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30Aug
TechNet Readies Blog Entry on Mailbox and Recipient Functionality in Exchange 2010 SP1
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, News, Press Releases
You didn’t think the kindly wizards over at TechNet would leave us hanging regarding the slew of new features included in SP1 did you? Neither did we. Here they are, ready to help us get our learning on.
This blog post on the official TechNet blog handles mailbox and recipient functionality in Exchange 2010 SP1. The new service pack for Exchange 2010 includes new components to help with:
- Group naming policies
- Mailbox data
- Move requests
- Archive mailboxes
- Hierarchical address books
- Mailbox folder permissions
- Internet calendar publishing
- Calendar Repair Assistant
- Mailbox Assistants service troubleshooter
TechNet will go over each of these and let you know what’s changed and how you can make the most of it. It truly is a helpful little post. Check it out here.
25Aug
TechNet addresses IT employees who are hesitant about upgrading from Exchange 2003
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Microsoft, News
Microsoft and their merry band of TechNet pranksters have written a rather lengthy blog post today that attempts to make converts of hesitant admins who have yet to make the leap from Exchange Server 2003. Sure, there are plenty of advantages to Exchange Server 2010, but for some admins it simply is not enough of an overhaul to jump ship.
M. Omer Siddiqui fields the post and covers reasons such as The Exchange Management Console, The Exchange Management Shell, the new messaging policy, the anti-spam functionality and a ton more. It’s extremely well written and thought provoking to those hesitant or to those who have already made the jump. Read it here.
02Aug
Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 now available for download
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, News, Press Releases, Tools
Exchange Server 2007 SP3 is available for download. This third service pack for Exchange 2007 enables Exchange 2007 to be installed on the Windows Server 2008 R2 version of the operating system. Also, Exchange Server 2007 SP3 also has Windows 7 support for the Exchange management tools. Not bad guys!
Clean installations of Exchange 2007 SP3 on a new server are possible by using this download in the same manner as you would install Exchange 2007 RTM, Exchange 2007 SP1 or Exchange 2007 SP2.
For a general overview of the new features available in Exchange Server 2007 SP3, see “What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 SP3″.
02Aug
How to use the Exchange Server 2010 ECP Control Panel
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Tools
The Exchange control Panel also known as the ECP is hosted on the CAS server and can be used by users to manage and configure their mail and voicemail options. It’s quite handy.
The toolbox is also used by Exchange server administrators to create and edit mailboxes, groups and contacts.
Before the release of SP1, the administrator had to have an active mailbox in order to use ECP. However, with the release of SP1, this is no longer necessary.
Follow the easy steps below to get you going with the handy-dandy ECP.
The ECP is hosted on the CAS server and is accessed using following address:
Example:
After navigating to your ECP url, type your Exchange admin account.
Once logged in, you will see all the options available to you as an administrator.
To manage a mailbox type the name of the user and click details to edit.
Once clicked on edit you will see all the options.
That’s it! Now you can use the ECP and perform a variety of useful tasks. Thank me later.
21Jul
Microsoft releases white paper on Publishing Exchange Server 2010 with Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Microsoft, News, Tools
White papers are, basically, reports or guides that detail how to do something that are supposedly written by professionals in said field. This one absolutely fits the bill. Microsoft, not Bill Gates, drafted this new white paper up. It’s titled “Publishing Exchange Server 2010 with Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010″ and it does just that. Microsoft has this to say:
“This white paper provides information about publishing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 using Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010, including how to choose between them for different scenarios, and provides specific steps you can take to configure Forefront TMG and Forefront UAG to publish Exchange 2010.”
The guide is available now. Get it here.
14Jul
Helpful links regarding virus protection in Exchange Server 2010
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center
So you finally have Exchange Server 2010 set up and your office is running smoothly. Of course, thanks to dreaded Spam and virii, that can all come crashing down in an instant. How do you protect yourself and your company? Well, there are plenty of ways and plenty of tactics to keep your e-mail server virus free. Here are a few helpful links to get you on the right track. Heed the following advice and you’ll be using your copy of Exchange Server 2010 long after Exchange Server 2020 enters the world.
Click here for a post detailing various ideas for dealing with viruses.
Click here for a news feed giving you all the latest anti-spam and anti-virus news.
Click here for some test results regarding the just released new version of Forefront.
07Jun
Exchange Server antispam website launches - Keep your mailbox clean
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Microsoft, Tools
Spam. The dreaded scourge of any professional inbox. Even Exchange Server 2010 can be susceptible to it from time to time. How to make sure your office remains fresh and clean? Many ways, actually. One might say too many. Luckily, this website has propped up to help us keep track of the various solutions and their effectiveness rates. The website features tons of antispam tools, links and news. The holy trinity in your battle against those slippery little e-varmints. Check it out. Your mailbox will thank you.
02Jun
Exchange Team releases Exchange 2010 Database Redundancy Check Script
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Microsoft, News, Tools
The Exchange Team have outdone themselves once again. This time the gang has released a database redundancy check script for Exchange Server 2010. Why is this good? What is it even? The script helps make sure you maintain healthy servers by monitoring the activity of your mailboxes and ensuring there are two active mailboxes therein. The script can be run in monitoring mode and can also single out particular users in your network. It’s a handy and easy way to check if everything is on the up and up.
Click here for more information from the gang and for the script itself. Good luck, guys.
02Jun
Booktraining adds series of Exchange Server videos to list of available tutorials
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Microsoft, News, Tools
Popular web video training website Booktraining has finally gotten on the Exchange Server 2010 bandwagon and added a host of helpful videos on the subject to it’s servers.
The company has added several labs and modules, as they are called, regarding the popular email server. The subjects include, but are not limited to, transitioning from Exchange Server 2007, the end user experience, Federation scenarios and a lot more. Check the list of available resources here and go get your learn on.
18May
Technet announces webcast detailing tutorial of forthcoming Exchange Online Program
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, News, Press Releases, Tools
Exhange Online and Sharepoint online may not be as full-featured as their hard disk counterparts, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t featured enough to get you confused. TechNet shares your pain and they are offering up a web tutorial showing you the features of each program and how to get the most bang from your “buck.” From the horses’s mouth:
“Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online are a part of the Microsoft Online Services portfolio that provides organizations with rich enterprise-class software capabilities in the form of a hosted subscription. In this session, we explore the capabilities of the Exchange Online and SharePoint Online services in more detail, both from an end-user perspective and from an IT administrator perspective. Join us to see live demonstrations of how these services can empower your employees with productivity enhancing tools and at the same time simplify administration of your IT infrastructure.”
The webcast will be presented by Sameer Athalye, Senior Product Manager of Microsoft. Wow, bringing out the big guns. Please note, however, this webcast will no be available until May 20th.
23Apr
TechNet releases webcast on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Storage Architecture
Posted by Lawrence Bonk as Help Center, Microsoft, News, Tools
The crafty crew over at TechNet have striked again, producing a high quality informative Webcast centering in on Exchange Server 2010. This time around the subject is storage architecture in the popular program. It is hosted by Peter Dowd, who is the senior messaging consultant at Datacom New Zealand. Here is what the company has to say about the video:
“Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 carries on the tradition begun in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 of dramatically reducing mailbox storage costs. Learn about the new levels of storage flexibility in Exchange Server 2010, and find out the technical details to help you select the right storage solution for your Exchange Server 2010 environment. We focus on how the storage architecture in Exchange Server 2010 has evolved and goes beyond the investments previously made to positively impact Microsoft customers.”
Watch it here.
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