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Bob Want has pointed out on the Exchange Team Blog that installing Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 on a multi-role server and then removing the Client Access and Hub Transport roles can lead to an error. A multi-role server is an Exchange Server that has all 3 Exchange roles ... Read more
This topic is not directly related to Active Directory, but it often seems to receive little attention. Many companies do not configure DNS aliases for services such as shares, printers, web servers or any other services. This is usually not a problem, but it can lead to frustration and overtime for administrators (and ... Read more
Heute ist das Service Pack 1 für Office 2010 erschienen. Es steht auf der Microsoft Seite zum Download bereit. Das Service Pack 1 behebt auch einige Fehler in Outlook 2010. Welche dass genau sind, kann dieser Excel Tabelle entnommen werden: http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/1/2/512CC712-4070-4CFF-BC4A-B3AFF0E21A1E/Microsoft%20Office%202010%20Service%20Pack%201%20Changes.xlsx Das Service Pack 1 kann hier heruntergeladen werden: Office 2010 X64: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de-de/details.aspx?familyid=e9f3c2d0-c321-4910-a4ce-b2f294b42d65&displaylang=de Office 2010 … Read more
Not only Outlook is often used as an Exchange client, but also smartphones such as the iPhone or smartphones with Android or Windows Phone as the operating system. However, there are sometimes stumbling blocks when setting up smartphones. I would therefore like to describe how to set up current smartphones in this article. Setting up Windows Phone 7 for Exchange: For the ... Read more
An interesting problem occurred with a customer today. The customer complained that no mails could be sent for some time. Mails were actually getting stuck in the outgoing queue. The Exchange 2010 server was supposed to send all outgoing mails to a relay server operated by the customer's provider. Not an unusual configuration so far. Answer ... Read more
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 SP1 was released today. The problems that have been fixed with the update rollup can be read here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2509910 The update rollup is just under 32 MB in size and can be downloaded here:
Permissions for public folders can also be conveniently assigned using Powershell. This is how it is done: On the Exchange Management Shell, the CMDlet "Add-PublicFolderClientPermission" is responsible for assigning permissions. The syntax is as follows: Add-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity "\<name of the public folder" -User -AccessRights -Server "Server name on which the PF ... Read more
In some cases, Exchange is not to blame if something does not work. Problems also occur on the client. Finding these is not always easy, as there are often many different programs installed on the client. Plug-ins or other software can affect communication with Exchange, but often there is nothing to be found in the event logs. ... Read more
The old WordPress theme has been replaced by a new one. The new theme has the advantage that it adapts dynamically to the screen size. The old theme was static. That was a bit annoying on my monitor. I will work on it a bit more in the near future J In the future there will also be a forum, ... Read more
On currently patched Exchange 2010 servers, this error may currently occur: When trying to close the Exchange Management Console, the error message below occurs even though all properties windows are closed: "Close all property pages before closing Exchange Management Console" This error occurs when Internet Explorer 9 has been installed on Exchange servers. ... Read more
