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Released: Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 5

Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 5 is now publicly available. Description of the rollup can be found in KB 941421. In addition to all the fixes included in Update Rollups 1 thru 4 (remember, the Exchange Server 2007 patching model? All updates are cumulative.), this new rollup includes 2 additional fixes: – Recipient email addresses […]

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Managed Folders: How to apply different Managed Content Settings to Default Folders

Exchange Server 2007’s Managed Folders come in two flavors: 1) Managed Default Folders 2) Managed Custom Folders. Default folders are the ones created by default in user mailboxes, such as Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items. Custom Folders are the result of a much-requested feature by Exchange folks over the years: Can I create a […]

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Exchange Server 2007: How to get a list of Exchange ActiveSync users

Getting a list of actual Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) users was not an easy task with Exchange Server 2003, and certainly not one that could be accomplished in a hurry. Yes, it indeed is a one-liner shell command with Exchange Server 2007: Get-CASMailbox | where {$_.HasActiveSyncDevicePartnership} | select Name 10/7/2008:Here’s an updated version, which uses the […]

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Set Message Size Limits in Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007

In Distribution Groups and maximum recipients per message, we looked at how the maximum recipients per message settings are treated differently by Exchange Server 2010/2007 and Exchange 2003/2000 when sending to Distribution Groups. Message size limits are an important mechanism to control mailbox sizes, guarantee service availability, and protect from potential DoS attacks. Another commonly […]

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Distribution Groups and maximum recipients per message

In Exchange Server 2003, you can restrict maximum number of recipients per message in the following places: Global Settngs (Message Delivery -> properties | Defaults) Figure 1: Max recipients in Global Settings | Message Delivery -> properties | Defaults tab SMTP Virtual Server -> properties | Messages ADUC -> recipient -> properties | Exchange General […]

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HOW TO: Create a new Storage Group in a CCR Cluster

Exchange Server 2007’s Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) clusters are not dependent on shared storage (when used with MNS quorum and a File Share Witness in Windows Server 2003). There are no protocol virtual server resources like SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, etc. — Exchange Server 2007’s Clustered Mailbox Server (CMS) role is designed to be a Mailbox […]

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HOW TO: Create a Dynamic Distribution Group by country or city

The Exchange console does not have pre-canned filter options for Country or City to be able to create a Dynamic Distribution Group (DDG, aka “Query-Based Distribution Group”) for all recipients or mailboxes in a particular country or city. You can use options to filter on Department, Company, State or Province, or the custom/extension attributes 1-15. […]

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Dynamic Distribution Group quirkiness in Exchange 2007

In “New Distribution Groups do not receive internet email by default“, I wrote about Devin’s observation that all new Distribution Groups created in Exchange Server 2007 do not receive internet/unauthenticated email by default. Here’s some more often overlooked Dynamic Distribution Group (DDG, aka “Query-Based Distribution Group” in Exchange/Windows Server 2003) quirkiness. When creating a new […]

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New Exchange Server 2007 mailbox stamped as legacy mailbox

If you use the Exchange Server 2003/2000 extensions to Active Directory Users & Computers (ADUC) console to create mailboxes residing on Exchange Server 2007 servers, these mailboxes get stamped as legacy mailboxes. Exchange Server 2007 mailboxes should be created using the Exchange (2007) console or shell. To remove the legacy tag from mailboxes created using […]

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New Distribution Groups do not receive internet email by default

New Exchange Server 2007 Distribution Groups created using the Exchange shell or console do not receive internet mail (i.e. mail from unauthenticated senders) by default. Thanks to Exchange MVP Devin Ganger for pointing this out. Figure 1: By default, new Distribution Groups created in Exchange Server 2007 are configured to receive mail only from authenticated […]

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