Ernie wrote:

> Hi, Everyone:
>
> My wife works for a small city (50,000 people) on the east coast.
> They have
> three people employed in their MIS/IT department: One manager, two
> techs.
>
> She finally received permission from her boss to remote access her
> files,
> but is meeting with a recalcitrant MIS/IT manager. The manager had to
> be "directed" to cooperate.
>
> My wife's workstation indicates Windows 2000, so I assume they're
> using Windows Server software.
>
> My query is, is this the right Newsgroup for me to post questions
> concerning this subject?
>

Here is a link which should answer your VPN questions:

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/stay...nect.mspx#ELAA

Here is a link with a list of all the MS newsgroups:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

I see there is a newsgroup for microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely
and that is probably the one you will want for future questions.

Malke
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