January 2007

SMTP Virtual Servers: Some irksome defaults you should change

The SMTP stack provided by IIS’ SMTP svc in Exchange Server 2003/2000 changes significantly when Exchange is installed on a Windows server. Some ESMTP extensions are added to support Exchange, it gets Exchange’s Advanced Queuing Engine (AQE) implemented in phatq.dll, and the Categorizer (phatcat.dll). The mailroot path is moved from IIS’ default (\inetpub\mailroot) to \exchsrvr\mailroot. […]

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Exchange Server 2007: More questions answered

In an earlier post, I tried to answer some questions about Exchange versions (32-bit and 64-bit issues), amongst other things [read previous post: “Exchange Server 2007: Questions before business launch“]. Users have a lot of questions about the differences between Enterprise and Standard editions, the 32-bit version strictly meant for testing/learning (and not supported in […]

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How To Allow Relaying in Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007

In Exchange Server 2003, you can allow anonymous SMTP hosts to relay mail by adding their IP address(es) in SMTP Virtual Server Properties | Access tab | Relay. Hosts that require anonymous relay capability include application servers and devices such as copiers, which scan documents and send them as email attachments. Figure 1: Controlling relay […]

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HOW TO: Add a License Key to Exchange Server 2007

When you install Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2010, including the downloads posted on Microsoft’s web site, it is unlicensed. Unlicensed servers function as 120-day trials, according to Exchange Server 2007 documentation. Starting with Exchange Server 2007, Service Packs are slipstreamed — the downloads/media contain all the binaries required to install Exchange + the […]

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Zenprise wins InfoWorld’s 2007 Technology Of The Year award

Seems like an interesting start of the year for Zenprise – Zenprise 1.0.3, reviewed by InfoWorld last year and given a big thums up by the IT journal [read previous post “InfoWorld gives a thumbs up to Zenprise 1.0.3“], has now brought home InfoWorld’s 2007 Technology Of The Year award as the Best Exchange Troubleshooting […]

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