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Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference

Searching previous blog posts, I am amazed that I never posted about the book being published early this last year! Yes, Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference, the book my coauthors (Exchange MVPs Richard Luckett and William Lefkovics) and I burnt a lot of midnight oil writing, was published soon after I joined Microsoft last […]

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Switcher’s Lament: CNET Editor’s Case Against The Mac

It’s been a fun year watching those cute Apple commercials urging you to switch to a Mac. Yes, many of us love Apple’s beautifully engineered hardware, and may have fallen for the charms of an iPhone (although strictly as a case study in usability… :), but switching to the Mac OS as your primary computing […]

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Pretty Permalinks in WordPress: Rewriting URLs on IIS 7

I’ve been quite impressed with IIS 7 and the IIS blog in the past, and these guys continue to impress. If you’ve noticed some changes on Exchangepedia recently – yes, the design tweaks are ongoing, and no – I’ve not completed the move to WordPress yet. Although I’m looking at other alternatives — including some […]

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McCain Campaign Sells Loaded BlackBerry Smartphones

As part of winding down operations, the McCain-Palin campaign ended up making yet another security foible – the campaign sold 10 BlackBerry smartphones without wiping them clean. According to Fox News, the devices with confidential campaign data on them were sold for $20 each. More in McCain Campaign Sells Info-Loaded Blackberry to FOX 5 Reporter.

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SeaDragon Mobile: A Microsoft app for the iPhone?

A Microsoft App for the iPhone? Yes, that’s right. LiveLabs became the first group within Microsoft to launch an application for the iPhone. It’s called SeaDragon Mobile. It’s available on Apple’s AppStore. More on LiveLabs.com.

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EHLO: DSNConversionMode and You

If you haven’t already read Jason Nelson’s take on Delivery Service Notifications (DSNs), head over right away to DSNConversionMode and You: An Administrator’s Guide.

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Returning all recipients from the Forest in recipient cmdlets

If you’re trying to get recipients from the whole AD Forest using the Exchange shell, there are two things to be aware of: 1. Session scope: By default, the scope of your shell session is set to the Domain of the computer you’re running the session on.2. Result size: By default, shell cmdlets return 1000 […]

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SCRIPT: List Delegates With Send On Behalf Access

Send On Behalf access allows a user to send mail on behalf of the mailbox owner. Figure 1: Send On Behalf access can be assigned from ADUC | recipient properties | Exchange General | Delivery Options, or by the mailbox owner using Microsoft Outlook Here’s a script that lists all users with delegates. File: listDelegates.zip […]

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Released: Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2007 SP1

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 has been released. Download it here. As noted in previous posts, Exchange 2007 updates are cumulative and release-specific. Fixes for the following issues are included (details in KB 953467): 925371 Domino Server does not see attachments in meeting requests from Exchange Server 2007 939037 By default, managed […]

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Congratulations America: Electing The Tech President

Earlier tonight, as the major networks called the election and Senator John McCain gave a graceful concession speech, history was made in more ways than one. Not only did the nation elect its first African American president, it also voted for what could potentially be one of the most tech-savvy administrations ever. It’s great to […]

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