5.x flaw can allow an IP address to appear to be 
internal to a network and bypass some IE security restrictions. The 
Locksmith has details on this and two other IE flaws, as well as info 
on the affected products and a link to the fix.
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RESEARCH YOUR CLIENTS BEFORE AGREEING TO WORK WITH THEM 
Your first instinct might be to grab that lucrative consulting contract 
with The Big Company. But how good are they about paying contractors on 
time? How do they treat contractors? Here are some ways to find out.
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SECRET AGENTS INVADE YOUR PC 
Many software companies use phone-home applets to verify that you have 
all their latest patches and fixes. But these update agents could be 
snooping around where they don't belong. Help secure your network by 
understanding the software spy game.
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