Frank Zöchling

The following error occurs if redirects for OWA are not configured correctly: Error while testing during the first request to Outlook Web App. HTTP code: 301 The Internet Explorer shows little about this: As already mentioned, the cause is incorrect redirects in the IIS of the Exchange Server. The incorrect redirects may not be visible in the IIS Manager, ... Read more

Comes "a little" late, but is still helpful, as I believe that many migrations from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 are currently being carried out (even if only as an intermediate step to migrate to Exchange 2013). Microsoft has put the "Public Folder Replication Troubleshooter" online for this purpose, currently the website only deals with replication problems with Exchange ... Read more

To enable the mailbox features ActiveSync, Outlook Web App and Outlook Anywhere for all users, the following command can be used: get-mailbox -resultsize Unlimited | Set-CASMailbox -OWAEnabled $false -ActiveSyncEnabled $false -MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp $true To enable the mailbox features for all users again, the following command is sufficient: get-mailbox -resultsize Unlimited | Set-CASMailbox -OWAEnabled $true -ActiveSyncEnabled $true -MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp $false

An interesting article on public folders and Exchange 2013 was published in the Exchange Team Blog. I think it's well worth reading: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/08/public-folders-in-the-new-office.aspx The public folder database has always been a bit of a thorn in my side, but I can only welcome the removal and integration of public folders into the mailbox database. In my opinion, the biggest advantage is the integration ... Read more

When trying to update the Exchange address lists via Exchange Management Shell, you may receive this message: WARNING: The recipient "frankysweb.local/Microsoft Exchange System Objects/Schedule+ Schedule Information - Offline Address Book - First Administrative Group" is invalid and could not be updated. The message can occur for one or more address lists. The lists may have different names depending on the environment. This problem ... Read more

Here is another script from the Quick and Dirty category. The script reads all permissions for all folders within the mailboxes of the Exchange organization and saves them in a CSV file for further analysis. Maybe someone can use it or even bring it into a reasonable form. # All mailbox folders in your ... Read more