Active Directory
Export and Import Content Filter Words or Phrases
In Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007, you can add custom words or phrases as good or bad words to modify the Spam Confidence Level (SCL)…
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Active Directory
Active Directory is one of the most popular LDAP directories, an important building block of enterprise networks, used to authenticate users and store details about users, computers, network objects and applications. Exchange Server stores Exchange configuration and recipient information in Active Directory. A healthy Active Directory infrastructure is essential for healthy Exchange environments.
Active Directory
Script: Listing Distribution Groups a recipient is a member of
It’s easy to get a list of all members of a Distribution Group. The Exchange shell (EMS) ships with the Get-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet that makes it…
Active Directory
Modifying Display Templates and additional attributes
Recently got a question about customizing the GAL and my previous post that talks about it: “HOW TO: Modify Display Template to make default email…
Administration
Errata: Edge Subscription and Synchronization white paper
The white paper on Edge Subscription and Synchronization has the following error: Under Recipient Information: Distribution groups are not replicated to ADAM. Distribution Groups are…
Administration
HOW TO: Delegate recipient administration for an OU
Exchange Server 2007 allows easier delegation of administration responsibilities, based on the following predefined administration roles:1) Exchange Organization Administrator 2) Exchange Server Administrator 3) Exchange…
Administration
Bulk mailbox creation revisited: Adding Active Directory attributes
The instructions in Exchange Server 2007: Bulk creation of mailboxes using Exchange Management Shell allow you to quickly create mailboxes in bulk using the New-Mailbox…
Active Directory
AD Explorer: A better ADSIEdit than ADSIEdit
Came across this useful Active Directory tool called AD Explorer, thanks to fellow Zenpriser Tariq Hamirani. Created by Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich, it’s another…
Exchange 2007
SP1 fixes setup failure issue with Windows 2000 domains
Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 fixes setup related issues where setup fails when you do not have any Windows Server 2003 SP1 Domain Controllers…
Active Directory
Longhorn: Active Directory Users and Computers console saves trips to ADSIEdit
One of the nice features I noticed about the Active Directory Users & Computers (ADUC) console in Longhorn server – in an object’s properties, there’s…
Exchange 2007
OPATH: Filterable properties that can be used in Recipient Filters
Exchange 2007 uses OPATH filters to filter recipients for things like Email Address Policies and Query-based Distribution Groups. Earlier I’d written about my adventures and…