Administration
Using Get-Hotfix to get a list of installed hotfixes
Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 requires a number of hotfixes to be installed. These are listed in Exchange 2010 Prerequisites in Exchange 2010 documentation…
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PowerShell
Administration
Exchange 2010 SP1 and the Office 2010 Filter Packs
In Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007, Exchange Search uses Windows Search to index messages and supported attachments. Installation of 2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter…
Administration
Released: Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
Close on the heels of Exchange 2010 SP 1 beta, Microsoft has just released Exchange 2007 SP 3. You can download the service pack from…
Exchange 2010
Exchange 2010: Remove a RBAC Role from a Role Group
Exchange 2010 ships with a great new security feature – Role Based Access Control (RBAC). Having worked on the RBAC architecture of another product in…
Exchange Server
Bulk mailbox creation: Import passwords from a file
Automating bulk mailbox creation required fairly advanced scripting skills in Exchange 2003/2000. Thanks to the Exchange Management Shell (aka “the shell”) in Exchange 2010 and…
Active Directory
Export and Import Content Filter Words or Phrases
In Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007, you can add custom words or phrases as good or bad words to modify the Spam Confidence Level (SCL)…
Administration
Released: PowerShell Snap-in For IIS 7
The big news from MIX09 is probably the release of Internet Explorer 8, but for shell aficionados, Exchange folks and scripting geeks, the release of…
Administration
Are Distribution Groups really being used?
Over the years, you end up creating a large number of Distribution Groups based on user demands. The regular departmental Distribution Groups such as Sales,…
Archiving & Compliance
Managed Folders: Why aren’t Calendar items expired?
You’re testing Exchange 2007’s Messaging Records Management (MRM) features to implement your organization’s messaging retention policies. You create a new Managed Folder for Calendar items,…
Active Directory
Returning all recipients from the Forest in recipient cmdlets
If you’re trying to get recipients from the whole AD Forest using the Exchange shell, there are two things to be aware of: 1. Session…