Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
The update with the number KB3062157 fixes a critical vulnerability in Exchange 2013 CU8 and SP1, which makes it possible to gain higher permissions. other versions are apparently not affected. More information can be found here: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-064 It is not necessary to restart the server, but the Exchange services will be restarted. Click here to download the update: ... Read more
I have just released version 2.3 of the Exchange Reporter. Here are the changes: Extension Exchange Reporter with 3rd Party Module Compatibility New (First) 3rd Party Module by Igmar Brückner Auditreport.ps1 - Information about changes to the Exchange configuration New module rightsreport.ps1 - Information about mailbox permissions Revision mbxreport.ps1 Display of inactive mailboxes Many thanks to Igmar ... Read more
I think that's nice, Microsoft is offering the upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge: Is this also available for servers? I'd better make an image and reserve the upgrade...
There are now 69 Ignite sessions on Exchange and Exchange-related topics available for viewing. It's worth watching! Here is the link: https://myignite.microsoft.com/#/videos/4af86b2a-0a95-e411-b87f-00155d5066d7
I have just released Exchange Reporter 2.2. This time there are some new modules and several bug fixes Here is a summary of the changes: New module careport.ps1 - Information about certification authority and certificates pfreport.ps1 - Information about public folders dgreport.ps1 - Lists unused distribution lists HPiLOReport.ps1 - Reads information about HP servers Bugfix: Spelling error fixed Bugfix: ... Read more
Microsoft has announced the timeline for the release of Exchange 2016, according to which there will be a public beta as early as the summer. The RTM version is then announced for winter 2015: Initial information has also been published on what is required to use the new "Document Collaboration" feature. According to this, in addition to Exchange 2016, SharePoint ... Read more
Information on the new Exchange Server 2016 architecture has been published on the Exchange Team Blog. One of the biggest changes is probably the elimination of the client access role. This means that there is now only one role, making deployment fairly simple. The Client Access role has now also been integrated into the Mailbox role. Read more
The first public preview of Office 2016 and therefore also Outlook 2016 has been released. Office 2016 Preview can be downloaded here: https://products.office.com/en-us/office-2016-preview Reason enough to take a first look at the upcoming Outlook 2016 Not much has changed visually at the first start of Outlook 2016, first the account is set up After setting up the ... Read more
Certificates from an Active Directory integrated certification authority can be easily requested via MMC. However, if you want to buy a certificate, you need a certificate request that can be submitted to the CA. Unfortunately, ECP offers few options for configuring the request and the subsequent certificate. The way via the Exchange Shell works much better. The command is ... Read more
All certificates have an expiration date, which is usually a long time in the future. Who remembers a certificate that was purchased 2 years ago or even longer? Some CAs send reminder e-mails, but not all. For internal CAs, the CA reporter may be able to help. If you only have a few purchased certificates, you can use Excel ... Read more
