Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 – RPC over HTTP Replace those VPN internet connections with Microsoft’s RPC over HTTP. The idea is for the full Outlook 2003 client to collect their email from Exchange Server by using just port 443. RPC over HTTP was voted one of the top three …
Introduction to System Policies in Exchange Server 2003 Every where that you look in Windows 2003, you see a Microsoft policy in action. For example, Group Policies to lock down the users’ desktop, RAS Policies to control dial-in users, IPSec Policies to manage your network encryption. In the case of …
Introduction to OMA in Exchange 2003 Mobile data access is increasingly what everyone wants. OMA (Outlook Mobile Access) is new in Exchange 2003 and replaces MIS in Exchange 2000. When you configure phone access on the server, be sure to visit both Exchange System Manager, and the User’s property sheet …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Backup Methods Microsoft Exchange server has the usual range of backup methods, full, incremental and differential. What’s new is Windows Server 2003 supplying the Volume Shadow Copy Service, which speeds up online Exchange 2003 backups. Topics for Microsoft Exchange 2003 Backup Planning Volume Shadow Copy …
Introduction to Recipient Policies in Exchange Server 2003 Recipient Policies control how Exchange displays secondary email addresses. When you need additional SMTP addresses for your users, go to the Recipient Policies folder on the server and create a new policy. Recipient polices are stored separately, and behave differently, from the …
Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 Stores and Storage Groups Instead of having one huge mail store, I advise you to divide, and so rule your Exchange kingdom. Management really is the keyword. By creating multiple storage groups you will greatly improve your control of the Exchange Server 2003 mailboxes. I …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Server – NDR (Non-Delivery Report) Cleaning up NDR stuffed mail queues by Chris Lehr I came upon this, and was shocked it was not publicized more. Microsoft released a small utility a while ago called aqadmcli.exe. It’s a command line interface for SMTP queue management. When …
Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 – NDR (Non-Delivery Report) Let us suppose that Outlook sends an email to an Exchange server, but that server realizes that it cannot deliver the message, what happens next? The answer is the server sends a NDR (Non-Delivery Report) back to the sender. At first, …
Exchange 2003 Mixed Mode An organization running in mixed mode can accommodate all versions of Microsoft Exchange. By default, Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 is installed in mixed mode. Exchange 2003 running in mixed mode is subject to the following limitations: Exchange Server 5.0 and 5.5 sites are mapped directly …
Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 – Deleted Item Recovery Imagine that an Outlook 2003 user accidentally deletes an email. Wouldn’t it help everyone if they could recover that message without calling for an administrator? Exchange 2003 supplies such a get-out-of-jail card in the form of Deleted Item Recovery. Why not be …