Exchange 2010

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 Reporter 3.12 released

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I have just uploaded version 3.12 of the Exchange Reporter. The new version fixes 3 small bugs: The current version can be downloaded here: If you find any problems, please use the following form to report them. You can also use the form to send feature requests or other suggestions: I am currently working on the Exchange ... Read more

Exchange Reporter: New version 3.11 available

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I have just uploaded the new version 3.11 of the Exchange Reporter. The new version contains the module "ExchangeMitigations", which shows the status of the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service and the applied rules. Here is an example report of the new module: Various bugs have also been fixed, the module "Healthchecker", which executes the Exchange Health Checker Script and displays in ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 3.10 available

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I have just uploaded the new version 3.10 of the Exchange Reporter. In the new version I have fixed numerous bugs that were reported to me. Here is a list of the fixed problems: mbxreport.ps1: Mailboxes close to the sending limit are not displayed (thanks Mario) mailreport.ps1: spelling error corrected (thanks Matthias) Error of module assignment in settings.ini corrected HealthChecker.ps1: HealthChecker script updated ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 3.9 available

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I have just released the new version of the Exchange Reporter. Besides a small bugfix regarding the incorrectly displayed failover time of the databases within a DAG, three new modules are now available. Two of the new modules were contributed by Leslie. Leslie has already found and reported many bugs in the previous versions, so he deserves ... Read more

Exchange ReadTracking: Has a mail already been read?

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From time to time it happens that you have to remove an email from your mailbox, for example because it should not have been sent in this way. Experience shows that this often happens with internal newsletters. The question often arises as to whether the mail has already been read, and if so, by how many recipients. With Exchange servers ... Read more

HAFNIUM: Changed directory permissions prevent update

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In the case of successfully attacked Exchange servers with the HAFNIUM exploit, the directory permissions may be changed, resulting in affected Exchange servers reporting an error message when installing updates. Here is an example of a directory where the permissions have been changed: As can be seen in the screenshot, the permissions for the principal ... Read more

HAFNIUM exploit: Microsoft releases updates for older Exchange versions

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Due to the severity of the HAFNIUM exploit, Microsoft has released further updates for older Exchange Server versions. However, the updates cannot be obtained via Windows Update, but must be downloaded and installed manually. Further information on the updates can be found here: March 2021 Exchange Server Security Updates for older Cumulative Updates of Exchange Server Some ... Read more

Exchange Server: New security updates for all Exchange versions

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Microsoft has released security updates for a number of vulnerabilities in Exchange Server today, and there is also an update for Exchange 2010. The following vulnerabilities are closed for Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019: CVE-2020-17117 | Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2020-17132 | Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2020-17141 | Microsoft Exchange Remote Code ... Read more

New Exchange Reporter version (3.8: code name Leslie)

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I have just uploaded version 3.8 (code name Leslie). This is the first version that has a "code name" because Leslie (the Leslie) was kind enough to dig through the many lines of PowerShell code and found and reported some bugs. The following bug fixes are included in version 3.8: updatereport.ps1: The module showed the ... Read more