Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
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
Forefront TMG has now been discontinued and a replacement will have to be found sooner or later. There are now several manufacturers who are filling the gap left by Forefront TMG. I will test some promising solutions and publish a howto for each of them. Finally, there will be an article comparing the solutions with each other. Read more
Today I finished the Exchange 2013 Configurator version. As in the version for Exchange 2010, a few settings are queried and Exchange is configured accordingly. The following settings are made: Outlook Anywhere URL ActiveSync URL EWS URL OAB URL Autodiscover URL OWA URL ECP URL Accepted domain Default send connector Name of the database Path of the ... Read more
Forefront TMG has now been discontinued and a replacement will have to be found sooner or later. There are now several manufacturers who are filling the gap left by Forefront TMG. I will test some promising solutions and publish a howto for each of them. Finally, there will be an article comparing the solutions with each other. 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
Forefront TMG has now been discontinued and a replacement will have to be found sooner or later. There are now several manufacturers who are filling the gap left by Forefront TMG. I will test some promising solutions and publish a howto for each of them. Finally, there will be an article comparing the solutions with each other. Read more
I like it quick and easy, and since I often install test environments with new Exchange 2013 servers, I have created a small script that configures the external URLs of the CAS server. The script queries the ShortName of the CAS server, as well as the internal and external name. Then the virtual directories are configured accordingly. clear-host ... 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
Accessing Exchange mailboxes via ActiveSync is now part of everyday life, but the risks associated with mobile access should not be ignored. Often users have not even protected their smartphone with a PIN, and if the smartphone is stolen or lost, anyone can read the business emails or do worse things. ... Read more
If ActiveSync does not work with a device, many people first delete the Active Sync account on the device and create a new one. This often helps, but not always. People often forget that Exchange creates a partnership for each ActiveSync device. With a software update, it can happen that this partnership no longer ... Read more
