Exchange 2010/2013: Which computer uses a Relay Connector?

Receive connectors that do not require authentication are needed to allow systems to send mails that do not support authentication. This is normally not a problem if the connectors are configured correctly. However, I have often seen that entire subnets are allowed to send mails everywhere without authentication (historically grown this way). Replacing something like this is ... Read more

Exchange 2013: 451 4.7.0 Temporary server error. Please try again later. PRX2

In my fish Exchange 2013 test environment I could not send any mails, all Exchange 2013 reported the error "451 4.7.0 Temporary server error. Please try again later PRX2": 220 EX1.frankysweb.local Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service ready at Sat, 31 Aug 2013 19:30:39 +0200 HELO EX1 250 EX1.frankysweb.local Hello [192.168.200.101] MAIL From: 250 2.1.0 Sender OK RCPT To: ... Read more

Email made in Germany... with Exchange!

Everyone is talking about it at the moment: the secret services are reading. Telekom, GMX and Web.de are taking advantage of the current discussions on the subject and have recently started offering "E-Mail made in Germany". A little background: The three have decided to encrypt the transport route of the mails, i.e. the communication between GMX, Telekom and Web.de mail servers. ... Read more

Exchange 2007/2010/2013: New updates

New security updates for Exchange 2007, 2010 and 2013 were released yesterday. However, the update for Exchange 2013 was withdrawn today due to problems. Unfortunately, this seems to be happening more frequently recently. If you have already installed the update for Exchange 2013, you can find a workaround to fix the problems here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2879739

I'll probably wait a little longer until I install the updates...

If you can't or don't want to wait, you can find the packages here:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2013/08/13/released-exchange-2007-and-exchange-2010-rollups-and-exchange-2013-security-updates.aspx

Exchange 2010/2013: Monitor mailbox for unread messages (EWS)

This little script monitors the inbox of a mailbox for unread messages. I created it to monitor service mailboxes from which other programs automatically process mails. With a few small adjustments, it can also be used to create a monitor for PRTG or Solarwinds. #----------------------------- # Check mailbox for unread mails # www.frankysweb.de # # by Frank ... Read more

Exchange 2013 new version of the CU2 released

Today a new version of the CU2 for Exchange 2013 was released, the previous version contained a bug in connection with the new public folder. So if you use public folders under Exchange 2013 you should update the CU2. The new version can be installed directly over the old one. Click here to download:  

Exchange 2007/2010/2013: Set up Blackberry 10 for ActiveSync

To complete the setup of the Active Sync Clients, here are the instructions for the current Blackberry OS 10. The instructions for the other smartphone operating systems can be found here: Windows Phone 8: https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=1232 Android 4: https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=621 iOS, Android 2.X, Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile: https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=302 But now for the setup: Select "Settings" on the start screen Then ... Read more