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The MapPath method slows down execution

The Server.MapPath method slightly shows down the execution of your ASP scripts, because IIS has to access some internal variables. For this reason you should try to avoid it if

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Buffering is on by default in IIS 5

You can speed up ASP by adding the following statement at the beginning of an ASP page: Response.Buffer = True This statement must be executed before any HTML text is

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Use Response.IsClientConnected after long queries

When you perform a complex and time-consuming query in your ASP program, you should periodically test whether the client is still connected, using the IsClientConnected method of the Response object,

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Sharing Contact Folders

Question: How do I set up the administrator contact subfolders as an address book on a different mailbox in order to allow other users to add information? Answer: Assuming you

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Editing the Global Address Book from Client

Question: Is there any way to edit the global address book in Exchange from a 98 client machine? Answer: The easiest way isn’t the way you’re expecting. I’d use a

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Time Data

Question: I am using Windows 2000 and ADO 2.5 with VB6.0 and I am retrieving a datetime field from an Informix database 7.3. The field contains time only. When the

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Why Choose Exchange 5.5?

Question: Why should I choose to implement Exchange 5.5 when Microsoft Office works for my company? Answer: Well…Microsoft Exchange Server is a very different product from Microsoft Office. Office is