Finding a domain's email server

You can use the windows command nslookup to get information about the email server that is used by a particular domain. If you enter the command:

nslookup -q=mx google.com

. . . the nslookup query will be set for the mail exchange server for the listed domain name.

The lower the MX preference number for a server, the higher preference it will be given by the domain.

terminate individual processes of programs

The Tip of the Night for June 26, 2019, discussed how to use the tasklist command to generate a list of all programs running in Windows. This command will also generate PID numbers which correspond to the multiple processes operating in programs. You can use the taskkill command to terminate individual processes without shutting down the entire programs. Write the command as:

taskkill /PID #### /F

XCOPY to move and rename files

The Tip of the Night for May 8, 2018, discussed how to use XCOPY in a batch file to both copy files to a new location and rename them. Here's another approach.

If this format is used, with the XCOPY command simply followed by the current path of the files and then the new path with the new name:

XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\042611 Computer Forensic Expert.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report1.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\AIPLANewsletterMarch2005.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report2.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\Budget Cut Memo - AS - v2.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report3.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\Budget Cut Memo - AS.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report4.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\Do You Have The Time_master.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report5.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\Proposed_ED_Rules_and_Standards_2004.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report6.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\Sample NonCompet Agreement Assign1B.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report7.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\sanctions_chart.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report8.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\TwitterArticle.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report9.doc" XCOPY "C:\FooFolder\beer\DOC\WDPAApplicationforAppointmentasE-DiscoverySpecial Master.doc" "C:\FooFolder\Chicago\Report10.doc"

. . . you will be prompted to specify if the target is a file or directory.

The script stalls out and you need to respond for each line of code.

You can get around this problem by changing the beginning of each line to:

echo F|xcopy /S /Q /Y /F

The /S switch will account for subfolders. /Q hides the file names during the copying process. /Y will overwrite any existing files. /F will display the file name used in the destination.