Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 – Global Catalog Server There are many reasons for investigating Windows Server 2003’s Global Catalog Server. For example, the Exchange 2003 GAL relies absolutely on the Global Catalog Service. In addition, correctly placing Global Catalog Servers improves Outlook’s performance. The purpose of this page is …
Introduction to Global Address Lists in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 It’s only natural that users try and locate each others email addresses in the GAL. But why would an administrator need to configure Exchange 2003’s GAL? The most likely answers are: to check permissions, create custom lists and control how the …
Overview of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 My goal for this section is to give you advice on how to: Configure, Migrate and Troubleshoot Exchange 2003. This page is my sitemap for 4 sub-sections: Exchange Server 2003 Migration Exchange Server 2003 Configuration Exchange Server 2003 Disaster Recovery Exchange Server 2003 Troubleshooting …
Exchange Tips for Disaster Recovery The proof of any disaster recovery plan is to successfully restore a mailstore on a test Exchange 2003 machine. Meanwhile, here are a selection of helpful tips on how to prevent and troubleshoot Exchange server problems. Prevention is better than cure – Tips for Microsoft …
Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 Configuration My mission for this section is to help you explore the Exchange System Manager. I will show you how to find all the Exchange 2003 menus, tabs and properties to manage your server. Moreover, I offer advice on the best configuration values to keep …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Disaster Recovery Horror Stories One of life’s truisms is, those who do not learn from the lessons of history, are destined to repeat the mistakes of the past. So, you may smile at the disasters of others, but do remember to put your own Exchange 2003 …
Introduction to Queue Viewer and Message Tracking Here are two handy utilities for troubleshooting why a message has not been delivered. Develop techniques to trace messages in your Exchange 2003 server. Topics for Exchange 2003’s Queue Viewer Improvements to Queue Viewer Message Tracking ♠ Improvements to Queue Viewer In Exchange …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Server – SP1 Surely, its coincidence, but all the even numbered service pack’s seem so much better than the odd SP numbers? SP1 for Exchange 2003 is indeed on of the great service packs; check out the features that would bring to your server. Topics for …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 HTTPMon HTTPMon has been around for a while. This pages explains how to setup and install HTTPMon. Get your copy from the Windows Server Resource Kit. Topics for Exchange 2003 HTTPMon Purpose of HTTPMon Components of HTTPMon Installation of HTTPMon Confession time Here is an Example …
Introduction to Exchange Server 2003 SMTP Raw Commands This page explains the raw SMTP commands that you can execute to troubleshoot email on an Microsoft Exchange 2003 server. Instead of sending email from Outlook, we will create a telnet shell and then type these SMTP commands, ehlo, Mail from: rcpt …