Administration

HOW TO: Delegate recipient administration for an OU

Exchange Server 2007 allows easier delegation of administration responsibilities, based on the following predefined administration roles:1) Exchange Organization Administrator 2) Exchange Server Administrator 3) Exchange Recipient Administrator 4) Exchange Public Folder Administrator and 5) Exchange View Only Administrator. Figure 1: Exchange Server 2007 allows delegation of administrative responsibilities The delegation wizard in the EMC allows […]

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Released: Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6

Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6 is now publicly available. This update is for Exchange Server 2007 RTM – you do not need to install it on servers running Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Description of the rollup can be found in KB 942846. In keeping with the new servicing model for Exchange server (read previous […]

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How to forward mail to an external email address

In Exchange Server 2003, mail for a recipient can be forwarded to an alternate recipient by modifying the recipient’s Delivery Options in ADUC | recipient -> properties | Exchange General tab. Figure 1: Use Delivery Options to auto forward email to an alternate recipient in Exchange 2003 If you need to forward mail to an […]

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DST 2007: December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems

The last time we took a look at the timezone changes was when the August 2007 cumulative time zone update was released (Read previous post: “DST 2007: August 2007 Cumulative Timezone Update for Windows operating systems“). The August 2007 update included new timezone data for Caucasus Standard Time, Armenian Standard Time, New Zealand Standard Time, […]

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Exchange Server 2007 SP1: The most obscure (but relevant) changes

Recently I was asked by a fellow MCT (and now Exchange MVP) to list 3 most obscure (but relevant) changes in Exchange Server 2007 SP1. The first thing that came to mind was the change made to Back Pressure settings. Back Pressure stops inbound mailflow on transport servers if system resources fall below a certain […]

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Renew self-signed certificates in Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007

In Exchange 2007 and later, Exchange Setup creates a self-signed certificate to protect communication with Exchange services such as SMTP, IMAP, POP, OWA, EAS, EWS and UM. Exchange’s self-signed certificates meet an important need – securing communication paths for all Exchange services by default. The self-signed certificate meets an important need – securing communication paths […]

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Assigning SCL to messages scanned by 3rd-party antispam filters

Here’s a problem I had a hard time resolving on Exchange Server 2003. Exchange Server 2007’s Transport Rules resolve this within minutes. Pretend you’re taking a Microsoft exam: Scenario: “You are the Exchange administrator for your organization… “. Exchange has the Content Filter Agent (CFA), and the Edge Transport Server role designed to be a […]

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SMTP Connector Myth: Messages are always routed over SMTP Connectors with more specific address spaces

An Exchange Server message routing myth forever being propagated (including by me!): If 2 SMTP Connectors (or Send Connectors in case of Exchange Server 2007) exist, one with a more specific address space, like exchangepedia.com, and one for a more generic address space like *, messages are always routed over the Connector with the more […]

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Recipient Policies: Can separate policies for Email Addresses and Mailbox Manager Settings be applied?

Exchange Server 2003/2000’s Recipient Policies can have settings to generate email addresses for recipients, and Mailbox Manager settings to manage mailbox content. (The Exchange Server 2007 equivalents are 1. Accepted Domains + Email Address Policies to generate email addresses, and 2. Managed Folder Mailbox Policies (with default or custom Managed Folders + Managed Content Settings) […]

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Masquerading SMTP Virtual Servers: Changing the fqdn and masquerade domain

You can change the fully-qualified domain name (fqdn) used by a SMTP virtual server from its properties | Delivery tab | Advanced | Fully-qualified domain name. In the following example, we change the fqdn of a SMTP virtual server from its default – letter.exchangelabs.net, to postcard.exchangelabs.net. Figure 1: Changing the fully-qualified domain name in SMTP […]

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