Active Directory
HOW TO: Assign SendAs right using Exchange shell
In Exchange Server 2007 (and Exchange 2010), recipients are managed from the Exchange Management Console (EMC) or Exchange Management Shell (aka the Shell). EMC does…
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Security
Administration
Exchange 2007 Content Filter: How to move messages to Junk Mail folder
You’ve setup Exchange Server 2007, and configured the shiny new Content Filter agent (CFA), which is more than just a rewrite of the equally loved…
Exchange 2007
Configuring firewalls and name resolution for Edge Transport servers
If you’re planning to deploy the Edge Transport server role in a perimeter network (aka “DMZ”), here are the ports you’ll need to open: Inbound:From…
Administration
A Late New Year’s Resolution: Do Not Resolve Anonymous Senders
It’s probably a little late to make another New Year’s resolution, but I’ll try to convince you to make one nevertheless. By default, when an…
Active Directory
What is the *real* maximum password length?
I’ve for long been an advocate of using long passwords, using entire phrases/sentences instead of a single more complex but short password. Some Windows Server…
Google
Forwarding office email to personal email accounts
CNET News.com has a report titled “Firms fret as office e-mail jumps security walls“. Many organizations are concerned about employees forwarding work email to their…
Anti-spam
Enabled by default: SMTP Tarpit in Exchange Server 2007
From a recent discussion, and something I’ve been wanting to post about for a while: SMTP tarpitting is enabled by default on Receive Connectors in…
Administration
How To Allow Relaying in Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007
In Exchange Server 2003, you can allow anonymous SMTP hosts to relay mail by adding their IP address(es) in SMTP Virtual Server Properties | Access…
News
Windows Vista RoI: BitLocker drive encryption enough to justify upgrades?
According to analyst Jon Oltsik of Enterprise Strategy Group, Windows Vista’s BitLocker drive encryption system provides enough RoI to justify the upgrade for enterprise customers.…
News
MS06-076: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express
As part of its monthly security patch releases, Microsoft has published a security bulletin (MS06-076) – a cumulative update for Outlook Express. Even if you…