July 2007

SCRIPT: Turning on Filter Junk Email

OWA users who never logon using Outlook do not have their Junk Mail filtering option turned on by default. Exchange MVP Glen Scales has a script here that allows you to turn this on programmatically for Exchange Server 2007 users.

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Rist’s interesting take on iPhone and Windows Mobile

After having used (or should “played” be the word?) the iPhone over the weekend, I’m a little underwhelmed by it. Clearly the product doesn’t quite live up to the hype and the aura surrounding it in Apple’s commercials and on its web site. Nevertheless, Apple has a good version 1.0 product on its hand, and […]

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Microsoft’s “Creative Product Naming Dept” Does Exist

The “Creative Product Naming Dept” that I’ve talked about several times here [read a previous post “It’s Official – Exchange “12” is now Exchange Server 2007“] does in fact exist at Microsoft! CNET News.com cites recent product names such as Silverlight, Popfly, and Surface as evidence that Microsoft “has put in place a concerted effort […]

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Exchange MVP Q&A chat transcripts posted to TechNet

Last month Microsoft held TechNet Exchange and Security MVP Q&As; (chats). The transcripts are now available on the TechNet web site. Q&A; with the Exchange MVP Experts (June 19, 2007) transcript Q&A; with the Exchange MVP Experts (June 21, 2007) transcript Q&A; with the Security MVP Experts (June 21, 2007) transcript

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HOW TO: Prevent a user from sending and receiving internet mail

Many organizations want to restrict certain sets of users from sendig or receiving Internet mail. “How do you prevent a user from sending or receiving Internet mail?” is a frequently asked question. Here’s how to accomplish this in Exchange 2010, Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2003. Restricting outbound Internet mail for some users On Exchange Server […]

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MX Records – Preference or Priority?

At times I’ve used the words Preference and Priority interchangeably to describe the numerical value in MX records that determines which record gets used first. Many folks do it, and no, it’s not a crime to use either as long as the message gets across. However, when actually committing words to paper – when writing […]

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Why Get-TransportAgent doesn’t agree with the Exchange console

You disable a particular anti-spam agent — let’s say the Content Filtering Agent, using the Exchange Management Console (EMC). Figure 1: Disabling a transport “agent” in the Exchange Management Console Next, you use the Get-TransportAgent command to get the status of transport agents — and surprisingly the Content Filter Agent shows up as Enabled! Figure […]

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Header Firewall: Why spammers can’t insert fake SCL (and other Exchange Organization) X headers

After almost a year and a half of working with Exchange Server 2007, I still stumble into features I haven’t tested before. When it happens, it blows holes into my theories about how well I know E12. :) It started when investigating why a certain message – likely not from an authenticated source, would have […]

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Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 3 Released

Microsoft has released Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935999). This update comes about 7 weeks after the previous one. It has fixes for 6 issues, mostly minor ones, listed in KBA 935999. The update is available for both 64-bit (x64) and 32-bit (x86) systems. The cumulative nature of Exchange Server 2007 updates/rollups means […]

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