Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
Today, for the first time in a long time, I came across an Exchange server that was configured as an open relay. I actually thought that such configuration errors were a thing of the past. Apparently, however, some people are still making this nasty mistake, so here are the default settings of the receive connectors so that the settings can be corrected. In the default setting there are ... Read more
Even though there is no smartphone with Mozilla's Firefox OS yet, I was still interested in whether the ActiveSync functionality already works. Here is the setup: First, start the email app In the mail app, select "Other email" In the following dialog, enter the user information Autodiscover did not work for me, ... Read more
Windows Server Backup can be used to back up Exchange 2013 to Windows Server 2012. Although Windows Server Backup does not replace the backup and restore software of many large providers, it can be used in test environments or very small Exchange organizations. The setup is simple. First of all, the "Windows Server Backup" feature must be ... Read more
New update rollups have been released for Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007. The URs can be downloaded here: UR5v2 for Exchange 2010 SP2 UR8 for Exchange 2010 SP1 UR9 for Exchange 2007 SP3 Here is a summary of the problems that have been fixed with the UR5v2: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2785908
In the Exchange 2013 preview, the CAS array could still be created using "new-clientaccessarray". In the RTM version of Exchange 2013, the CMDlet is no longer available. The reason is simple: A CAS array is no longer required. Previous Exchange Server versions used the MAPI protocol, which uses RPCoverTCP, to communicate with Outlook in the network. Unfortunately ... Read more
Exchange 2013 is now available to the general public. A 180-day trial version can be downloaded here: http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/evalcenter/hh973395.aspx Information on the system requirements can be found here: http://technet.microsoft.com/library/aa996719(EXCHG.150) Currently Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007 cannot yet be migrated to Exchange 2013, as Service Pack 3 for Exchange 2010 and the corresponding rollup for Exchange 2007 ... Read more
The following commands can be used to move or delete the system mailboxes: Move system mailboxes to another database: Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Database QUELLDB | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase ZIELDB Disable system mailboxes Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Database QUELLDB | Disable-Mailbox -Arbitration Delete system mailboxes and delete AD account: Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Database QUELLDB | Remove-Mailbox -Arbitration -RemoveLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed To create the system mailboxes again, even if ... Read more
Greg Taylor has published a nice guide to publishing Exchange 2013 web services on the Exchange Team Blog. All nicely illustrated with pictures. Unfortunately, Forefront TMG has been discontinued and support for Forefront UAG and Exchange 2013 is not yet available. http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/21/publishing-exchange-server-2013-using-tmg.aspx
If Outlook 2010 displays this error message, this is usually due to a program blocking the MAPI interface The login was canceled because system resources were not available in time. Please try again. MAPI 1.0 [000004C2] In this case, add-ons such as CTI applications often block the interface. XPhone or Blackberry are popular candidates for this. Manual termination or reinstallation ... Read more
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
