May 2006

IMF: Archiving spam

As explained in previous posts, the Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) offers a few configuration options. The primary interface for configuring IMF is under Global Settings | Message Delivery properties | Intelligent Message Filtering tab. Figure 1: IMF configuration options in Global Settings | Message Delivery | Properties | Intelligent Message Filtering tab Here you specify […]

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IMF does not scan messages larger than 3 Mb

Microsoft has just released a knowledgebase article – KB 907691 – documenting the inability of its Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) – the anti-spam filter that was earlier offered as a free add-on for Exchange Server 2003 – to scan messages over 3 Mb. in size. When IMF encounters a message that is larger than 3 […]

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Don’t miss “Troubleshooting DNS for Exchange” session at TechEd

Another year goes by, and TechEd 2006 is already here! If you’re going to be in Boston next month, as a TechEd attendee you’ll have a long list of sessions to pick from, with more than a few sessions you’re interested in being scheduled at the same time. I’ve always faced this huge dilemma of […]

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Verizon first (and exclusive) with Moto Q

In one of the most anticipated product launches since about a year (for smartphone/Windows Mobile geeks anyway!), it appears Verizon will be the first and – for a while at least – exclusive provider to sell Motorola’s new Moto Q smartphone. Labelled as the “Blackberry Killer” ever since rumors and early details/photos appeared about a […]

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Microsoft buys Whale Communications

Microsoft’s buying Whale Communications – maker of SSL VPN appliances. Having used Whale in a secure Outlook Web Access deployment, I have high regard for their technology. It locks down OWA pretty tightly, without ever touching your Exchange server. I’ve frequently recommended their appliances – which allowed integration of RSA SecurID authentication for OWA access, […]

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Zenprise in InfoWorld’s “Top 15 Tech Startups To Watch”

More news from the Zenprise front – we’re now one of the “Top 15 Tech Startups To Watch” according to InfoWorld magazine! In a cover feature in the magazine’s current issue, InfoWorld features the companies that they rate as “Top 15 Tech Startups To Watch”. In InfoWorld’s words, “Look closely, and you’ll notice that today’s […]

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New Exchange fixes change permissions model, may disrupt Blackberry, Goodlink, and other services

A recent change in the Exchange permissions model may disrupt Blackberry, Goodlink and other services. Many folks may have already applied hotfixes that changed the behavior of “Send As” and “Full Mailbox Access” permissions. Here’s a brief overview. What: Separation of “Full Mailbox Access” and “Send As” permissions.Why: Earlier, users with “Full Mailbox Access” permission […]

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Zenprise Named Finalist in Best of TechEd 2006 Awards

This just came in – Zenprise has been named a finalist in Windows IT Pro magazine’s Best of TechEd 2006 Awards in the Messaging category. Close on the heels of becoming a finalist in the “Software Newcomer of The Year” category for this year’s Codie Awards (read “Zenprise Named Finalist In Codie Awards 2006“) and […]

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