Here is a overview of the features planned for WSS 2.0 Service Pack 2 .Some of the new features:-Support for IP-bound virtual servers-Kerberos enabled by default-Support for advanced extranet configurations:—>SSL Termination—>Host Header Modification—>Port Translation

One of the most asked questions concerning SharePoint is backup andrecovery. One step further is restoring individual files that usershave deleted off the site.Here is a list of backup/restore options for individual documents: – “Add a Recycle Bin to Windows SharePoint Services for Easy DocumentRecovery” from MSDN – “PowerRecycle™ – “DocAveBackup for Microsoft Office SharePoint Products and Technologies” Alternatives:– from MartMuller's Weblog using .fwp files created by smigrate (I have nottested this!) – from BryantLikes' Blog inserting a trigger and new table into the SQLdatabase (Microsoft may not support you after doing this! So bewarned!)

If you would like to know what template a site is using (very usefulwhen you must move that site to another server; the same template willneed to be on the destination server), you can check in the contentdatabase where that site resides.-Open the database in SQL Enterprise Manager, and return all rows fromthe ‘Webs' table of the content database.-Find the site using the ‘FullURL' column; the template being used isin the ‘WebTemplate' column.-You can match this number with the descriptions in the XML fileslocated in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\webserver extensions\60\TEMPLATE\1033\XML folder.

I thought it would be helpful to have the locations of the files thatmakeup a site definition on a SharePoint server.Why post this: several times, I have had to copy/move sitedefinitions, that I did not develop, to other servers.Things to note: –> c:\…\ means c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\webserver extensions\60\TEMPLATE–> Each language pack uses a different folder name (i.e. 1033 = English) Site definitions can use style sheets located here:c:\…\LAYOUTS\1033\STYLES The style sheets can use images located here:c:\…\LAYOUTS\1033\IMAGES The site definition folder is located here:c:\…\1033 The site definition XML file is located here:c:\…\1033\XML There may be some images used by the site definition here:c:\…\IMAGES

I also found a post on PrinceJoel's Weblog with someone's answers (I am not sure who gave theanswer). However, there are some things I disagree with, but most ofit is correct when thinking of SharePoint when it comesout-of-the-box.

I found these questions on Tim Heuer's Weblog ———————————————————————————-What SharePoint consultants Ought to Know Everyone who can spell SharePoint * what is SharePoint? * what is the difference between SharePoint Portal Server andWindows SharePoint Services? * what is a document library? * what is a meeting workspace? * what is a document workspace? * what is a web part? Mid-level SharePoint Consultant * what is the difference between a document library and a form library? * what is a web part zone? * how is security managed in SharePoint? * how are web parts developed? * what is a site definition? * what is a template? * how do you…

Found this pretty good blog entry about displaying usernames onSharePoint pages:MSDNBlog on Username display

Discussion on how opening/editing a WSS or SPS2003 site in FrontPage2003 un-ghosts the site (places the site's definition into the SQLdatabase instead of keeping the reference to the one on the server).This can be very bad for performance! SharePointUdiscussion

Good TechNet article on how SharePoint uses access logs (it isactually a chapter from the Microsoft SharePoint Products andTechnologies Resource Kit which you can find here:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/reskit/default.mspx): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/reskit/c2961881x.mspx

Short article about custom templates: Microsoft support article Thanks lffiby!Ref. post