Released: Exchange 2010 Beta

The word is out— the product hitherto known as E14 has hit the streets as Exchange 2010 beta! Download it here (Note: 64-bit only). As Exchange CVP Rajesh Jha points out on the Exchange team blog (read ‘Presenting Exchange 2010‘), the latest and greatest version of Exchange Server is built from the ground up with […]

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ASN1 Bad Tag Error Installing an SSL Certificate in IIS 7

You’ve installed SSL certificates on previous versions of IIS more times than you care to remember. It’s no rocket science – you create a certificate request, request the certificate from a Certification Authority, get the certificate and complete your certificate request. Then there’s IIS 7. Modularized. Optimized. Secure. You follow the same procedure as you […]

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Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer: Test Exchange from outside the firewall

Exchange 2007 brought with it a number of Exchange shell cmdlets that let you test Exchange functionality (scroll down to the end of this post for a list of the test cmdlets). But how do you test Exchange services are actually available and usable from the Internet? Have you longed for an Exchange cmdlet like […]

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Internet Explorer 8 and OWA: Where Are The Images?

Internet Explorer 8 was released last week at MIX09. It’s likely many users may already be running either the RTM version or one of the earlier betas. IE 8 is more secure than previous versions (see Stay Safer Online for a list of IE8’s security features), including some of the default settings. Here’s one of […]

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Released: PowerShell Snap-in For IIS 7

The big news from MIX09 is probably the release of Internet Explorer 8, but for shell aficionados, Exchange folks and scripting geeks, the release of IIS Snap-in for Windows PowerShell is not a lesser event. The snap-in has 71 cmdlets to manage IIS, from web application pools to web site configurations, bindings, and SSL. Download […]

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Released: Exchange 2007 SP1 Update Roll-up 7

Update Roll-up 7 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 has been released. Download it here. As noted in previous posts, Exchange 2007 updates are cumulative and release-specific. This roll-up is for Exchange 2007 SP1, and supersedes all previous update roll-ups for Exchange 2007 SP1. As Ananth notes in the post on the Exchange team blog (read […]

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Exchange Team Blog: Please Do Not Read This Post!

Interestingly, the Exchange team blog has a post that most folks should have no interest in! In fact, the writer says so: If you do not develop gateways for Exchange 2007 and write mime devouring applications, I highly suggest you use this opportunity to test Internet Explorer 8’s new “Back” functionality. In IE 8, clicking […]

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Google Docs’ Privacy Blunder: Shares Your Docs Without Permission

Just as I was beginning to warm up to certain kinds of cloud computing comes news of Google Docs’ “privacy blunder”. Google has sent a notice to a number of users notifying them that it may have inadvertently shared some of their documents with contacts who were never granted access to them. Jason Kincaid writes […]

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Windows 7 Beta and Multi-Touch

Even before the release of Windows 7, laptops and desktops featuring a touch-based interface have started showing up on store shelves and online. These run Windows Vista, come with a touch-sensitive screen and perhaps a third-party add-on that provides some touch functionality. Notably, HP has a line of TouchSmart PCs, including all-in-one PCs and a […]

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Outlook 2007 has a new hotfix package: February 24, 2009

Microsoft has released a new hotfix package for Outlook 2007. Details in KB 961752.

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