EDIT 3/31/2008: We have posted the updated public folder guidance for versions of Exchange past Exchange 2007; you might want to read it. A frequent topic of discussion with customers is the future of Public Folders, thus I think it would be good to capture that discussion on our blog. In summary: Public Folders are…
Year: 2006
How to deal with users leaving the Organization
A user leaving the organization is something that all our customers have to find a method of dealing with. There is no official guidance on the best way to deal with this because it varies depending on the circumstances that you are in. But, since folks keep asking me about the best way to deal…
Yes! RSA SecurID is now DirectPush friendly…
One of the questions I consistently get asked during conferences is: “Does ActiveSync support RSA SecurID?”. This is a two-part answer. The short answer is “Yes, Windows Mobile and Exchange ActiveSync support SecurID”. The second part is: “But, the experience on the device is really not that good…especially if you have Scheduled Sync or DirectPush enabled”….
Exchange 2003 – Active Sync reporting
We have received a lot of feedback recently about your need to better understand the usage of your Exchange 2003 ActiveSync (EAS) deployment. With all of the great features built into EAS, it’s important for you as an IT Professional to know the volume and usage patterns of your deployment. This information can help you…
There once was a geeky exchange team
Hey folks, This blog’s got a lot of great technical information which is all very well and good… but we figure it’s time for a fun break. Combined with that, we have some extra goodies left over from the Exchange 2003 SP2 TAP program and wanted to put them to good use. We…
More mobility news!
Max mentioned that I would be posting more news from 3GSM next week… well, I am starting a little earlier. Our friends at DataViz sent me an email letting me know that RoadSyncv2 is now available. You can find more info here: http://www.dataviz.com/solutions/enterprise/roadsync/index.html This means that even if you don’t have a device that supports…
SEMC joins the ActiveSync-based device family!
Soon enough you will have even more options when it comes to choosing your ActiveSync-enabled device!!! That’s right, this morning Sony-Ericsson (SEMC) announced that they have licensed the Exchange ActiveSync protocol. The official press release: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/feb06/02-06SonyExchangePR.mspx SEMC went a step further and also announced the first device to support Exchange: the M600. More information about…
PFDAVAdmin Content Report – First step to explore the ‘jungle’ of your public folders
PFDAVAdmin Content Report – First step to explore the ‘jungle’ of your public folders Did you ever want to know how many items each public folder contains? Or do you want to know when the newest item was created in a public folder? These are common questions for Exchange admins who manage public folders. When…
How does OABGen know what domain controller to connect to?
In this article I will explain how the OAB Generation process discovers the domain controller that it will use for rebuilding an Offline Address List. Understanding this process can help you in troubleshooting. As I have mentioned in other blog posts of mine, the System Attendant (MAD.exe) is the process that is responsible for…
Minimum permissions necessary to access mailbox data
I was asked the following question recently: What are the minimum permissions necessary I need to grant a user in order for that user to be able to access the data in another user’s mailbox? Automatically I referenced following article 821897 that states Send As and Receive As permissions are necessary. What we came…