Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
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
A first look at the upcoming Exchange version (Exchange 2016) will be available at Microsoft Ignite. Some information about Exchange 2016 is already available on the Exchange Team Blog. The release of Exchange 2016 is planned for the second half of this year. The Ignite session on Exchange 2016 is expected to start on 07.05. ... Read more
This article describes the basic configuration of Exchange Online Protection with Exchange Server 2013. https://products.office.com/de-de/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-protection-email-filter-and-anti-spam-protection-email-security-email-spam These instructions are also valid for Exchange 2016. Once you have an account, you will be taken to the Office 365 dashboard. The basic configuration can be carried out under "Setup": Step 1: Add domain. I use "frankysweb.com" for testing: My domain hosts ... Read more
Nice error during Exchange 2013 installation (I think sandbox assembly sounds kind of funny): [03.26.2015 17:17:52.0050] [0] [ERROR] An attempt was made to load an assembly from a network address, which in previous versions of .NET Framework would have resulted in the assembly running as a sandbox assembly. In this version of .NET Framework, the CAS policy is not enforced by default. Read more
From 01.01.2016, Microsoft will declare SSL certificates with SHA1 as the hash algorithm invalid. Web servers or services that use certificates with SHA1 will therefore trigger certificate warnings in the user's browser. Therefore, SHA1 certificates should be replaced slowly but surely. In order for an internal CA to issue certificates with SHA256 (SHA2), the CA must ... Read more
New updates have been released for Exchange Server 2007, 2010 and 2013. Click here to download directly: Cumulative Update 8 for Exchange Server 2013 (KB3030080) Updaterollup 9 for Exchange Server 2010, Service Pack 3 (KB3030085) Updaterollup 16 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB3030086) Here is a list of the changes: Cumulative ... Read more
In this howto, F5 APM is used for the publication of Exchange 2013. First, a brief overview of the test environment: I have 2 Exchange servers and a DC in the internal network, the servers have 172.16.100.1 entered as the default gateway. F5 APM has 2 network cards, one is directly connected to the Internet (the Internet provides ... Read more
As announced, I have released version 2.1 of the Exchange Monitor one month after the beta version. A few more changes have been incorporated into the final version. Exchange Monitor 2.1 is available for download here: https://www.frankysweb.de/exchange-monitor/ Many thanks to all readers who helped to improve the Exchange Monitor. Update: There had been ... Read more
I have just released version 2.1 of the Exchange Reporter. The most important changes: Integration in Exchange Monitor or as a standalone website Information on the Active Directory is now displayed separately Revised documentation Support for F5 Big IP LTM (Local Traffic Manager) Various bug fixes have also been incorporated, the most noticeable of which was probably the confusion in the ... Read more
Exchange Server 2013 (and also Exchange 2010) provides a function to influence the behavior of standard CMDlets. In this small example, the scripting agent is used to deactivate OWA, OWA for devices and ActiveSync for all newly created mailboxes. In the default setting, these mailbox functions are activated, which may not always be desired. Read more
