Since Exchange 2003 Sp2, you have the ability to define for a mailbox-enabled user both a Name and a Simple display name, as can be seen in the picture below.   Simple display name vs Name In Exchange, the Address Books will display the Display Name...

Triggered by a comment/question  from Robbie De Sutter, on one of my previous blog posts ( Exchange 2010: And then there is the long awaited cmdlet Add-MailboxFolderPermission ), being: First of all I'm running an international business, hence my...

  Configuring the link between OCS 2007 R2 and Exchange 2007/Exchange 2010 seems pretty easy, and it all boils down to: Getting the rights certificates: does the Common Name match the FQDN of the Exchange UM server, and the one used by OCS, does...

With the release of Exchange 2010 Sp1 Beta, I was eager to find out what has changed when it boils down to the integration between Exchange 2010 and Active Directory Rights Management Server. As stated on The Microsoft Exchange Team Blog, in their “ Yes...

A few months ago I posted a procedure on how one can import pictures into Active Directory by using the Exchange Management Shell cmdlet Import-RecipientDataProperty, here: Upload picture in Outlook 2010 using the Exchange Management Shell (Exchange 2010...

Changing between Microsoft Office Outlook versions is definitely exciting, and sometimes even quite challenging, and I am sure you all have had that feeling “I used to be able to change this setting by clicking there, and now that “there”...

  Had a chat with Rui Silva on Shared Mailboxes, and an interesting question came up…:-) Question = can a user, who has been given Full Mailbox access permissions to a Shared Mailbox, open that Shared Mailbox its Archive in Exchange 2010 RTM? Answer...

  Yes there is…:-) For more information, you can download the document that will help you to plan, deploy, and manage Exchange Server 2010 Sp1 (Beta) in a multi-tenant organization. And if you want to know more, and share your thoughts, go to the...

A lot of posts have been done by the Microsoft Exchange Team to document why and how one should remember to convert any LDAP filter used in your Exchange 2003 environment to OPATH filtering. For more info have a look here: OPATH recipient filtering for...

As described in the TechNet forums (link http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchange2010/thread/92925f7c-97ba-4a96-a4c4-33c193a7b201 ), I had the same problem when delegating permissions using RBAC, and setting a scope to a subset of users...

As posted by the Exchange team yesterday, it is true: Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta Now Available for Download Once you have downloaded the files, and deployed them, you are ready to rock the Exchange 2010 Sp1 world. Let’s have a short look at some of...

After deploying DPM2010, you will need to deploy an agent on any client you want to protect. You can choose to automatically deploy your agents, by running the wizard in the DPM 2010 Administrator Console:   Or you can choose to manually deploy an...

System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 is here, and it (amongst all other features) enables you as an Exchange administrator to backup your Exchange 2010 environment, and DPM 2010 is DAG-aware! Let’s see… After installing SCDPM2010, I need to deploy...

Last week I was in Los Angeles, to deliver two sessions for The Experts Conference , one on how one can use Active Directory Rights Management Server to protect Exchange 2010, and one entitled “Exchange: On Premises or In the Cloud”. During that last...

A while ago I got a question from someone regarding one of the new features in Exchange 2010, being text messaging. Question was “is it available”… Looking at the TechNet article he referred to, it does state: Source = http://technet.microsoft.com/en...

When talking about the new High Availability features in Exchange 2010 an often recurring question is “How many mailbox databases can you home on an Exchange 2010 Standard Edition?” The answer is listed here: Looking at the On-Premise Licensing for Exchange...

Question: Is it possible to check if a message has been read, even when the sender forgot to check the box “Request a Read receipt for this message”? Answer: Yes, if you have configured your Exchange 2010 organization to enable the tracking for read status...

Last week I got a question from one of my colleagues to see if there was a list available somewhere that describes the differences between Outlook Web App and Outlook Web App Light, as there is a list available describing the differences between OWA Premium...

Yesterday Scott Schnoll and I had the honor to deliver a one-day pre-conference fully dedicated to the wonderful world of Microsoft Exchange 2010. A few questions came up during and after the sessions, and one of them came from Tom De Caluwé who was interested...

Your presence state when logged into OCS 2007 R2 expresses your willingness and availability to communicate. By default the following presence states are available: AVAILABLE, BUSY, DO NOT DISTURB, BE RIGHT BACK, and AWAY Below some Q & A on Presence...

When talking about Exchange Unified Messaging, and often recurring question is “which languages are supported for which features”. Time for an overview. Link to bookmark 1 = Understanding Unified Messaging Languages In this TechNet article the following...

While configuring my demo environment, I noticed the following error message when trying to configure a set of Call Answering Rules for one of my demo UM-mailbox-enabled users: “The phone number you tried to dial has been restriced.” interesting… In order...

And if you want to know why, and what the consequences are...have a look at this great post from the Microsoft Exchange Team itself: Dude, Where's My Single Instance? Ilse

Just published @ http://www.techdays.be , there will be two sessions on OCS 14, the next big OCS release, delivered by François Doremieux. Who is François Doremieux? Francois is a Director of Engineering in the Office Communications Product Group. He...

Then the Office Communications Server Team blog has some good news for you: Free Instructor-Led Training for end-users: Introduction to Office Communicator Here’s a copy-paste of the information posted: “This live course is held in a virtual classroom...