When using Exmerge to import content back in to mailboxes it is possible that your users may see that their “special folders” (i.e. Inbox, Calendar, etc.) may be renamed.  This is mainly seen in global organizations where customers use different languages and Inbox is spelled different.  So using an English version of Exmerge, a .pst file would be created with the Inbox folder and when imported back in, the folder would be changed.  This could cause much grief to our global customers.

Finally we have a solution that is documented in the following KB article:

"The Mailbox Merge Program renames special folders in a mailbox to match the special folder names in a personal folder file when you import messages in Exchange Server 2003 SP1"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884857

What this adds is the ability to add a value RenameSpecialFolders to the exmerge.ini that specifies whether or not the folders should get modified or not.

Right now, in order to get the fix if needed, you will need to contact PSS Support.

Essentially this is the same as Verizon's SPH-i600, but it called the SP-i600.  I am so glad that they are now carrying this.  I am sorry that they are so late to get into this market otherwise I wouldn't have left them over a year ago for AT&T.  I wonder how many people left them because of this?

http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3095.html

http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/PhonesAccessories/PhoneDetails.jsp?navLocator=%7Cshop%7CphonesAccessories%7CallPhones%7C&selectSkuId=samsungspi600&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1476015&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID=ECOMM&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode=None&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState=group&bmUID=1096045171627

Wouldn't you like to know:
   When you need to have Bios updated on your Servers?
   When the settings on your Antivirus software is incorrect?
   When your configuration is not optimal for performance?
   When you have software updates for Exchange?
EXBPA can do this and much more.

http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/exbpa/default.asp

Go get it.  Spread the word.

Ok,  Remember when I mentioned how excited I was about the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer being announced at Tech-Ed 2004?
http://blogs.msdn.com/gerod_serafin/archive/2004/05/25/141644.aspx

Well, you may be wondering when it is coming out.  I can't tell you that.  But you may notice that Paul Bowden has mentioned it in a post at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/community/NewsGroups/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.exchange.tools

There he says:  "This newsgroup will also be the anchor point for the new ''Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool''. This tool will be supported through the newsgroup community and you should feel free to discuss your likes and dislikes, as well as your questions and suggestions regarding the generated output."

So...  Get ready people...  It is gonna rock!

On Saturday we released two updates.  One is for Exchange 2003 and one is for Windows 2000 SMTP. 

This fixes an issue where the Inetinfo.exe repeatedly crashes and restarts.

You may see the following errors:

Note: the updates should only be applied to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.  

Fix A (827214 Exchange 2003) http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=827214

Fix B (885264 Windows 2000) http://support.microsoft.com/?id=885264