Server 2008 R2 CA: Restore revocation list distribution points

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I have often seen that the revocation list distribution points of a Server 2008 R2 certificate authority were configured incorrectly or not at all. I will therefore describe here how to restore the distribution points of an Active Directory integrated certification authority under Windows Server 2008 R2. The distribution points are configured under the "Extensions" tab in the properties of the certification authority. Here are the standard distribution points and ... Read more

Exchange Reporter: Version 1.1 is ready

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Version 1.1 of the Exchange Reporter is ready for download. New features: Overview of the IIS certificates of the Exchange servers On request Exchange errors of the last 7 days on the event logs of the servers Operating system information of the Exchange servers (version and service pack) is displayed Size of the offline address books is displayed A few more values ... Read more

OABINTEG: Checking the integrity of the offline address book (OAB)

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Although it is an "old" tool, it also works quite well under Exchange 2010, although there are a few limitations (it does not check the web-based publication of the OAB). Nevertheless useful to check the creation process of the OAB and especially to compare the OAB against the Active Directory. OABINTEG can be downloaded here ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Write mailbox size and mailbox limits to CSV file

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Another script from the Quick-and-Dirty series: To quickly write the mailboxes and the limits at mailbox level to a CSV file, the following script can be used: "Name;IssueWarningQuota;SendQuota;SendReceiveQuota;Size" | add-content "postfaecher.csv" $mbxlist = get-mailbox foreach ($mbx in $mbxlist) { $size = Get-MailboxStatistics $mbx | ForEach-Object {$_.TotalItemSize} | ForEach-Object {$_.Value} $name = $mbx.Name $IW = ... Read more

Exchange 2007: Outlook 2010 constantly asks for login information

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If Outlook 2010 constantly asks for logon information in an Exchange 2010 environment, the following procedure can help. If you have not already done so, you should first install the latest service pack and update rollup for Exchange 2007. Which rollup is current can be found here. If Outlook still asks for logon information after installing the updates for Exchange 2007, ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Set fixed language for NDRs

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By default, Exchange 2010 creates undeliverable messages (NDR) in the language of the sending system. Unfortunately, this does not always work reliably, at least not for NDRs that leave the organization. This can be remedied by specifying the language for external NDR messages: Set-TransportConfig -ExternalDsnDefaultLanguage en-us -ExternalDsnLanguageDetectionEnabled $false This command switches off the automatic detection ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Exchange permissions incorrect or console does not open

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But then I looked out of the laundry sparingly. I open the Exchange Management Console on an Exchange 2010 and want to make some configuration changes. But the console shows this message as soon as I open it: "Error trying to connect to the specified Exchange Server: ..." The message indicates an authorization problem, although the user ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 1.0 ready

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Version 1.0 has just been made available for download. The main reason for the quick update is that there was a problem with the display of Outlook rules, which has now been fixed. Umlauts in the report now also work. You can update from version 0.9. If the report for "mailboxes near the sending limit" is activated ... Read more