Exchange 2007

Transport-based Enforcement System: Microsoft starts blocking old Exchange servers

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In order to continue to guarantee the security of Exchange Online, Microsoft is gradually starting to block old Exchange Server versions. The new system, which is now being introduced gradually, is called the "Transport-based Enforcement System" and has three functions: Reporting, throttling and blocking. In the first stage, administrators are informed that old Exchange Server versions are present in the company. Read more

Exchange Server: Changeover from POP retrieval to MX record

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I am still receiving mails about the changeover from POP3 retrieval to direct receipt of mails via MX record in connection with various Exchange versions. I actually thought that retrieving mails from a provider via POP3 and delivering them to local Exchange servers was a thing of the past, but this seems to be happening even more frequently. Read more

Exchange 2007: Support ends on April 11, 2017

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Support for Exchange 2007 ends after 10 years on 11.04.2017. From April there will therefore no longer be any technical support, bug and security fixes or time zone updates for Exchange 2007. Anyone still using Exchange 2007 should therefore migrate as quickly as possible. Exchange 2007 cannot be migrated directly to Exchange 2016. The ... Read more

Apple, ActiveSync and StartCom / StartSSL / WoSign

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I am currently receiving a lot of inquiries about ActiveSync and Apple devices. Apple devices do not want to establish an ActiveSync connection with Exchange using the integrated Mail app. So if you find your environment in the following description, you will run into the problem described: Apple devices with the integrated mail app (iPhone, iPad) The SSL certificate comes from StartCom / StartSSL ... Read more

Determine Exchange Server PatchLevel

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Unfortunately the Exchange 2010 Shell is not reliable, if you want to find out which patch level the Exchange Server has, the Exchange Shell always returns the build 123.4: In the Exchange 2010 Shell only the last service pack for Exchange 2010 is displayed (SP3), but not the update rollup packages: A better method ... Read more

Critical security update for all Exchange Server versions (MS16-108)

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Outside of the usual patch interval for Exchange Server, Microsoft has released a security update for all Exchange Server versions, which is intended to fix several security vulnerabilities classified as high or critical. Here is the link to the security bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-108 Brief description of the vulnerability: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in some of the ... Read more

Exchange Migration: Caution with public folders (data loss)

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Anyone who is currently in the migration phase from Exchange Server to Exchange Server 2013/2016 and needs to migrate public folders should read the following article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3161916 This article describes a problem that can result in data loss. The problem occurs when there are several public folder databases on the source servers and not all public folders are ... Read more

New Exchange Server updates available

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New updates for Exchange Server 2007, 2010, 2013 and also for Exchange Server 2016 have been released today: Exchange 2016 CU 1 Exchange 2013 CU 12 Exchange 2010 SP3 UR 13 Exchange 2007 SP3 UR 19 New UM language packs are available here: UM language packs for Exchange 2016 CU 1 UM language packs for Exchange 2013 CU 12 A list of ... Read more

Exchange Server: Prevent mail spoofing

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Mail spoofing is often used to persuade users to open dangerous attachments in emails. The aim is to make it look as if the email is coming from a colleague or a device such as a scanner or Fax2Mail. Mail spoofing is used to falsify the sender's address so that it looks to the user as if the email is coming from an internal ... Read more

New updates for Exchange Server available

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New updates for Exchange Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 were released today. Click here to download directly: Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 18 Download Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 12 Download Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 11 Download The first updates for Exchange Server 2016 will be available with the next patchday in ... Read more