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Exchange Server 2007: Renewing the self-signed certificate

2008-01-28T07:42:00.001-08:00

Exchange Server 2007 issues itself a self-signed certificate for use with services like SMTP, IMAP, POP, IIS and UM. The certificate is issued for a period of one year. The self-signed certificate...

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Zenprise alerts customer about data outage at AT&T

2008-02-04T07:59:00.000-08:00

The end-to-end view of BlackBerry® service provided by Zenprise has always been of (a lot of) interest to me. Besides detecting specific issues impacting users, Exchange and infrastructure issues...

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HOW TO: List mailboxes with Full Mailbox Access permission assigned

2008-02-05T07:29:00.000-08:00

In "HOW TO: Grant Full Mailbox Access permission", we saw how to assign and view mailbox permissions, including Full Mailbox Access. Here's how you can get a list of mailboxes with...

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Exchange Server 2007 SP1: The most obscure (but relevant) changes

2008-02-10T07:31:00.001-08:00

Recently I was asked by a fellow MCT (and now Exchange MVP) to list 3 most obscure (but relevant) changes in Exchange Server 2007 SP1. The first thing that came to mind was the change made to Back...

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Sony Ericsson jumps on the Windows Mobile bandwagon with Xperia X1

2008-02-11T07:02:00.000-08:00

If you're in the market for Windows Mobile smartphones, your choices are going to grow at a rapid pace this year. Amongst the more exciting announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona -...

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DST 2007: December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems

2008-02-11T13:20:00.000-08:00

The last time we took a look at the timezone changes was when the August 2007 cumulative time zone update was released (Read previous post: "DST 2007: August 2007 Cumulative Timezone Update for...

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BlackBerry service out in N. America: Zenprise customers benefit from proactive detection

2008-02-11T16:21:00.000-08:00

North American users of the ubiquitous BlackBerry service are hit by another outage - it's second major one in less than a year. The extent of the outage isn't known, nor an ETA available from RIM....

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Zenprise and the BlackBerry Blackout of 2/11/2008

2008-02-13T08:44:00.000-08:00

At Zenprise, we do not revel in outages and issues that cause service disruptions or service deterioration for our customers. However, when such incidents do occur - whether in the Exchange messaging...

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How to forward mail to an external email address

2008-02-18T21:52:00.000-08:00

In Exchange Server 2003, mail for a recipient can be forwarded to an alternate recipient by modifying the recipient's Delivery Options in ADUC | recipient -> properties | Exchange General tab. If...

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Released: Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6

2008-02-21T11:00:00.000-08:00

Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6 is now publicly available. This update is for Exchange Server 2007 RTM - you do not need to install it on servers running Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Description...

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InfoWorld's campaign to "Save Windows XP"

2008-02-28T15:00:00.001-08:00

I've been an avid reader of InfoWorld for as long as I can remember. It is one of the finest trade publications out there. In case you've missed it, they've been running an online campaign to "save...

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iPhone, meet Exchange: Will Apple make them talk?

2008-03-06T07:20:00.000-08:00

March 6 is here, and the iPhone's software roadmap, including the much talked about "enterprise features" should be public in a few hours, along with the release or another announcement of the iPhone...

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iPhone, meet Exchange: Apple announces Exchange ActiveSync support

2008-03-06T10:45:00.001-08:00

Finally, Apple announces Exchange ActiveSync Support. Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior VP of Marketing, announced minutes ago what many have suspected all along - Apple chose to go with Microsoft by...

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HOW TO: Delegate recipient administration for an OU

2008-03-03T06:05:00.000-08:00

Exchange Server 2007 allows easier delegation of administration responsibilities, based on the following predefined administration roles: 1) Exchange Organization Administrator 2) Exchange Server...

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Routing outbound mail using a particular IP address

2008-03-11T11:35:00.001-07:00

A question that frequently and inevitably pops up when discussing Exchange transport is that of being able to route outbound mail using a particular IP address. The Exchange Server 2003/2000...

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India wants access to BlackBerry encryption algorithms to fight terrorism

2008-03-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

India's half a million BlackBerry users may have to live with the prospect of the Indian government having easy access to their wireless communication. India says it needs access to RIM's encryption...

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Standby Continuous Replication (SCR): Replay and Truncation Lag

2008-03-17T07:33:00.000-07:00

Standby Continuous Replication (SCR) is a new High Availability feature in Exchange Server 2007 SP1. It uses Continuous Replication (also used by LCR and CCR) to replicate Storage Groups from a...

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"Save XP" Campaign: InfoWorld responds, and the facts about downgrade rights

2008-03-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

Note to readers: I haven't had to keep a post on hold for as long as I"ve kept this one, contemplating whether I should post it or not. After much thought, I've decided to post this, because it is...

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India not looking to ban BlackBerry, keen to resolve issue

2008-03-25T12:06:00.000-07:00

India's Dept of Telecom (DoT) says it has asked Indian wireless carriers to specify a timeframe by which they will resolve all security concerns. India is not looking to shutdown BlackBerry services,...

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Errata: Edge Subscription and Synchronization white paper

2008-03-25T16:45:00.000-07:00

The white paper on Edge Subscription and Synchronization has the following error: Under Recipient Information:Distribution groups are not replicated to ADAM.Distribution Groups are in fact...

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Mac, meet PC: PC, the Mac's already hacked!

2008-03-28T07:56:00.000-07:00

The Event: CanSecWest's PWN 2 OWN contest, Vancouver, Canada The Contenders: Mac OS X Leopard, Microsoft's Windows Vista, and Linux. The Challenge: Compromise the OS The Prize: $10,000 + laptop The...

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PWN to OWN Contest: Vista gets compromised

2008-03-29T09:57:00.000-07:00

Update on the PWN to OWN contest at the CanSecWest conference. After the MacBook Air got compromised in 2 minutes, Shane Macaulay claimed victory over the Fujitsu laptop running Windows Vista. Yes,...

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Moving on to the Exchange team

2008-04-23T20:51:00.000-07:00

"Vista Gets Compromised" couldn't be the best blog post to kick off a Microsoft career with— and yet, that happened to be my last post before I joined Microsoft. (To be fair, it wasn't Vista's...

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HOW TO: Remove Public Folders

2008-05-05T11:22:00.000-07:00

This is a fairly common question - you're trying to remove the Public Folder store on an Exchange 2007 server and get an error that some Public Folder replicas still exist. You're certain you've...

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Released: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1

2008-05-08T09:33:00.000-07:00

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Update Rollup 2 has been released. Description of the roll-up can be found in KB 948016. Besides all the fixes from Update Rollup 1 (for SP1), this rollup includes fixes for...

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