HOW TO: Create Address Lists for Equipment Mailboxes

Exchange Server 2007 lets you create room and equipment mailboxes. Having these designated as resource mailboxes – either room or equipment – has its advantages as these get setup for resource booking without having to go through the cumbersome process of logging into such mailboxes and configuring calendar settings for each so they can be […]

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Some more details on SCR

Besides Terry Myerson’s post on the team blog providing some details about SP1 (read previous post “Exchange Server 2007 SP1: A bag of goodies!“), there weren’t a lot of details about SCR available publicly until TechEd 2007 in Orlando earlier this month. Looking at the search engine keywords used to reach this blog, and the […]

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Address Literals in Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010

RFC 2821 allows the use of a literal form of a recipient’s address, which uses the destination system’s IP address enclosed by square brackets in the domain part, as an alternative to a domain name. Commonly known as address literals, this form of addressing helps in delivery of mail to a recipient when the recipient’s […]

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French govt bans BlackBerry citing security risks

In an interesting twist, the French government has banned members and their advisors from using BlackBerrys, citing security concerns arising from the fact that data flows through servers in the U.K. and N. America. Says InfoWorld, “This concentration of data poses a threat to national security, according to Alain Juillet, senior economic intelligence advisor to […]

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Are privacy concerns about Google overblown?

Most folks view privacy differently, and have varying levels of concern (or the lack thereof) about it. Nevertheless, the growing footprint of Google services that we live with, including the pending acquisition of Double Click’s significant advertising network and Google’s new services like Street View, and the ongoing expansion of Google’s footprint to cover almost […]

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Exchange and Security MVP Chats on TechNet This Week

Microsoft is holding Exchange Server Q&A; with MVP experts twice this week. Exchange MVPs will be on hand to answer your questions about Exchange Server, Outlook, and Exchange for Small Business Server. So if you are thinking of upgrading to Exchange Server 2007 or have questions about Exchange Server 2003 we hope you can join […]

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Displaying Client IP Address in Exchange System Manager

In Exchange Server 2003, Exchange System Manager’s Logons view for a Mailbox Store (expand Storage Group | Mailbox Store | Logons) displays client logon-related details. The default view displays 1. User name 2. Windows 2000 Account 3. Logon Time 4. Last Access Time 5. Client Version. It does not display the client IP address from […]

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Safari, Meet Windows: Apple’s cool browser comes with security holes

One of the 12 reasons Apple says “you’ll love” Safari for Windows – “Now you can enjoy worry-free web browsing on any computer. Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one.” Apparently, it didn’t take security researchers/experts like Thor Larholm, David Maynor and Aviv Raff too long to uncover the security holes in […]

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Exchange Server 2007: Notes on Exchange Management Console’s design

Love it or hate it, the Exchange Management Console is here to stay. I haven’t come across many folks who dislike it for its design, or think it has any usability issues (sure, it has some minor annoyances… but waiting for perfection generally means not shipping a product). Any heartburn caused by the EMC is […]

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Zenprise Wins Best Of TechEd 2007 Award

An interesting week in Orlando, as TechEd weeks generally are. The Zenprise team returned home with the Best of TechEd 2007 award! That’s 2 years in a row – first time a start-up has won Best Of TechEd two years in a row! What’s a cause for cheer for most of us – this time […]

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