Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
As already announced in Part 1, we will now look at the Outlook Anywhere connection (RPCoverHTTPS) itself and why the certificates play a crucial role. As we saw in the first part, the Outlook profile was updated and the Outlook Anywhere settings were transferred to the client: My test computer is now no longer connected to the local ... Read more
I often receive questions about problems with Outlook Anywhere (RPCoverHTTPS) by email or here in the blog. However, the reasons why Outlook Anywhere does not want to work or does not work as expected can be very different. That's why I'm now providing a somewhat deeper insight into the configuration and error analysis of Outlook Anywhere. I have ... Read more
If the Exchange Management Console or the Management Shell does not start with the following error, it helps to restart the IIS. Here is the error message that appears when this error occurs: The following error occurred while connecting to the remote server: The request cannot be processed by the WS-Management service. The system load quota of 1000 requests per 2 seconds ... Read more
I was looking for a good and simple SPAM filter that also works with Exchange 2013. Of course, I prefer products that require little effort to get them up and running. Precisely because anti-SPAM can be a sensitive issue, I wanted a solution that was easy to administer and ... Read more
Unfortunately, the standard license overview of Exchange 2010 does not provide much information. You cannot see what Enterprise licenses are required for, so if you have activated an Enterprise feature by mistake, you will have to search for a long time before you can deactivate it again. In the Technet, however, there is a script that breaks down the licenses in more detail. This means that you can ... Read more
Veeam offers a free option for backing up and restoring virtual Exchange servers. With the Veeam Explorer for Exchange it is even possible to restore individual mails. Exchange 2013 is also already supported. Today I successfully restored a mailbox from a database using Veeam Explorer and exported it to a PST file. The tool is very easy to ... Read more
The error (9327, 9323 Offline address list) is often found in the event log of the Exchange server that generates the offline address book: MSExchangeSA 9327 Some entries in the offline address list "\Global Address List" were omitted by OALGen. To determine which entries are affected, the event logging for the offline address generator must be set to at least "Medium". - \Default offline address book To determine ... Read more
If there is a problem with the Exchange servers, you should be able to quickly determine the cause in order to fix the problem. I have therefore written a small script which provides the following information when executed: Are the Exchange servers and domain controllers pinging OK? Are all Exchange services running? Are the databases ... Read more
There have already been a few questions on the subject of managed folders. Therefore, here is a short article on how to create managed folders and configure retention policies. In Exchange 2010 SP3, managed folders and their policies can be created with the Exchange Management Shell. The aim of this howto is to create a managed folder "Private Mails" ... Read more
This question has come up a lot, so here's a little post on the following question: How can I prevent users from seeing the members of a distribution group? The answer will come later, but first the problem. Users can click on the small plus sign in front of a distribution list in Outlook, Outlook then shows all members of the distribution list ... Read more
