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September 28, 2004 12:00 AM

JSI Tip 8519. NUTS freeware.

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Download NUTS.EXE.

The NUTS.TXT file contains:

NUTS
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Release 2.26 - December 2003.


Network administrators UTilities Set, is a collections of some of my programs,
most of them created "by demand" when a friend or myself had a need for them.
All of the bundled programs are freeware.
Some of the programs are under first BETA stages, some are more mature.

Here is a list of the programs, with a short description.
Most of the programs have a TXT file and/or About box,
with more specific details:


ALO ver 1.2 - 
Auto Log On.
For NT4/Win2K (Server and WKS) - Skip the logon dialog with predefined UserName/Password.
This utility can also handle empty (blank) password.

BALM ver 1.0 -
Blocked Attachment List Manager, for Outlook Express ver 6.

BALMNE ver 1.0 -
Blocked Attachment List Manager, for NAVMSE (Norton Anti Virus for MS Exchange).

GetMEM ver 1.1 - 
For any Win9x/NT/2000 machine.
A utility to assist IT support diagnosing virtual memory problems.
The program simulates a memory intensive application with manual setting of the memory demand.

KIT ver 1.52 -
For any TCP/IP network.
Keep In Touch with your servers over the Internet/Intranet.
This utility will ping the specified hosts, and will alert you by external program or email when any host online status changes.

MMM ver 2.02 (previously named MM or M) - 
For any network with Win9x/NT/2000 clients.
With this tool you can replicate (mirror) a selected folder/drive from server to a workstation,
for backup purpose.

MAILIT ver 1.2 -
A command line utility to send email (SMTP) using batch files.
See MAILIT.TXT and MAILTEST.BAT for more info.

NetRun ver 0.4 -
For any network with Win9x/NT/2000 clients.
A utility to launch from login scripts that can schedule actions on client computers such as backing up system/data files, anti virus updates, or RunOnce push installations.
Version 0.4 and above includes an option to run a program as a different user on NT4 clients.

NewUser ver 1.0 - 
For Windows 2000 server (Domain Controller only).
This tiny VBscript allows you to quickly add new users to a Windows 2000 domain.
Much faster then "Active Directory Users and Computers".
The script MUST be manually edited and tuned for your needs.

NoScript.ADM ver 1.0 -
For Win98/NT clients (not tested with Win2000 clients yet).
This is a custom template for Poledit (System Policy Editor).
With it a network administrator can centrally disable VBS and other script files,
from running on client machines.
This can help protecting your network from new viruses of this kind.

Permiter ver 1.62 -
For Windows NT 4.0 (English/other language).
Allows modifying NTFS folder permissions for individual user/group,
without affecting other permission on same and nested folders.

RegToAdm ver 2.11 - 
For any network with Win9x/NT/2K/XP clients.
Convert a REG file (exported from Regedit), to a simple custom ADM template, 
that can be used in Poledit for distribution of registry settings on the network,
or as a custom template for Group Policy.

TestFile ver 1.02 -
For any network with Win9x/NT/2000 clients.
A very simple and basic performance test, that can be used on any file sharing 
network for PC (NT, Netware, Win9x, and other).
The program runs on a Win9x workstation, and simply times save and read file operations.
The results are far from being scientific, but can be used as a "first impression"...
No need to set up a responder or special server program.

TSLOGGER.CMD ver 1.1 -
For Windows 2000 Terminal Server administrators.
This is a batch file that can be used to log client connections to a Terminal Server.
To use it, you should place TSLOGGER.CMD in a seperate folder like C:\TSLOGGER,
and create a shortcut to it in the All Users\Programs\Startup menu or launch it in a different way.
Recommended NTFS permissions are:
TSLOGGER.CMD : Administrators=FC, Users=Read Only.
TSLOGGER.LOG : Administrators=FC, Users=Write.
You should open TSLOGGER.CMD in notepad, view/edit it as needed.
In addition it is recommended to use NT Auditing for Logon/Logoff events.

EXCHANCE.CMD ver 1.21 -
For MS Exchange 5.x server administrators.
A sample CMD file for automatic offline backup of MS Exchange server 5.x .
Important - You must read, edit and debug this file before production use.
Also included in the NUTS folder is EXDEFRAG.CMD for compacting Exchange databases.

