Exchange Server

What are the new security features found in Exchange Server 2003 in comparison to Exchange 2000? Exchange Server 2003 is much more secure “out of the box” than Exchange 2000 was. Here is a list of some of the new features found in Exchange Server 2003: OMA Browse disabled by default (global) Exchange 2003 includes…

How can this help Exchange administrators? It’s often simple to not routinely keep an eye on our Exchange server as we attend to other tasks during our workday. Then, the phone rings, and it’s not good news. Fortunately, there is a simple tool that allows us to keep an eye on the server and potentially…

As you probably know by now, Exchange 2007 is distributed in 2 versions – 64-bit and 32-bit. Only the 64-bit version is supported by Microsoft, and the 32-bit version is only provided for evaluation purposes. Microsoft requires that you run the production versions of Exchange 2007 only on 64-bit platforms (read Is my Server Exchange…

GFI recently announced the latest version of their anti-spam solution called “version 14”. I have used MailEssentials for many years and I am excited about some of the new features. For example, version 14 offers improved anti-spam technology, “SpamRazer” – an additional anti-spam engine, improved performance, and a real-time dashboard. You can download a free…

Problem After adding a recipient to a new email message in OWA, pressing the space bar in the Compose Message window brings up the address book. Cause Microsoft Update Q911829 that was released in March and April of 2006 introduced a new OWA problem into some environments, where pressing the spacebar after addressing a message…

Finally, the entire set of Exchange Server 2007 documentation has been made available. You can access it in 2 ways – online (you have to be connected to the Internet to view it; or offline. This documentation is of high importance for anyone who wished to better understand the new messaging system that was released…

Exchange 2000 Server SP3 Patches SP3 info You can download SP3 for Exchange 2000 right here: Download Exchange 2000 SP3 (165mb) Required Patches If you’re running Exchange 2000 with SP3 on a Windows 2000 box with SP4 you should apply the following security-related patches: April 2005 MS05-021 : Vulnerability in Exchange Server Could Allow Remote…

In knowledge base article 158530 , Microsoft have published a list of all of their releases of Exchange server, starting from Exchange 4.0 back in 1996, and ending in the present with Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Each version of Microsoft Exchange Server has a different build number, and when installing Service Packs on Exchange Server,…

Can I enable user password changes through Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange 2003? Yes, although this behavior is not enabled by default. In order to do so you must first configure your server to use SSL. Then, you need to create a new Virtual Directory called Iisadmpwd under the Default Web Site. Open Internet…

Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) was released at the end of May 2004. Note: By installing Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 you will also install the latest version of IMF, thus this page is somewhat irrelevant. Download Exchange 2003 SP2 (109mb) If you do not wish to install SP2, you can still read…