In 1994 it was popular for software companies to bundle their products with other non-competing programs, typically those getting ready to be rev’d and headed for the scrap pile. I...

Thank you Vladan - that does seem to work and will get me going.

The DateSent column is enough - it is not practical there would be two emails in the same thread with the exact DateSent value.

As for the front end control performing...

EmailID is the PK in the table.

I need to return all of the columns in the query

I need to return two separate DataTables from the query into an ADO.Net dataset...

As to the main question - Should companies 'eat their own dogfood' (use their own products) - absolutely. If they are not using their own but something else, then as...

My current favorites are the Tesla Roadster: http://www.teslamotors.com and surface computing:http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid932579976/bclid932553050/bctid933742930

Both of those provide simple text comparisons which is more restrictive than SOUNDEX/DIFFERENCE or the other algorithms, but do nothing for the nickname issue.

While we could build a nickname table...

Thanks for the suggestion - unfortunately (or fortunately depending on ones point of view), we have but one location. The offsite I use for the FTP incrementals is not an...

Bob - other than the performance issues, the only one that comes to mind is security/authentication. If the offsite box is connected via VPN and a member server of the...

I've never had an issue with MS Support based upon any whitebox solution. Actually, I've never had them query the hardware components when I've called them for support.  Still, your...

For FTP (as in the entire process) - nothing fancy.

I use WS_FTP Pro from IPSwitch, it is installed on a whitebox PC (low end) with an hourly schedule. It does a diff...

Thanks for the heads-up. I was not aware that Exchange and Sharepoint managed time separately from the OS - until now. Since we use Exchange 2000 and do not have...

We image 6 servers - the total compressed data of the base images is (currently) about 175GB.

The incrementals during the week take about 6 GB. That it is not all...

We got rid of tape several months ago, utilizing removable 250gb hard-drives in a 4 drive external SATA II tower and a separate NAS.

We use imaging software to get a fresh...

Your last post shows good positive action. I was not intoning for you to 'shut-up' politely or otherwise, simply stating that what I viewed as repetitive ranting was not productive....