STOPPER.CMD ver 1.00 - 
A batch file for shutting down SBS2003 servers, 
by stopping MS Exchange services first.


Version History:
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For more details about changes in each version, please see the readme file of the related program. NUTS 2.26 - December 2003 KIT ver 1.52 - another fix in tray icon. NUTS 2.25 - December 2003 MMM ver 2.02 - Added logfile and other options + bugfix. KIT ver 1.51 - fix for faster program startup. STOPPER ver 1.00 - a new batch file for shutting down SBS2003 servers. NUTS 2.24 - November 2003 REGTOADM ver 2.11 - now supports command line parameters. NUTS 2.23 - May 2003 Added DELTEMP.CMD MMM ver 2.0 build 4 - minor bug fixes (error handling, display). NUTS 2.22 - May 2003 MMM ver 2.0 - Now supports multiple folders, versus the previous MM which supported only a single pair of folders. NUTS 2.21 - February 2003 MAILIT ver 1.2 - Added support for longer environment variables (up to 128 characters). NUTS 2.20 - February 2003 KIT ver 1.46 - minor fix in the program display. QuickQ - Quick link to MSKB Q articles. NUTS 2.19 - October 2002 RegToAdm ver 2.00 - Now supports import of Unicode REG files, for Win2000/XP . MAILIT ver 1.1 - Added support for multiple recipients. NUTS 2.18 - July 2002 KIT ver 1.45 - added some options like KeepAlive, Status info in email, and few more. NUTS 2.17 - June 2002 KIT ver 1.43 - Important bug fix with TCP test, and minor additions. NUTS 2.16 - January 2002 Added BALMNE ver 1.0. NUTS 2.15 - November 2001 KIT ver 1.42 - bug fix (false detection of ping results in some cases). NUTS 2.14 - November 2001 Added BALM ver 1.0. NUTS 2.13 - November 2001 MM ver 1.21 - Added minimize to tray option. NUTS 2.12 - October 2001 Added TSLOGGER.CMD for W2K Terminal Servers. (You'll find it in the Program Files\NUTS folder). NUTS 2.11 - October 2001 Added the NUTS Support html page. KIT ver 1.41 - KIT can now be minimized to the system tray. NUTS 2.10 - August 2001 KIT ver 1.4 recomended upgrade - Many Major changes including support for TCP tests. GetMEM ver 1.1 - Minor changes. EXCHANGE.CMD ver 1.21 - More remarks and warnings. NUTS 2.01 - February 2001 Fixed problem with NUTS.EXE setup. MM is the new name for M - if you have upgraded from previous version of NUTS, you may delete old shortcuts and the files M.EXE ,M.TXT . NUTS 2.0 - February 2001 MM ver 1.2 - added support for batch mode. NUTS 1.9, October 2000 - KIT ver 1.3, recomended upgrade - Added support for data files, save window position and size. NUTS 1.83, September 2000 - KIT ver 1.23 - minor fixes. NUTS 1.82, September 2000 - Permiter version 1.62 - Bug fix. Exchance.CMD ver 1.2 - Minor changes. NUTS 1.81, August 2000 - Added EXCHANCE.CMD - Exchange server offline backup and maintenance. Permiter version 1.61 - Minor interface change from 1.6 . NUTS 1.7, July 2000 - Added NoScript.ADM ver 1.0 . NUTS 1.63, July 2000 - Minor changes: KIT version 1.21 (Allow sizing of main window). MAILIT version 1.01 (Only additions to the documentation MAILIT.TXT). NUTS 1.62, July 2000 - Minor documentation addition and fixes. M version 1.1 . NUTS 1.6, June 2000 - Added the MAILIT utility. NUTS 1.51, June 2000 - Minor documentation additions and fixes. NUTS 1.5, June 2000 - Added the new KIT utility. NUTS 1.4, June 2000 - First major public release. Contact

== Visit my site for other programs and newer versions. Email me for telling me how bad or good is your experience with my programs. http://teachers.sivan.co.il/yizhar OR http://www.new-ofek.co.il/yizhar Yizhar Hurwitz Kibbutz Gaaton, Israel yizhar@mail.com



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