For those familiar with the GUI interface for Exchange Server 2003 diagnostic logging the new Exchange Server 2007 diagnostic logging cmdlets might seem a little daunting at first. But with a little PowerShell understanding they become much easier to manage. Lets take a look at a few examples. First of all the two shell cmdlets […]
When you introduce a the first Exchange Server 2007 server into an existing Exchange Server 2003 organization you may encounter an issue with mail flow between the two servers. Emails sent from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003 work fine, however emails sent from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 do not work and can be seen […]
I’ve written some more articles recently at AllSpammedUp.com. One of the interesting things about writing these articles is that is has forced me to take a deeper look at Exchange Server 2007 antispam features and consider their effectiveness. My view at the moment is that with the right attention and configuration Exchange Server 2007 can […]
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007. The update includes a critical security fix outlined in bulletin MS09-003. The full list of fixes can be found here, and the download files are here. I’ve updated our Exchange servers here last night and it went smoothly, no problems encountered. Make sure you read […]
Every time I do an Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange 2007 transition I have to run the same shell commands at the end to upgrade the default Email Address Policy, Address Lists, and Global Address List. So I wrote this script to do it automatically. To use the script copy this code into Notepad and save […]
When installing Exchange Server 2007 roles there is different default behaviour between the GUI and the command line that you should be aware of. As long as you are aware of this behaviour when planning command line or unattended installations you won’t get caught out.
Outlook Web Access on Exchange Server 2007 may stop working after an Update Rollup is applied. Users who connect to OWA may receive a browser script error or a blank page with a URL of: https://mail.yourdomain.com/owa/auth/logon.aspx?url=https://mail.yourdomain.com/owa/&reason=0 This problem can be caused by either of these conditions: Cause #1 The Update Rollup was applied while […]
Users may report that their Exchange mailbox displays in an incorrect foreign language in Outlook and Outlook Web Access. This issue may occur when the Languages attribute of the mailbox is incorrectly set. You can view the language of a mailbox using the Get-Mailbox cmdlet. [PS] C:\>Get-Mailbox -Identity "John Smith" | fl name, languages Name […]
I’m sure Netlimiter is a fine application for throttling your Bittorrent client so you can steal music and movies while still leaving enough bandwidth to watch Youtube clips and IM your friends about what music and movies you’re stealing and which Youtube clips you’re LOLing at. But it does not belong on Exchange servers. Or […]
When deploying or troubleshooting Exchange servers I regularly encounter the need to jump onto a host outside of the customer network to perform remote access testing. Over the years I’ve gotten into the habit of maintaining a host running 24/7 on my home internet connection that I can RDP to and perform these test. While […]
From the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog: Despite our attempts at documenting various break/fix scenarios, it can often be frustrating when trying to locate the information you need to resolve an issue as quickly as you would like. I decided to share this information in an attempt to help you resolve the majority of issues that […]
With the right configuration and ongoing tuning the built in Exchange Server 2007 anti-spam features can be effective in many environments. One thing I’m not a fan of though is the quarantine feature. You can read more about it in my latest post to AllSpammedUp.com here. Link: Managing spam quarantine for Exchange Server 2007