by ray | Jan 17, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
In Exchange 2007, Outlook Web Access (OWA) offers a portal for users to manage their Exchange Active Sync (EAS) devices. How to access that information? Log on to OWAClick "Options" Click "Mobile Device" Here is what the page looks like: Note: If...
by ray | Jan 9, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Rule – users inside the organization and when the subject field contains Undeliverable or NDR, copy the message to Postmaster (or whatever acount you want) and Bcc the message to Postmaster.
by ray | Jan 8, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Make sure that POP3 service is running and verify that it is enabled for the user who wants to use POP3. Run this command from the Exchange Management Shell: Set-PopSettings -LoginType PlainTextLoginNow run the regular POP3 wizard in Outlook and point to the name of...
by ray | Jan 8, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Issues arise where mail sent to big ISPs is blocked (i.e. Comcast.net). From Windows 2003 server or a box with telnet installed, open a command prompt. Test to see what MX record is viewed by other external mail servers (i.e. comcast.net). From command prompt on...
by ray | Jan 7, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Otherwise, you will get a bounce back sending to big ISPs like AOL and Comcast.
by ray | Jan 7, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Benefits of Using Outlook Anywhere There are several benefits to using Outlook Anywhere to enable Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 clients to access your Exchange messaging infrastructure. The benefits are as follows: * Remote access to Exchange servers from the...
by ray | Jan 6, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Use iptools.com and use dropdown of MX records instead of A host records.
by ray | Jan 6, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Good article – http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/4862/tips-for-using-transaction-log-files.htmlHow to move transaction log files – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb201703.aspxCircular logging –...
by ray | Jan 6, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Good article – http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Moving-Exchange-Server-2007-database-Mailbox-servers.htmlDatabase backup and restore – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124515.aspx
by ray | Jan 6, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
Here is a good article – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb738150.aspx More article about LCR, CCR and SCR – http://exchange-genie.blogspot.com/2007/08/scr-standby-continuous-replication.htmlAlso –...
by ray | Jan 6, 2009 | Exchange Mail Server
This topic explains how to configure deleted item retention for a mailbox database in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. By default, deleted items are retained for 14 days.For detailed steps about how to configure deleted item retention on a per-user basis, see How to...
by ray | Jan 6, 2009 | IT / Tech News
Install the Windows 2000/2003 Support Tools by running Setup.exe from the SupportTools folder on the Windows CD. Run Adsiedit.msc as a Domain Administrator. Expand the Domain NC node. Right-click the object that begins with “DC=” and select Properties. In the Select...
by ray | Jan 4, 2009 | Blackberry
Install the latest Desktop Manager to match the OS you want to install (i.e. Desktop Manager 4.5 with OS 4.5). Connect Blackberry and then go to this site to run update while blackberry is connected – http://na.blackberry.com/eng/update/
by ray | Jan 1, 2009 | IT / Tech News
I have quite a few blogs and websites and there are times when I need to bypass the DNS settings while testing them. Bypassing DNS settings can be done by editing the hosts file which is present in your Windows system files. Or, you might want to access servers in...
by ray | Dec 31, 2008 | IT / Tech News
You have to use the HP SMART CD to detect the hard drives and configure them for RAID. There is a similar utility that HP provides to detect the second NIC and configure the 2 NIC cards in team mode. So make sure you have these utilities in hand before wasting time in...
by ray | Dec 31, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
It is no secret that Google has the best anti-spam email filtering on the market. After purchasing Postini, Google lowered their prices for inbound filtering to only $3 per user per year. What an incredible deal! So say you have a mail server with poor anti-spam...
by ray | Dec 31, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
Make sure to dismount database PRIOR to moving database. It is advisable to keep the same folder structure when moving it to a new partition/hard drive.
by ray | Dec 29, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
Scott Schnoll’s announced a new Microsoft plugin that will do Exchange VSS Backups on Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008’s new Windows Server Backup utility, the replacement for NTBackup, doesn’t do Exchange backups out of the box.
by ray | Dec 29, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
You have to have a local domain controller in the same network as the Exchange 2007 server. Connecting to a domain controller on a different subnet via a VPN will prevent certain Directory Services from working such as downloading Offline Address Book (OAB). This...
by ray | Dec 29, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
You have to diable IPv6 on the Exchange server as well as the domain controllers using regedit.
by ray | Dec 25, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
If you are going to deploy Exchange 2007, although some features will work by allowing the Exchange server to contact a remote domain controller via a VPN tunnel, it is strongly recommended that you have a local domain controller in the same subnet as the Exchange...
by ray | Dec 18, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
Going to try this out tomorrow… will report back my findings.Good...
by ray | Dec 18, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
You can have multiple MX records so that you can keep your current mail server up and running as you plan a migration to a new mail server like Exchange 2007. Each MX records have priorities you can set — the lower the number, the higher the priority.I’ll...
by ray | Dec 18, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
Good reading – http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/online-exchange-backups/
by ray | Dec 18, 2008 | Exchange Mail Server
The Windows Server Backup on Windows 2008 (equivalent to NTBackup on Windows 2003) is no longer Exchange-aware, meaning if you were planning to use Volume Shadow Copy and this server backup tool, then you have to wait for Microsoft to release a VSS plugin who knows...
