Exchange 2007

Updated: Mailbox Server Role Storage Calculator v14.7

An updated version of the Mailbox Server Role Storage Calculator (let’s just call it Storage Calculator or StorageCalc? :) has been released. More details about v14.7 in Ross’ post on the team blog: Updates to the Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator.

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Announced: Plug-in for Exchange backups on Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008’s new Windows Server Backup utility, the replacement for NTBackup, doesn’t do Exchange backups out of the box. I’m in Scott Schnoll’s session where he just announced a new Microsoft plug-in that will do Exchange VSS backups. The tool will be released this summer. More notes from this excellent session soon!

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Book Signing at TechEd: Exchange Server 2007 The Complete Reference

Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference started shipping recently. (OK, it’s been a few weeks, so I’m stretching the definition of the word “recently” to cover up for the fact that I didn’t post about this sooner…) As Exchange MVP and coauthor Richard Luckett puts it, “Writing a book, sustaining a career, and spending precious […]

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TechEd IT Pro: A major Exchange announcement in Scott’s session?

Scott Schnoll is presenting two sessions at TechEd this week:1. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1: Tips & Tricks:When: Wednesday, June 11 2:45 PM – 4:00 PMWhere: N220 D What: This session provides an overview of how to gather diagnostic and troubleshooting information for Exchange Server 2007 focused on performance, connectivity, and services, as well as […]

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Released: MAPI Client and CDO 1.2.1 for Exchange 2007

The Exchange Server 2007 base package does not include MAPI client libraries and CDO components that can be used by applications. MAPI and CDO are used to programmatically connect to Exchange Stores. These have been released as a web download. Download ExchangeMapiCdo.MSI from microsoft.com.

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While you were out: Scheduling meetings and OOFs

Although it’s been an accepted (and expected) practice to setup OOF auto-responses while you are out of office, I haven’t been a big fan of OOFs in the past. My reasons: 1. I often forget to turn off OOFs once I’m back in the office, or forget to set these up in the first place— […]

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Removing internal host names and IP addresses from message headers

Another frequently asked question about SMTP mail – how can I remove internal host names and IP addresses from outbound Internet mail? More often than not, this results from the belief that somehow if the outside world finds out an organization’s internal IP addresses and host names, it makes the organization vulnerable. Auditors love to […]

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Released: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Update Rollup 2 has been released. Description of the roll-up can be found in KB 948016. Besides all the fixes from Update Rollup 1 (for SP1), this rollup includes fixes for the following issues: – 940462 The public folder store may take several minutes to mount on an Exchange 2007 server […]

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HOW TO: Remove the Public Folder Store

This is a fairly common question — you’re trying to remove the Public Folder store on an Exchange 2007 server and get an error that some Public Folder replicas still exist. You’re certain you’ve removed all Public Folder replicas from that server. What next? Here’s a little procedure documented in How to Delete Multiple Public […]

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Errata: Edge Subscription and Synchronization white paper

The white paper on Edge Subscription and Synchronization has the following error: Under Recipient Information: Distribution groups are not replicated to ADAM. Distribution Groups are in fact replicated to ADAM using EdgeSync. In Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Distribution Group membership (the member attribute) is also replicated. On Windows Server 2008, ADAM is replaced by Active […]

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