November 2006

Short complex passwords easier to crack than simple long ones

Infoworld columnist Roger Grimes provides some interesting information in his Security Adviser column about (short) complex passwords being easier to crack than longer “non-complex” ones. I’ve always encouraged users to use phrases or short sentences as passwords rather than sticking to the short password lengths imposed by I.T. departments, and Grimes confirms that. Some interesting […]

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Sysinternals tools now on TechNet

WServerNews newsletter from Sunbelt Software had this tidbit: the utilities available from Sysinternals web site (owned by Winternals) are now available from Microsoft’s TechNet web site as a single download. Yes, these are still free, and a must have in your toolkit if you work with Windows.

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HOW TO: Modify Display Template to make default email address appear in Address Book/GAL

This was an interesting question posed in exchange.admin today, and it’s been a long while since I made such changes so it took a while to figure this out. When you go to a recipient’s properties in GAL/Address Book in Outlook, the (default) email address – something you want to find quickly and many a […]

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Exchange Server 2007 “Business Launch”, Edition Comparison: Microsoft removes Store size limits from Standard Edition

As most Exchange folks may already know by now, Exchange Server 2007 will get its business launch along with Windows Vista and Office 2007 come Nov. 30th. From the number of times I’ve been asked if that is indeed the RTM date, it’s clear this is an eagerly awaited Exchange release. I can’t say when […]

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RFC 2821 and the “implicit MX” rule: Can you really get mail without an MX record?

This question has been asked frequently enough, so it makes sense to clarify another SMTP myth that many IT folks hold dear: No MX records = no email Yes, mail can indeed be delivered to a domain even if it does not have MX records. Let’s take a look at what RFC 2821 says:– Once […]

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Download Exchange Server 2007 virtual machine images

Just found out (thanks to fellow MVP Jeff Centimano) – Microsoft has posted virtual machine images of Exchange Server 2007 (and a few other products) on TechNet. VM images in Microsoft’s VHD format can be used by Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 (also free – download from here). You can use […]

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Exchange Server 2007: Bulk creation of mailboxes using Exchange Management Shell

Bulk creation of mailboxes (and the accompanying user accounts) in Exchange Server 2003/2000 involved some elaborate scripting effort. This task can now be done fairly effortlessly, thanks to the Exchange Management Shell (EMS). The Shell can very easily import/use CSV files saved from a spreadsheet or text editor and create the mailbox-enabled users. Here’s how. […]

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