In Exchange 2007 Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA) includes a feature to let users change their passwords. However, this feature requires that users log on to OWA to change their passwords. In a scenario in which a user password has expired, or in which users have to change their passwords when they first log on, users cannot…
Transport Dumpster
In Exchange Server 2010 as with Exchange Server 2007, all e-mail must go through a Hub Transport server before delivery to the mailbox. This is mainly to allow for compliance, but it also provides a means for data recovery. Transport dumpster is a feature built into Exchange Server 2010 HUB transport role and designed to…
Permissions to Import or Export Mailbox Data in Exchange 2010
In Exchange 2010 none of the preloaded role groups have the Mailbox Import Export role, The person performing the import or export must have the appropriate permissions within Exchange. The easiest way to grant this permission is by adding Mailbox Import Export role to a role group. To create the role group we need…
Exchange Server 2007 SP3 is now RTW
The Exchange Server 2007 SP3 bits are available online in 11 languages and on two platforms (32/64bit). The accompanying documentation includes: Release Notes and What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 SP3. My fav is this 🙂 Exchange 2007 SP3 introduces password reset functionality for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7. For more information, see How to…
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 RTM has been released!
The KB is http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=982639 Download from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=09b4973e-3a80-4fb9-9f60-5c6e2b7a2727&displaylang=en By the way Exchange 2007 SP2 is at Update Rollup 4 : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b8f7f872-16d5-49d6-9867-adc01351c06f
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta Now Available for Download
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta incorporates a number of feature updates including: archiving and discovery enhancements, a faster Outlook Web App (OWA), upgraded mobility features, and several improvements in the management UI. The SP1 beta is available to the public and can be downloaded http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a0965fc9-2723-4947-ae6b-74bc3808e72a&displaylang=en
Autodiscover and Multiple SMTP namespaces
I have been asked recently for the required steps to configure Autodiscover when having Multiple SMTP namespaces, I have started writing few lines then upon checking my favorites I found a great bunch of blogs which explains the two possible solutions in great details, so here we go: http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/management-administration/exchange-autodiscover.html http://blogs.technet.com/b/jmayans/archive/2006/09/07/454716.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brad_hughes/archive/2007/12/18/autodiscover-http-redirect-method-using-isa-instead-of-a-second-web-site.aspx http://www.more2know.nl/2010/05/18/exchange-autodiscover-and-multiple-domains/ …
HUB Routing in a DAG Scenario
Nice one 🙂When the Hub Transport server is co-located with a Mailbox server that’s a member of a DAG, there are changes in routing behavior to ensure that the resiliency features in both server roles will provide the necessary protection for messages sent to and received by users on that server. The Hub Transport server…
CAS Static ports and what to LB
from http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/planning-architecture/uncovering-new-rpc-client-access-service-exchange-2010-part2.html On the CAS servers, for Mailbox connections, you need to use add a DWORD registry key named “TCP/IP Port” under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeRpc\ParametersSystemSet the value to the port number to be assigned. In this article we use port 55000, but you are free to choose whatever port you want to use, just remember it should…
Outlook 2003: E-mail messages take a long time to send and receive when you use an Exchange 2010 mailbox
This problem occurs because Exchange Server 2010 does not issue UDP notifications to Outlook 2003. Therefore, Outlook 2003 cannot register to receive UDP notifications from Exchange Server 2010. Additionally, Outlook 2003 is not notified about changes that are made to a folder until Outlook 2003 polls the server for these changes. The default polling interval…