Cadavre (4/5/2013)

I'm in Castle Marina Premier Inn, which according to Google...

Dan makes great points, but the reason I say especially at a smaller company is that you have less to manage. It's easier to set service accounts for a...

here are permissions: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143504.aspx#Reviewing_ACLs

I think you need full control most places.

I haven't worked with it much, but from what I know and read, it seems UCP is the evolution of MDW in some ways. It's more for control than it...

keepass or password safe will work.

I would not use the same account for multiple instances, or services. Think about this. If this gets compromised, or you do need to change...

A good note from Eric, but I'd say that often it's expediancy....

Mike Dougherty-384281 (4/4/2013)

For the sake of...

This is a blog feed we syndicate from a user. We can't control how they've set everything in HTTP. We try, but sometimes they use formatting that causes issues.

We'll take...

The auditing issue is a potential security issue. However that depends on the circumstances and whether or not there are other ways to audit actions.

That's a fair point and a...

I've got a lot of experience here. (sorry for being late)

We started as you did, using SQL Server to send mails. This works fine from a capacity standpoint. SQL Server...

no idea. not my piece

Sorry for the delay. The SQL Server support has been spotty and I don't know anyone using this.

I used the Gnu version years ago. Worked well for me.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/everyday-sql/2013/04/02/merging-sql-server-and-softball-just-for-fun/

Very interesting discussion.

Opc.three, you did bring up a few good points, but this isn't one of them.

opc.three (4/3/2013)I understand how xp_cmdshell works but if it's made available in my...