Exchange 2013: Error during installation (sandbox assembly)

Nice error during Exchange 2013 installation (I think sandbox assembly sounds kind of funny): [03.26.2015 17:17:52.0050] [0] [ERROR] An attempt was made to load an assembly from a network address, which in previous versions of .NET Framework would have resulted in the assembly running as a sandbox assembly. In this version of .NET Framework, the CAS policy is not enforced by default. Read more

New updates for Exchange 2007 / 2010 / 2013

New updates have been released for Exchange Server 2007, 2010 and 2013. Click here to download directly: Cumulative Update 8 for Exchange Server 2013 (KB3030080) Updaterollup 9 for Exchange Server 2010, Service Pack 3 (KB3030085) Updaterollup 16 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB3030086) Here is a list of the changes: Cumulative ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Configuration F5 APM 11.6 for Exchange 2013

In this howto, F5 APM is used for the publication of Exchange 2013. First, a brief overview of the test environment: I have 2 Exchange servers and a DC in the internal network, the servers have 172.16.100.1 entered as the default gateway. F5 APM has 2 network cards, one is directly connected to the Internet (the Internet provides ... Read more

Exchange Monitor 2.1 released

As announced, I have released version 2.1 of the Exchange Monitor one month after the beta version. A few more changes have been incorporated into the final version. Exchange Monitor 2.1 is available for download here: https://www.frankysweb.de/exchange-monitor/ Many thanks to all readers who helped to improve the Exchange Monitor. Update: There had been ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Deactivate mailbox features (Scripting Agent)

Exchange Server 2013 (and also Exchange 2010) provides a function to influence the behavior of standard CMDlets. In this small example, the scripting agent is used to deactivate OWA, OWA for devices and ActiveSync for all newly created mailboxes. In the default setting, these mailbox functions are activated, which may not always be desired. Read more

Exchange 2013/2016: Wizard for certificates

Many of the emails I receive are always about certificates. I have therefore created a small wizard using PowerShell that takes some of the work out of dealing with certificates. It automatically searches for the corresponding DNS names, requests the certificate from a Windows CA and installs it on all Exchange 2013 servers. Without any manual work ... Read more

Exchange 2013: PowerShell Command Logging (command logging)

With Exchange 2010, a small inconspicuous button was added to the Exchange Management Console, which can often be helpful: When you click on the "Command Logging" button, the Exchange Management Shell command that makes the change is displayed. This small feature was often helpful when looking for the appropriate command for a script. Exchange ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Installation of the Edge Transport Role (Part 1)

With Service Pack 1, the Edge Transport Role is also available for Exchange 2013. If you wanted to use the Edge Transport Role before Service Pack 1, you had to install Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2007 as Edge. In this article I describe the installation of the Exchange 2013 Edge Transport Role on a Windows Server 2012 R2. ... Read more

Exchange 2013: Message flow, connectors and queues

This article is once again about some basic knowledge. It's about the message flow, the connectors and the queues. Some things are identical to Exchange 2010, but a few things have changed. More on this in a moment. Message flow (mailflow) In Exchange 2007/2010 there were 3 roles that were required to operate Exchange: HubTransport, ClientAccess ... Read more

Exchange 2013: MAPIoverHTTP

Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2013 includes a new protocol for communication between Outlook and Exchange: MAPIoverHTTP. So far, MAPIoverHTTP is only supported by Outlook 2013 with SP1 and Exchange 2013 SP1. Therefore How does MAPIoverHTTP work? With Service Pack 1 for Office 2013 and MAPIoverHTTP enabled, Exchange now recognizes 2 protocols to ... Read more