Administration
SCRIPT: Reset Mailbox Limits
I had posted a script that reports all users with their mailbox storage limits set individually on the user account properties in my earlier post…
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Administration
Active Directory
Query-based Distribution Groups and Disabled Users
Another issue with Query-based Distribution Groups – when admins create these, typically using a GUI – there’s no obivious way of excluding disabled user accounts.…
Active Directory
List users with automatic email forwarding enabled
Here’s a script written in response to a newsgroup post today on microsoft.public.exchange.admin. Exchange Server allows you to automatically forward inbound mail for one recipient…
Exchange 2003
Move Exchange to a new server
So you’re ready to upgrade your Exchange server. You bought a shiny new box with the latest & greatest CPU, loaded it with as much…
Active Directory
HOW TO: Export all email addresses from a domain
Background: The Active Directory Users & Computers (ADUC) UI lets you list the mail column for each object, which displays the default (SMTP) email address…
Active Directory
How to create a Recipient Policy based on Company names?
One of the more frequently asked questions in an environment where you want to host more than 1 company’s email on a single Exchange server.…
Administration
SID error on cloned Virtual Server / VPC / VMWare OSes
If you simply copy an existing Windows OS image to create multiple virtual servers/workstations, and try to log on to a domain controller, you may…
Archiving & Compliance
Adding disclaimers to outbound SMTP messages
Disclaimers are increasingly becoming commonplace in email messages sent to external (and at times internal) recipients. Security policies at many organizations require these disclaimers. If…
Administration
Getting Dell Service Tag using WMI
Need to maintain an accurate inventory of servers in datacenter. Dell servers have a Service Tag that is required when calling Dell support, and it…
Administration
HOW TO: View the Security tab in Exchange Admin tool
Every time I get asked this, I remember the name of the key – ShowSecurityPage – but forget the complete path. It’s easier to simply…