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HOW TO: Forward mail to a Public Folder

When trying to forward inbound mail for a recipient to a Public Folder using the Exchange console (Recipient ->Properties | Mail Flow Settings | Delivery Options | Forward to: ), the Recipient Picker GUI does not display mail-enabled Public Folders. This can be done from the shell using the following command: Set-Mailbox “Foo” -ForwardingAddress “[email protected]” […]

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Move mailbox issue: disconnected mailbox remains on source mailbox Store

This came up earlier today in a newsgroup post. You move a mailbox from one mailbox Store to a mailbox Store on another server – either between two Exchange Server 2003/2000 servers, or between an Exchange Server 2003/2000 and an Exchange Server 2007 server. The mailbox moves successfully, the user can access it on the […]

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SCRIPT: Turning on Filter Junk Email

OWA users who never logon using Outlook do not have their Junk Mail filtering option turned on by default. Exchange MVP Glen Scales has a script here that allows you to turn this on programmatically for Exchange Server 2007 users.

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Rist’s interesting take on iPhone and Windows Mobile

After having used (or should “played” be the word?) the iPhone over the weekend, I’m a little underwhelmed by it. Clearly the product doesn’t quite live up to the hype and the aura surrounding it in Apple’s commercials and on its web site. Nevertheless, Apple has a good version 1.0 product on its hand, and […]

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Exchange MVP Q&A chat transcripts posted to TechNet

Last month Microsoft held TechNet Exchange and Security MVP Q&As; (chats). The transcripts are now available on the TechNet web site. Q&A; with the Exchange MVP Experts (June 19, 2007) transcript Q&A; with the Exchange MVP Experts (June 21, 2007) transcript Q&A; with the Security MVP Experts (June 21, 2007) transcript

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MX Records – Preference or Priority?

At times I’ve used the words Preference and Priority interchangeably to describe the numerical value in MX records that determines which record gets used first. Many folks do it, and no, it’s not a crime to use either as long as the message gets across. However, when actually committing words to paper – when writing […]

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Header Firewall: Why spammers can’t insert fake SCL (and other Exchange Organization) X headers

After almost a year and a half of working with Exchange Server 2007, I still stumble into features I haven’t tested before. When it happens, it blows holes into my theories about how well I know E12. :) It started when investigating why a certain message – likely not from an authenticated source, would have […]

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Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 3 Released

Microsoft has released Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935999). This update comes about 7 weeks after the previous one. It has fixes for 6 issues, mostly minor ones, listed in KBA 935999. The update is available for both 64-bit (x64) and 32-bit (x86) systems. The cumulative nature of Exchange Server 2007 updates/rollups means […]

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HOW TO: Add Email Addresses To Public Folders

A previous post shows how to add an additional email address to a mailbox/recipient [read “HOW TO: Add additional email addresses to a recipient“]. How do we add email addresses to Public Folders? It should be pretty simple – If Get-Mailbox shows the emailaddresses property for a mailbox, and Set-Mailbox allows you to use the […]

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Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise CALs: Let Microsoft do the filtering

Microsoft introduced the concept of Standard and Enterprise Client Access Licenses (CALs) for Exchange Server 2007. In previous versions, only the server part of Exchange came in Standard or Enterprise flavors, the latter allowing you the use of enterprise features like more number of Storage Groups and Stores, no limits on Store sizes, clustering, etc. […]

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