Introduction to Exchange 2003 Global Settings, Message Delivery The Global Settings folder is Microsoft Exchange 2003 server’s forgotten zone. This is the place to visit when you need to control Message Delivery. Microsoft provided Global Settings as a useful method for blocking incoming spam. Topics for Exchange Server, Global Settings …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Server – Monitoring Memory Performance The good news is that Exchange 2003 server does a first class job of monitoring memory automatically. Improving upon the default is like playing a computer at chess, the best experts can win, but ordinary mortals will be beaten. However, because …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Server – Restore 35% of all restores do not do what their owners expect. This does not mean that backup software is accident prone, more often than not, the problem is a simple human error. The most common cause is slipshod planning or faulty logic. My …
Introduction to Microsoft Exchange 2003 – MX Records If your Exchange 2003 server needs to receive email from the internet, then somewhere, you need to configure MX (mail exchange) records in DNS. When troubleshooting MX records, hold on to the thought that people need to find your email server. Topics …
Introduction to Exchange Server 2003- SMTP Queues When the email is not getting through, examine the SMTP queues. Your Microsoft Exchange System Manager displays a Queues folder under each server’s icon. The purpose of this page is to examine all the menus and to develop troubleshooting skills. Topics for Exchange …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 – Disk Performance When database programs store lots of data, the disk is very likely to be a bottleneck. For the purposes of performance monitoring, Exchange 2003 Server, with its .edb mailstores, comes into the category of a database server. So create a performance log and …
Introduction to Exchange 2003 Alternative Forest Recovery Avoid the Alternative Forest method if at all possible. Seek an easier solution to recovering the email, for example Mailbox Recovery Center. Re-creating your Active Directory forest in a separate subnet is a huge undertaking. However, one recommended use of this technique is …
Introduction to Virtual Servers in Exchange Server 2003 Finding Microsoft’s Virtual Servers must be one of the longest ‘drill downs’ in the Exchange 2003 System Manager. It’s as though one of Exchange server’s most important configuration settings is hidden away, rather than being visible as a top level folder. Topics … Introduction to Exchange 2003 Server – Recovery Options Horror of horrors, you lose Exchange data. Perhaps it’s because of hardware failure, or maybe a natural disaster, in any event the email is lost. So now it’s game on and the ‘recovery ball’ is snapped into your hands. Just as a … Introduction to New Features for Outlook 2003 Each generation of Outlook brings new improvements. Ever since Microsoft Office 98, I thought that Outlook could not get any better, but I was wrong, Outlook 2003 has great new features. I now wonder how I ever managed without Junk Mail filtering or …