Last Updated: October 22, 2009

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U-M Resources

Joining the U-M win2000 list
A "Windows 2000 at UM" email list, hosted on the U-M listserver. This list has superceded the venerable nt-admins@umich.edu list. If you have W2k or NT questions that need to be addressed to the U-M community of Windows administrators, this is the forum to use.

W2kSupport@umich.edu
The "official" W2k support address for UMROOT Forest administrative support.

Microsoft Premier Support Information for Campus Users
Information for accessing Microsoft Premier Support web site

Microsoft Campus Agreement at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan’s software licensing agreement with Microsoft.

Microsoft Resources

Microsoft MSDN online
The Microsoft Developer Network site, a gateway to in-depth documentation and search engines for programmers.

Microsoft Security Center
A Microsoft resource specifically for the technical audience. 

Microsoft Technet
Microsoft TechNet can be searched online.

Other External Resources

IETF home page
The IETF home page is a front door to the RFC's and draft standards frequently referenced in Microsoft white papers.

Kerberos home page
MIT's Kerberos Authentication Protocol home page.

MS Kerberos Crossrealm Referrals Paper
A very good paper that explains much about how Microsoft Kerberos really works, including the subject of cross-realm referral handling. PDF format.

"Lab Mice" web site
A site that claims to be "the definitive Windows 2000/XP/.NET Resource Index."

Higher-Education Sites

Windows in Higher Education
The Windows in Higher Education website is the home of a group of Windows admins in Higher Education environments around the world who collaborate to share information and ideas. The group has a listserv and an annual conference aimed at achieving this goal. Information about the listserv and the conference can be found at this site, along with links to information on other universities' Windows environments.

Common Solutions Group
"The Common Solutions Group (CSG) is a set of leading universities and mid-level networks working together to create a common infrastructure and toolset required for the future of our institutions". The CSG has sponsored some Windows forums.

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