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02-15-2010 16:55

Catch All Mailboxes and the POP3 Connector

I have recently seen an issue with the POP3 connector which I haven't seen before, but will be very widespread. In this particular circumstance it caused the client's server to get blacklisted and have a server processing many thousands of messages...
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12-31-2009 20:20

Exchange 2007 SP2 Install tool for SBS 2008 Released

At last Microsoft have released the installation tool for Exchange 2007 SP2 on SBS 2008. Looks fairly straight forward to use, download the service pack as normal, download the tool and then run the tool. You can get more information about the tool and...
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08-25-2009 0:30

Exchange 2007 SP2 Released

Exchange 2007 SP2 has been released at last. You can download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a The service pack is so large because it is the complete installation...
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07-21-2009 14:05

Exchange Database Size and Limits

The database of an Exchange server is something that seems to raise a lot of questions with Exchange administrators. Many of the questions appear to be around the size of the database and its limits. This article should help to increase the understanding...
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06-01-2009 11:25

Usernames Tried During Authenticated User Attack

Over the weekend one of my clients suffered an authenticated user attack on the SMTP interface of the Exchange 2003 server. This was detected by the monitoring tool I use, HoundDog ( http://www.hounddogiseasy.com/referrer.html?code=YNPX ) . The attack...
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12-29-2008 14:20

Exchange 2007 Toolbox Shortcuts

A while ago I wrote a blog posting about creating a custom MMC which contained the Exchange 2007 Management Console, public folders, queue viewer and ADUC. This made them easier to find instead of going through the Toolbox in EMC. ( http://blog.sembee...
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11-27-2008 18:00

Account Does Not Exist Error When Appointment Sent to Another User

One of the most common questions on forums is why does a user get a NDR (Non Delivery Report) report similar to the one below when they send an appointment to another person. The NDR will reference a user who is no longer part of the company and does...
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11-04-2008 20:00

Exchange Database Limits

There have been a number of posts on forums about the database limits in various versions of Exchange. This post is a quick summary. The limits shown also apply to Small Business Server, which has Standard edition of the relevant version installed. Exchange...
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10-27-2008 16:25

Massive SBS Server and Network Cleanup

Something I have been doing frequently for the last 18 months of so is cleanups of SBS 2003 servers and their associated networks. I have a number of clients in the IT Support industry who ask me to clean up their client's servers. Two of them get a new...
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09-25-2006 22:45

Why you shouldn't use a POP3 Connector

There are so many reasons why you shouldn't use a POP3 connector on an Exchange server that it is difficult to know where to start. I don't simply mean the POP3 Connector supplied with Small Business Server, but any third party POP3 Connector. They all...
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