Exchange 2007

CCR Over WAN: Failover and FSW questions answered

Exchange Server 2007’s Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) feature provides a way to set-up geographically-dispersed clusters to protect against data center failure (aka “site failure”). Though the documentation provides plenty of detail on how to set up CCR clusters in a single data center – where both cluster nodes and the computer hosting the File Share […]

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HOW TO: Convert a user mailbox to a resource mailbox

When creating a new mailbox (or a mailbox-enabled user) in Exchange Server 2010/2007, you have the option of creating a user mailbox or a resource mailbox — the latter for conference rooms, or equipment such as projectors, etc. to allow your users to book these resources. If you’ve already created a user mailbox instead, and […]

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Released: Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007

Exchange Server 2007 just got its first update. Update Rollup 1 (KB 930809) resolves the following issues: – KB 932487: The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service stops unexpectedly when the Exchange Server 2007-based server replicates the Public folder (This happens when Event Logging level for Replication DS Updates is set to anything but Lowest).– KB […]

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Exchange Server 2007: Managing And Filtering Anti-Spam Agent Logs

Exchange 2007 includes a number of anti-spam agents to filter spam. The anti-spam agents log their actions in (anti-spam) agent logs. The default agent log locations: Exchange 2010: \Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\AgentLog Exchange 2007: \Exchange Server\TransportRoles\Logs\AgentLog Agent Log Configuration You can’t change the agent log location. Here are the available config options: Enable/Disable agent log: On transport […]

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Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Beta 1 available to subscribers

Microsoft has released Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Beta1 to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Both the 32-bit (for test/lab use) and 64-bit versions are available on TechNet. MSDN shows only the 64-bit version. If you subscribe to TechNet or MSDN, head over to either site to download Beta1. (Charged up with enthusiasm as you may be […]

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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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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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Back Pressure and Exchange Server Transport error 452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources

In my hotel room in Orlando, getting ready for an Exchange 2007 transport presentation tomorrow morning at TechMentor. When trying to telnet to the SMTP port of an Exchange 2007 Hub Transport server, I got the following error: 452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources Not a good thing the night before a presentation – Murphy’s law […]

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Locating Exchange Server 2007 CAS role in the perimeter?

Where should you locate Exchange Server 2007 servers with the Client Access Server (CAS) role? Is it more secure to locate them in perimeter network (aka “DMZ” or demilitarized zone)? Security folks in many organizations insist that any server that needs to be accessed from external networks (i.e. the Internet) should reside in perimeter networks. […]

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