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Prepare IIS on Windows XP/2003 for Sharing Calendars using Internet Publishing

As I discussed in my previous article – “Share Calendars with Local Users using Internet Publishing“, Outlook 2007 has improved calendar sharing using Office Online. You can share your calendar with everyone, or with only designated people, by publishing your Internet Calendars to Office Online. You can publish and share your calendars with others by…

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Outlook 2003 Command Line Switches

What are the Outlook Command-Line Switches? Outlook supports a number of command-line switches; these are normally used when you need to restore Outlook settings to their factory defaults. Some of these switches are recommended for solving problems. If you do hit an unexpected issue and want to run one of these switches, we strongly encourage…

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Configurations that can Compromise the Effectiveness of Outlooks Cached Mode

Of all the features included in Microsoft Outlook, my favorite has to be cached mode.  In case you’re not familiar with cached mode, it is a mechanism that copies the contents of a user’s mailbox, calendar, etc. into an offline file called an “OST” file.  This allows the user to have full access to anything…

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Obtain a Digital Certificate from a 3rd Party Certificate Authority (CA)

How do I obtain a Digital Certificate from a 3rd party Certificate Authority (CA)? Digital Certificates are used to verify identity and are used in a variety of scenarios, such as e-mail protection and validation, secure websites and online shopping carts and more. On a secure website, when customers are required to provide their credit…

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How to Monitor Exchange 2007 Non-Delivery Reports (NDR)

So far in this article series I’ve shown you how to create a dedicated postmaster mailbox that can be used to intercept responses to non-delivery reports, and I wrote another article that discusses the meaning of various types of non-delivery reports.  If you read that article, you know that some types of nondelivery reports can…

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Message Protocols Used by Exchange 2000/2003

What message protocols does Exchange 2000/2003 use? Each Exchange server has a Protocols container that contains the HTTP, Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), Simple Message Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and X.400 protocol objects. Each object provides a virtual server to messaging clients using…

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Limitations of Alternate PF Trees

Why does Outlook still show only the basic Public Folders structure although I’ve created additional Public Folder hierarchies? When you install Exchange, a default public folder hierarchy is created. All MAPI clients such as Microsoft Outlook can access this public folder hierarchy to read messages and store documents. You can create subfolders to reflect the…

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Limit Creation of Top-Level Exchange Public Folders

In Exchange 2000/2003 Server, can anyone create new Public Folders? How can I limit the creation of top-level Exchange Public Folders? The highest Public Folder in a hierarchy is called a Top-Level Public Folder. By default, all users in the Exchange Organization can create Top-Level Public Folders; however, you can change the default with the…

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LDAP Search Samples for Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2000/2003

These LDAP search strings are good for Saved Queries in Windows Server 2003 AD Users and Computers, Query-based Distribution Groups and Exchange 2000/2003 Recipient Policies and Address Lists. In order to use the LDAP strings please consult your product help. Most regular LDAP searches can be easily done via the provided GUI (such as in a…

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How can I install Intelligent Message Filter on Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2?

Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter is a product developed by Microsoft to help companies reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), or spam, received by users. IMF used to be a stand-alone tool downloadable from Microsoft, however now IMF is an integral part of Exchange Service Pack 2 (SP2). As usual, one should read the…

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