May 2007

TechEd 2007: Let’s talk about fighting spam with Exchange Server 2007

If you’re going to be at Microsoft TechEd 2007 in Orlando next week, and are interested in sharing your experiences in fighting spam using Exchange Server’s anti-spam features, here’s a Birds-of-a-feather (BOF) session just for you. What: BOF session “Fighting Spam With Exchange Server 2007“When: Tuesday, June 5th @ 7:45 PMWhere: Microsoft TechEd, Orlando, FL […]

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Exchange Management Shell Quick Reference

Do you find yourself frequently searching for documentation related to Exchange shell commands? Can you find your way around but need a quick reference you can look up frequently without having to search for anything? Microsoft has an Exchange Management Shell Quick Reference doc on their web site – it’s an HTML doc but the […]

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View membership of a Dynamic Distribution Group

Dynamic Distribution Group is the Exchange Server 2010/2007 term for Query-Based Distribution Groups supported by Active Directory (and therefore Exchange Server 2003/2000) in Windows Server 2003. Unlike normal security and distribution groups, which have static membership (defined by manually adding users/recipients as members of the group), the membership of a Dynamic Distribution Group is determined […]

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New-Mailbox Parameters

When creating a new mailbox using the New Mailbox wizard in the Exchange console, you are required to enter a number of parameters. The Completion page/dialog box in the wizard shows the shell command used under the hood to create the mailbox. This functionality is quite useful in understanding the commands used by such wizards, […]

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Happy Birthday OWA: Outlook Web Access Turns 10!

Outlook Web Access, the web-based interface for accessing Exchange, turns 10 today! Released on May 23, 1997, as part of Exchange 5.0, OWA went by the name “Exchange Web Access” back then. OWA has come a long way since Exchange 5.0 – abandoning its ability to live on a separate (non-Exchange) IIS server on the […]

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Ex-Vice President Exposed: Engadget features a gadget-junky Al Gore

I have to post about Engadget’s (the blog/site for gadget-junkies) post today showing environmentalist ex-Vice President Al Gore’s den – look at the post on Engadget.com titled “Al Gore: ex-VP, environmentalist, gadget freak“. Comparatively, I’m not doing too bad – I need to add 2 more of those super-sexy Apple Cinema displays, but don’t care […]

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Update: Windows Vista and Virtual CD/DVD emulators

After I posted about the issues with Windows Vista and virtual CD/DVD emulation utilities (that let you mount ISO images of CDs/DVDs as virtual CD/DVD drives), quite a few visitors responded with details, workarounds and updates on how to make these work – some left comments, and I received a few responses by email as […]

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Grimes Gripes About RBLs

InfoWorld columnist Roger Grimes gripes about Real-Time Block Lists (aka Real-Time Blackhole Lists, DNSBLs or DNS-based Block Lists. The Exchange Server 2007 term for RBLs is “IP Block List Providers”). The feelings towards RBLs are understandable – you won’t be a fan of RBLs if your IP addresses are the ones getting listed, and your […]

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Can The Blue Monster Change Microsoft?

Apparently, this cartoon created by Hugh MacLeod of GapingVoid.com is getting traction amongst Microsofties, and outside Microsoft. Microsoft’s Steve Clayton explains what it is in a video. What strikes me is the simplicity of the message (and the medium). Hugh adds: “The Blue Monster was designed as a conversation starter. To paraphrase the ongoing dialogue […]

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Hilf: Don’t look at Fortune magazine as the manifestation of Microsoft strategy

In an exclusive interview to InfoWorld magazine, Microsoft’s Bill Hilf clears up the air [read previous article – “Bill Hilf: Free Software Movement Is Dead“] about Microsoft’s open source strategy, and its patent infringement claims. According to Hilf, Microsoft’s strategy hasn’t changed. It’s not on the litigation path. Ignore Fortune’s spin on Microsoft counsel Brad […]

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