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Making sense of Exchange Logs using ExLogAnalyzer

Early 2008 we have posted a blog entry with a VB script that generates some pre-canned reports that are based on message tracking logs. The script has proven to be useful in understanding Microsoft's Exchange work load and guide some design decision...

Published 01-20-2010 1:21 PM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Tips 'n Tricks, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Tools, Exchange 2010

Restricting email to the Internet on a per user AND per domain basis

You requested it... and we delivered it in Exchange 2010! One of the most requested items in exchange 2007 was something like this... ...we have 5-12 external domains that we need to allow some users to send to, but prevent sending to all other domains...

Published 01-18-2010 8:39 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Tips 'n Tricks, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 Delivery Reports

The Delivery Reports feature which was introduced in Exchange 2010 enables both Information Workers, and administrators to view delivery status of messages and discover answers to questions such as: why a message was not delivered, where a message is...

Published 01-13-2010 11:02 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Troubleshooting, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Exchange 2010

Moderation with transport rules

Let's say you have a business process that requires the approval of two different people. Well, with moderation and transport rules, you can automate that process with Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010. In this example, we'll set up transport rules...

Published 12-16-2009 1:10 PM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Tips 'n Tricks, Role: Hub Transport, Outlook, Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 Transport Architecture Diagrams Available for Download

The Exchange 2010 transport server role architecture diagrams are now available for download. The Hub Transport Role Architecture diagram can help you understand the different transport components involved in processing and routing messages, the different...

Published 12-01-2009 8:53 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Role: Hub Transport, Exchange 2010

Exchange anti-spam myths revealed

In Microsoft CSS (Customer Service and Support) we deal with many anti-spam questions. While the anti-spam features that come out of the box with Exchange 2007 provide a robust level of protection against unwanted garbage in your inbox, there is still...

Published 11-13-2009 11:43 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Transport & Routing, Tips 'n Tricks, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Security, Exchange 2010

Updated schedule of Exchange Anti-spam Filter Updates

I wanted to take a moment to get out the latest information concerning Exchange Anti-Spam Filters for the different Exchange products that have been released. This definitely will not answer all the questions but it should help in clarifying things that...

Published 10-14-2009 1:57 PM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Transport & Routing, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Security, Exchange 2010

Spotlight on Exchange 2010: Version-Based Routing

By now, you've seen a few of our Spotlight on Exchange 2010 postings. If you have, hopefully you're excited about the great work that has been going on to make Exchange 2010 the best version of Exchange yet. So then the practical side of you kicks...

Published 10-14-2009 10:03 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Exchange 2010

Large Message Processing in Exchange, Part 1: Prevention and Planning

Already an expert on large messages? You'll still want to check out the updated "Best Practices" section below to harden your server against possible outages. Overview Although email is not always the best way to share files, the method...

Published 07-07-2009 9:23 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Transport & Routing, Troubleshooting, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport

Introducing MailTips

Have you ever sent a really well thought out, important email, only to find out (through an automatic response) that the recipient is on vacation for two weeks? For most of us, this means either waiting two weeks for a response or emailing an alternate...

Published 04-28-2009 7:22 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Role: Client Access, Transport & Routing, Role: Hub Transport, Outlook Web Access, Outlook, Exchange 2010

Named Properties, X-Headers, and You

Coming soon to a roll up near you is a set of changes to the way that Exchange Server handles x-headers and named properties, specifically named properties that represent x-headers. This represents a change in behavior that has been this way for nearly...

Published 04-06-2009 9:44 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Transport & Routing, Troubleshooting, Role: Mailbox, Role: Hub Transport

Announcing the release of Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Have you ever installed an Exchange server and wanted to verify your Internet facing services were setup and configured properly? Things like Exchange ActiveSync, AutoDiscover, Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTP), and inbound email. Sure there are cmdlets included...

Published 03-25-2009 2:45 PM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Role: Client Access, Transport & Routing, Troubleshooting, Tips 'n Tricks, Protocols, Tools, Announcements

Exchange Server 2003 Intelligent Message Filter update

This is just a quick note that the regularly scheduled Exchange Server 2003 Intelligent Message Filter update that was set to be released on 1/7/2009 will not be happening. The next release for this update will be on 1/14/2009. For those that might not...

Published 01-06-2009 7:55 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Transport & Routing, Security

DSNConversionMode and You: An Administrator's Guide

The observant among you may have noticed that starting in Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1, Rollup 4, a new parameter debuted for Set-TransportConfig : DSNConversionMode . Those of you who like to experiment have probably already derived what it is that this...

Published 12-11-2008 8:30 AM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Transport & Routing, Role: Edge Transport, Role: Hub Transport, Administration

How to Easily Export Message Tracking Results in Exchange Server 2007

I had a case earlier this month where the customer wanted a simple way to export the results of message tracking. In the Exchange Management Console, he used the Message Tracking feature under Toolbox to configure a set of messaging tracking parameters...

Published 12-01-2008 2:12 PM by You Had Me At EHLO...

Filed under: Exchange 2007, Transport & Routing, Tips 'n Tricks, Administration

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