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Exchange Server 2007 SP1: A bag of goodies!

It’s public now – a bag of goodies awaits Exchange folks come Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Terry Myerson, Exchange Server product group GM, just posted on the team blog about some exciting new stuff we’ll get to see in SP1. If you’re in love with the idea of Local Continuous Replication (LCR) for stand-alone/non-clustered servers, […]

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Windows Vista: Love the packaging?

Just got my 2 copies of the boxed version of Windows Vista Ultimate. Can’t call them shrink-wrapped versions, they actually come in a plastic case. For the record, I love the Windows Vista packaging! It puts Microsoft in the realm of cool – finally, something Apple-like! Wonder if Apple and the Mac fanatics are feeling […]

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DST 2007: Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool v2.0

For those glued to the DST 2007 issue, this may not come as a big surprise, but judging by the questions I had at this morning’s webinar held by Zenprise for DST issues, apparently not a lot of folks are aware that version 2.0 of the Exchange Calendar Update Tool is now available on microsoft.com. […]

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DST2007 CDO patch: Hotfix released for Store not mounting issue

After applying the DST 2007 CDO patch for Exchange (includes Store.exe v 06.05.7651.61) on Exchange Servers 2003 SP2, the Store does not mount. This happens in environments with more than one domain where a well-known SID like BUILTIN\Administrators is included in Exchange permissions, and the Store.exe is version v06.05.7651.26 or later. KBA 930241 outlines a […]

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DST 2007 and Exchange 2000: Patch For A Price?

IT folks in many organizations still on Exchange 2000 are upset about the fact that Microsoft isn’t providing the DST 2007 CDO patch for Exchange 2000 for free, unlike the ones for Exchange 2003. (Exchange Server 2007 does not require it). If you’re still on Exchange 2000, and upset about the price-tag of this patch, […]

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OPATH: Filterable properties that can be used in Recipient Filters

Exchange 2007 uses OPATH filters to filter recipients for things like Email Address Policies and Query-based Distribution Groups. Earlier I’d written about my adventures and annoyances with Exchange’s OPATH filters and the recently added support for memberOf attribute in OPATH filters. Exchange 2007 and later use OPATH filters for filtering recipients in Address Books/GAL, Email […]

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HOW TO Update multi-valued attributes in PowerShell

Multivalued attributes are simply attributes that can have more than one value. Examples include members attribute of groups, or proxyAddresses attribute of recipients. In GUI interfaces, it is simple to add/modify multivalued attributes. VBScript has control codes that allow you to control the interaction with multi-valued attributes – 1 = clear all entries, 2 = […]

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Zenprise 3.0: Now available for Blackberry

Zenprise just released Zenprise 3.0 – its first product that helps troubleshoot issues with RIM’s Blackberry Enterprise Server (for Exchange), besides some great new functionality for Exchange Server environments. With mobile email usage predicted to skyrocket over the next few years (According to projections by Radicati Group, number of mobile devices will shoot up from […]

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memberOf Attribute can now be used in OPATH filters!

I’ve blogged about OPATH filters before [read previous post “Adventures with OPATH: some annoyances if you’re used to LDAP“], and one of the annoyances was the the fact that it wasn’t possible to use the memberOf attribute to pick up (or exclude) members of certain groups from all the stuff that uses OPATH filters such […]

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Empower Your PowerShell with PowerGadgets

Exchange MVP Andy Webb showed off this great tool called PowerGadgets recently that can help you build cool gadgets – with or without Windows Vista. The gadgets take piped output from PowerShell commandlets and scripts (as well as SQL databases and web services). Why I think this is so cool:– it allows you to visualize […]

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