Frank Zöchling

To enable the mailbox features ActiveSync, Outlook Web App and Outlook Anywhere for all users, the following command can be used: get-mailbox -resultsize Unlimited | Set-CASMailbox -OWAEnabled $false -ActiveSyncEnabled $false -MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp $true To enable the mailbox features for all users again, the following command is sufficient: get-mailbox -resultsize Unlimited | Set-CASMailbox -OWAEnabled $true -ActiveSyncEnabled $true -MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp $false

An interesting article on public folders and Exchange 2013 was published in the Exchange Team Blog. I think it's well worth reading: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/08/public-folders-in-the-new-office.aspx The public folder database has always been a bit of a thorn in my side, but I can only welcome the removal and integration of public folders into the mailbox database. In my opinion, the biggest advantage is the integration ... Read more

When trying to update the Exchange address lists via Exchange Management Shell, you may receive this message: WARNING: The recipient "frankysweb.local/Microsoft Exchange System Objects/Schedule+ Schedule Information - Offline Address Book - First Administrative Group" is invalid and could not be updated. The message can occur for one or more address lists. The lists may have different names depending on the environment. This problem ... Read more

Here is another script from the Quick and Dirty category. The script reads all permissions for all folders within the mailboxes of the Exchange organization and saves them in a CSV file for further analysis. Maybe someone can use it or even bring it into a reasonable form. # All mailbox folders in your ... Read more

Exchange 2013 is already available to MSDN subscribers for download. However, it is not yet possible to migrate from previous Exchange versions. Service Pack 3 for Exchange 2010 and an update rollup for Exchange 2007 SP3 (announced for the first quarter of 2013) are still missing. A direct migration from Exchange 2003 will not be possible. ... Read more

Exchange 2013 is available in MSDN and can be downloaded. Here is the link for the download (valid MSDN subscription required) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/#searchTerm=&ProductFamilyId=490&Languages=de&PageSize=10&PageIndex=0&FileId=0 Attention: Migration from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 is currently not yet supported. Migration and coexistence will only be supported with Service Pack 3 for Exchange 2010. The Service Pack 3 for Exchange ... Read more

This small script sets permissions for all mailboxes within a database on a folder in the mailbox. For example, a user "boss" can be given read access to all "Calendar" folders for all users in a mailbox database. The permissions that can be set are listed below: # Written by Frank Zoechling # www.frankysweb.de clear-host write-host "Please ... Read more