Exchange 2013

Exchange 2013: Exchange Management Shell does not connect (access denied)

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So sometimes it's like jinxed, the day before yesterday the Exchange 2010 Management Shell didn't want to connect, today the Exchange 2013 Shell doesn't want to anymore... The following error message appears at startup: New-PSSession : [fwex1.frankysweb.local] The following error occurred when connecting to the remote server "fwex1.frankysweb.local": Access denied Further information can be found in the help topic "about_Remote_Troubleshooting". In line:1 ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Secure the Exchange Server with EMET

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The free Microsoft tool EMET can be used to protect Windows installations against many attacks. It can also be installed on Exchange servers. I have not noticed any problems in my tests so far, but detailed tests are essential. Here is a short howto. EMET can be downloaded here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46366 The installation basically consists of clicking "Next" ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 3.0: wish list for new functions

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I have decided to publish a new major release for the Exchange Reporter, which requires a few fundamental changes to the structure. In the future, Exchange Reporter will be available in several languages, or the language will be selectable. Exchange Reporter 3.0 should not only be multi-language capable, but also offer even more ... Read more

New updates for Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013

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New updates for Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2013 were released yesterday: Exchange 2013 CU10: Exchange 2013 UM language packs: http://www.microsoft.com/de-DE/download/details.aspx?id=49045 Exchange 2010 SP3 UR11: http://www.microsoft.com/de-DE/download/details.aspx?id=49043 A list of the changes can be found here: Exchange 2013 CU10: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3078678 Exchange 2010 SP3 UR11: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3078674 Note: UR11 and CU10 are the minimum requirements for coexistence between Exchange 2010/2013 and ... Read more

Exchange 2013/2016: Event ID 2001 Failed to load SSL certificate

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After renewing the certificate for Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2016 (think also for Exchange 2010), the following event occurs after restarting the IIS server: [OWA] Failed to load SSL certificate The login to OWA or ECP is then no longer possible, it appears after entering the user name and password ... Read more

Exchange 2013/2016: Create and manage room mailboxes

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Resource mailboxes are very popular to enable the booking of meeting rooms or company cars. With Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2016 it has become even easier to manage the rooms. Here is a small howto that works with Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2016 (For Exchange 2010 you can find the howto here) First of all, via ECP ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 2.6: New release

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I have just uploaded version 2.6 of the Exchange Reporter. Some new functions and modules have been added. Office 365 is now also supported, both as a hybrid scenario and exclusively Office 365. There have also been several bug fixes. Here is the changelog: New functions Office365 is now supported (see module o365report.ps1) Setting ... Read more

Exchange Server: Quota cache / limits are only applied after a longer period of time

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Some people are probably familiar with this problem: A user calls the helpdesk because their mailbox is full. Deleting it is of course not an option, because even the 10-year-old mails could be needed again. Discussion is usually pointless, so the limit for the mailbox is increased. Quite impatiently, the user now contacts the helpdesk every 15 minutes, ... Read more

Exchange Reporter 2.5 is here!

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I have just uploaded the Exchange Reporter 2.5. There are two new modules "bpreport" shows backpressure events, making it easier to identify performance bottlenecks. Similar to "dgreport", "dyndgreport" provides information on dynamic distribution groups. A few new functions and bug fixes have also been incorporated into the current version. My special thanks go to Ralph Andreas, who actively ... Read more

Sender Policy Framework (SPF): How it works and when you shouldn't use it

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How SPF works SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a simple method for identifying forged senders and blocking them as SPAM. The way it works is simple: The domain owner (e.g. me with the domain frankysweb.de) publishes a TXT record (SPF record) in the DNS which contains the mail servers from which I send mails. For example, if my mail server ... Read more