Huge Download: 32-bit Management Tools for Exchange Server 2007

A 32-bit version of the Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools has been released as a web download for a while now. You can install this on Windows Server 2003/R2 or Windows XP – no Windows Vista support yet. (Many customers I talked to last week at Exchange Connections are hoping Vista support will be available […]

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Exchange Server 2007: Why aren’t Managed Content Settngs applied?

In Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange 2007, you can apply Managed Folder Mailbox Policies to mailboxes to control message retention. Conceptually, this is somewhat similar to Recipient Policy with Mailbox Manager settings in Exchange Server 2003, which is commonly used by administrators to accomplish tasks like emptying users’ Deleted Items folders after a specified period […]

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Update on Vista’s Auto-tuning: problem limited to hotels

Ran into Steve Riley (Steve is Microsoft’s senior security strategist in the Security technology unit, and a “hypnotic” speaker with a great sense of humor. His sessions at technical conferences like Microsoft’s TechEd are popular and frequently standing room only… ) at Exchange Connections earlier today. I complained about Vista’s auto-tuning feature and my experience […]

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DST 2007: As predicted, we didn’t save much energy afterall!

It seems the early verdicts are in, and as predicted by various experts, including the Department of Energy [read previous post “DST 2007: DoE isn’t convinced new DST will save energy!“], we didn’t end up saving much energy in the first three weeks of this extended Daylight Savings Time to justify this shift, and all […]

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Windows Vista won’t get newsgroup list from news.microsoft.com

Unsettling as the loss of a laptop is – with plenty of other data, I also lost my “database” of over 7000 posts to Microsoft Exchange public newsgroups :( – it is even more unsettling to use a temporary laptop that’s running a new operating system – Windows Vista. Don’t get me wrong – I […]

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At Exchange Connections, Orlando

Arrived in Orlando earlier this morning. After last week’s tiring trip to this city for TechMentor, and having my laptop being lost/stolen on the way back (a painful story of Delta Airlines misrouting my luggage – yes, one of those occassions when I ended up checking in all my luggage including the laptop bag, recieving […]

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News.com: U.S. government outlaws Windows Vista!

In a tongue-in-cheek news headline (yes, there’s just the headline and a brief excerpt – the actual news report is missing), CNet’s News.com posts “President Bush signs measure decreeing that Microsoft’s operating system is so complex it poses a national security threat”. According to the report – “There’s all these new colors and the startup […]

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Meet Linux: The worst ever spoof of an Apple ad – by Novell?

Just came across Novell’s Meet Linux ads – the worst ever spoof of Apple’s brilliant “Hi I’m a Mac… ” commercials. The production quality is poor, and the execution amateurish, imo. These look more like a a clip on YouTube put together by a bunch of teenagers with a camcorder, (and it probably is for […]

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How to turn off Back Pressure on Exchange Server

In Exchange Server Transport error: 452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources we learned how the Back Pressure (Previous versions: Exchange 2010 | Exchange 2007) feature monitors resource consumption on Exchange Server and stops accepting new message submission if it’s low on resources. Update: In Exchange 2013, when the Transport service on a Mailbox server or an […]

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Just released – Zenprise Connector for Ops Manager 2007

Earlier this morning, Zenprise announced general availability of Zenprise Connector for Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 (the new version of the product formerly known as Microsoft Operations Manager or MOM). Now you can use Zenprise from within the Ops Manager console. Additionally, you can manage BlackBerry servers – using Zenprise for BlackBerry – from […]

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