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Desktop Search Engines Can Affect Exchange Server Performance
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over 8 years ago
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I was glad to see that we have a KB article stating this. (Very well written, Nino ...) It is a very lo-o-o-ng title: "Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 performance may be affected when desktop search engine software is running on Outlook...
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Why You May Want to Use a 64bit Global Catalog Server with Exchange
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft has for some time given as a general rule of thumb the guideline that you should have 1 Global Catalog processor for every 4 Exchange server processors (1:4). But that was before we had a 64bit option to run GCs... We are seeing internally...
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Running Exchange System Manager on Windows XP
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over 8 years ago
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Recently I got asked (again) about running the Exchange System Manager (ESM) on Windows XP. It works, but what if you use Outlook on the same machine? It is officially unsupported. Or to state it another way, if you have a problem with Outlook or the...
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One of the "Ten Useful Microsoft Blogs"
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over 8 years ago
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I was spending some time reading one of my favorite magazines, Redmond Magazine , this morning. If it doesn't sound familiar to you, it used to be the Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine . On the last page I'm reading the "Ten Useful Microsoft Blogs...
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How do I set up my domain for Sender ID?
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over 8 years ago
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With Exchange 2003 SP2 coming out soon, Sender ID will become more important. How do you set up the DNS record for the domains in your organization? You can easily do this with the SPF Record Wizard. http://www.anti-spamtools.org/SenderIDEmailPolicyTool...
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Acquisition of Sybari is now complete
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over 8 years ago
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The homepage of Sybari ( http://www.sybari.com ) has a new logo on it. Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Sybari! This is good news for our customers. The press release ( http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/06-21SybariCompletePR...
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What are other companies using for archiving\journaling?
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over 8 years ago
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First let's explain the difference. A really good article on Journaling is included below as well as the definition of the two: Journaling with Exchange Server 2003 "Journaling is the ability to record all communications in an organization. E-mail...
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How do I change the mailbox size limit messages in Exchange?
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over 8 years ago
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Ok, this gets asked a lot because some companies have the policy of not allow their employees to archive mail to a .pst and the message from the Exchange server says: "You may not be able to send or receive new mail until you reduce your mailbox size...
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Exchange 2003 SP2 - More information on Microsoft.com
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over 8 years ago
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The http://www.microsoft.com/exchange site now includes more official information about Exchange 2003 SP2. Some of the improvements: Updated OAB to speed up downloads. Updated Exchange Intelligent Messaging Filter to include blocking phishing...
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Exchange 2003 SP2 - "Direct Push" to Windows Mobile 5.0
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over 8 years ago
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Credit goes to Paul's updates again... - You have heard the rumors. Exchange 2003 SP2 allows the pushing of email to the Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Some have even called it " the downfall of the company that competes against us in this area " (my words...
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Exchange 2003 SP2 - Lifting the 16GB limit on Standard Edition
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over 8 years ago
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Paul wrote about it first (as far as I know) as he is at Tech-Ed this year and posting stuff as it happens. One of the things that Exchange 2003 SP2 will do is increase the database size limit from 16GB to 75GB. The limit on the number of Storage Groups...
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Restricted Views and Shared Calendars
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over 8 years ago
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Man what a week. Some customers are seeing that when opening someone else's calendar that it takes a long time at first but when they go back to the calendar it is fine for a while and then they see the slowness again. If you are seeing this, we may know...
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Too Many Address Types Can Cause Cached Mode to Not Work
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over 8 years ago
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My largest customer ran across this one. Here is the scenario: E xchange 2003 Mixed mode with mostly 5.5 servers New profiles created against a mailbox on an Exchange 2003 server can't send mail when in cached mode. New profiles created against...
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Multiple Unwanted NOTEs Addresses
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over 8 years ago
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No, this is not a slam on Lotus Notes. This one is our fault. (I did found Paul’s recent blog particularly hilarious, though.) If you take a look at the following KB article you might get the idea that this fix is included in Exchange 2003 SP1. 840668...
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Windows 2003 SP1 Is Here, As Well As...
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over 8 years ago
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Windows Server 2003 SP1 Support Tools . Since we all use many of these support tools for Exchange, it is interesting to note that SP1 includes an update to many of the old tools we use, like: LDP.exe ADSIEdit.msc NetDiag.exe and others... The supported...
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Exchange Server 2003 Events and Errors
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over 8 years ago
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When you are looking at event in eventvwr.exe (Event Viewer) in Windows 2003 you see at the bottom of every Event the following: For more information, see Help and Support at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp Sometimes when you click on...
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Windows Server 2003 SP1 Is Coming. Before You Install It On Exchange Server 2003…
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over 8 years ago
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If you are looking to roll out Windows Server 2003 SP1 on your Exchange servers and you are doing clustering on back-end servers, we have a hotfix that you will need to install. From: 841561 "500 - Internal server error" error message when a user tries...
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A Better Monitoring Solution for Your Exchange 2003 Deployment
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over 8 years ago
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You've heard it before, but just in case... This blog has been moved to http://blogs.technet.com/gerod_serafin/default.aspx . The old link should still work as well as the RSS feeds. My reasons for switching are: Better search. Ability for...
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Exchange Product Version List
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over 8 years ago
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I don't know who started this list first, but it is useful for me. I thought that I would put it out there for everyone to use. I’ve added some versions that weren’t on it originally and made some corrections as well. If you find that this list is wrong...
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Title Change - Advisory Support Engineer
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over 8 years ago
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When my wife used to get asked what I did for work she used to say she didn't know. So, I had to explain it to her in the simplest terms I could. "I keep large companies' email working for them." My current title is Advisory Support Engineer for Exchange...
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Nokia to use Windows Media Player
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over 8 years ago
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(Credit - Paul Robichaux) ( http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-14NokiaCollaborationPR.asp This is yet another reason why I don't have an IPod . Way to go Nokia.
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Nokia to use ActiveSync in the future?
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over 8 years ago
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(Credit - email from David Lemson ) Nokia licenses Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol for integration with Nokia's business-optimized devices So this is very cool. Remember the James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies" where Mr. Bond is sitting...
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Microsoft to Acquire Sybari Anti-Virus
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over 8 years ago
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Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Sybari Software Inc., a leading provider of security products that help more than 10,000 businesses worldwide protect their messaging and collaboration servers from viruses...
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Another Place For Scripts and MSN Search
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over 8 years ago
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I found this while looking for some script help on installing Exchange 5.5 hot fixes. Interestingly, I found this by means of MSN search . I am starting to use MSN search more and more. I took the suggestion of the MSN search team internally and got rid...
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Personal Blog Link
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over 8 years ago
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GerodS
I have added a link to my personal blog on the right hand side of the page. My first post is just a picture of my daughter that will make your day brighter. :) Since this blog gets put on the Exchange Community site I have been keeping a lot of stuff...
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