Exchange Server

Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 has been released in the beginning of July 2007. It resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 customers. Note: Update Rollup 3 is a cumulative update rollup, and it replaces…

Where can I download the Exchange Mailbox Merge Wizard (Exmerge) for Exchange 2000/2003? The Exchange Mailbox Merge Wizard (or Exmerge for short) is one of the most important tools in the Exchange administrator‘s toolbox. Basically, it is a GUI (and/or script) based tool that can copy or move messages, rules and forms from an Exchange…

Where can I download Exchange 2003 All-in-One Tools? The Exchange 2003 All-in-One Tools package contains many Exchange 2003 tools bundled together in a single download. The following tools are included: Add Root Certificate Address Rewrite ArchiveSink Authoritative Restore Importer for Lotus cc:Mail Archives Disable Certificate Verification DNS Resolver Error Code Look-up Exchange Server Stress and…

Where can I download Exchange 2000 Service Pack 3? Exchange 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) is a cumulative service pack that provides interoperability with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers, fixes to customer-reported issues, and updates based on the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Initiative. To learn more about Exchange 2000 SP3, see: XGEN: List of Bugs Fixed…

How can I work with Query-Based Distribution groups in Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003? Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003 have a new group type called "Queries-Based Distribution groups". With the new Queries-Based Distribution groups we can now create new types of distribution groups that are different from the regular type of…

In previous articles we discussed tools that create users and their mailboxes in Active Directory. LDIFDE has been mentioned and also VBScripts. However, the most powerful and flexible tool in my opinion is Excel. Excel can read information from various formats and can serve as a handy intermediary. You can manipulate the information in Excel…

We’ve all occasionally run into situations in which we have tried to e-mail someone and received an unexpected non delivery report. To a techie, a non delivery report contains a wealth of information that can be used to figure out why the message didn’t reach its intended recipient (I will be discussing this in detail…

How can I create new Top-Level Public Folders in Exchange 2000/2003? Public folders can be administered and created using the 32-bit Exchange clients such as Exchange and Outlook, but also by using other tools such as Windows Explorer etc. To create a Top-Level Public Folder via Outlook perform the following: Start the Outlook client Expand…

In the previous part of this article series, I showed you several different options for controlling how users are allowed to access attachments through OWA. In this article, I want to conclude the series by talking about a feature that’s new to Exchange Server 2007; Web Ready Document Viewing. What is Web Ready Document Viewing?…

As someone who spends a lot of time traveling, I have always thought that OWA was pretty much the greatest thing since sliced bread. In the hands of a user though, OWA can present a serious security risk. You just never know when a user could potentially disclose sensitive information by opening a file attachment…