Administration
SCRIPT: Show OWA Users
This is a modified script that shows current OWA/HTTP logons to the Store(s) on a given server(s). The script takes NetBIOS names of servers as…
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Exchange 2003
Anti-spam
Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) v1 download removed from microsoft.com
A newsgroup poster recently informed that Microsoft has removed Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) v1 download from the IMF downloads page. IMF v1 was a separate…
Administration
HOW TO: Modify Display Template to make default email address appear in Address Book/GAL
This was an interesting question posed in exchange.admin today, and it’s been a long while since I made such changes so it took a while…
Exchange 2003
RFC 2821 and the “implicit MX” rule: Can you really get mail without an MX record?
This question has been asked frequently enough, so it makes sense to clarify another SMTP myth that many IT folks hold dear: No MX records…
Administration
HOW TO: Change IP addresses on a cluster
A “Re-IP-ing” project around the corner where you need to change IP addresses on all hosts in a subnet? Or just a cluster? When you…
Administration
Webinar: How to Simplify Exchange Troubleshooting – An In-Depth Look at Tools
Windows IT Pro magazine recently held a webinar titled “How to Simplify Exchange Troubleshooting – An In-Depth Look at Tools” (access the archived version here…
Administration
IMF: Gateway thresholds per server
So far we’ve known that Exchange Server 2003’s content filter – the Intelligent Message Filter (IMF), uses Gateway and Store thresholds and (Gateway) action that…
Administration
Telling Exchange about (non-Exchange) SMTP servers
For anti-spam agents like IP Block List providers (aka DNSBLs/RBLs), and Sender ID, it is important to know about which non-Exchange SMTP servers receive inbound…
Administration
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…
Administration
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…