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Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2
Learn about the new features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2
Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Announced
Exchange Server 2010 SP2 is due for release in the second half of this year and Microsoft has released some more detailed information on what to expect in this update.
Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on your Exchange 2010 Servers
Thinking about upgrading your Exchange 2010 servers to Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1? Make sure you read this first.
Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6 (Critical)
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 […]
Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into your Windows Server 2003 R2 media
If you are like most people you will have Windows Server 2003 R2 installation media that only includes Service Pack 1. This means that any R2 server you deploy needs to have SP2 installed afterwards, which is time consuming and also pretty boring. The good news is you can slipstream SP2 into your R2 media […]
Project Coconut: An Exchange Server 2000 to 2007 Transition – Introduction
Did you say Project Coconut!?! Yes I did. The name came about basically like this: Paul: Hey Steve, I need a good codename for this Exchange project. What do you think? Steve: Project Coconut. Paul: …. okay then. Considering who I asked it could have been much worse. Project Coconut… what is it? Project Coconut […]
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 disables Exchange Anti-spam updates
Here is the anti-spam configuration on an Exchange Server 2007 RTM server:
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[PS] C:\>Get-AntispamUpdates UpdateMode : Automatic LatestContentFilterVersion : 3.3.4604.600 SpamSignatureUpdatesEnabled : True LatestSpamSignatureVersion : 3.3.4604.600 IPReputationUpdatesEnabled : True LatestIPReputationVersion : 3.3.4604.001 MicrosoftUpdate : NotConfigured |
And here is the same Exchange Server 2007 server immediately after upgrading to Service Pack 1:
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[PS] C:\>Get-AntispamUpdates UpdateMode : Disabled LatestContentFilterVersion : 3.3.4604.600 SpamSignatureUpdatesEnabled : False LatestSpamSignatureVersion : 3.3.4604.600 IPReputationUpdatesEnabled : False LatestIPReputationVersion : 3.3.4604.001 MicrosoftUpdate : NotConfigured |
The Service Pack 1 installation disabled the Anti-spam engine updates. This stung me on a production system that I upgraded shortly after the SP1 release. […]