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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The old WordPress theme has been replaced by a new one.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
A new mailbox status was introduced with Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2010: Softdeleted In these articles I have described how disconnected mailboxes can be deleted. https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=209 https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=130 Thanks to a reader (Rolf, thanks again at this point) I have learned that with Service Pack 1 the new mailbox status was introduced ... Read more
Some very interesting and worthwhile videos from TechEd North America 2011 have been put online on the Exchange Team website. If you would like to watch the videos, you will find them here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/05/27/exchange-at-teched-north-america-2011-recap-and-videos.aspx
Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2010 has been announced for the second half of the year. Some interesting new features will be included in the service pack, on the one hand Exchange Segmentation will be supported again, on the other hand there will be possibilities to host local and Office365 based mailboxes. So you can be curious. Here is the complete news: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/05/17/announcing-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx
With Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2010, something has changed with regard to separate mailboxes. There is a new CMDlet with which separate mailboxes can be deleted. With Exchange 2010 without Service Pack 1, this worked as described here via "Remove-Mailbox" Since Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2010, the CMDlet "Remove-StoreMailbox" has been added. ... Read more
In connection with exchange back pressure, you can read that the number of version buckets also has an influence on back pressure. But honestly, who knows what version buckets are? Here is a short explanation: To understand what version buckets are, you have to look at the way Exchange works. An incoming message is not ... Read more
Many things can be simplified or scripted with Powershell. If you often need to create new folders or shares, you can use Powershell to create the folder, create the corresponding groups for access and also add the groups to the NTFS permissions. Here is a small example: # This script creates a folder in the specified path, creates ... Read more
Exchange 2010 has a client throttling policy activated by default, which protects the Exchange server from users putting too much strain on the Exchange server and causing a drop in performance. The throttling policies are not to be confused with the Exchange back pressure function. Back Pressure works on the hub transport role, whereas the throttling policies work on the ... Read more
