Exchange 2007/2010: Assigning permissions for public folders

Permissions for public folders can also be conveniently assigned using Powershell. This is how it is done: On the Exchange Management Shell, the CMDlet "Add-PublicFolderClientPermission" is responsible for assigning permissions. The syntax is as follows: Add-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity "\<name of the public folder" -User -AccessRights -Server "Server name on which the PF ... Read more

Outlook: Enable logging for troubleshooting

In some cases, Exchange is not to blame if something does not work. Problems also occur on the client. Finding these is not always easy, as there are often many different programs installed on the client. Plug-ins or other software can affect communication with Exchange, but often there is nothing to be found in the event logs. ... Read more

Theme has changed

The old WordPress theme has been replaced by a new one. The new theme has the advantage that it adapts dynamically to the screen size. The old theme was static. That was a bit annoying on my monitor. I will work on it a bit more in the near future J In the future there will also be a forum, ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Exchange management console cannot be closed

On currently patched Exchange 2010 servers, this error may currently occur: When trying to close the Exchange Management Console, the error message below occurs even though all properties windows are closed: "Close all property pages before closing Exchange Management Console" This error occurs when Internet Explorer 9 has been installed on Exchange servers. ... Read more

Exchange 2010 SP1: SoftDeleted or Disabled Mailbox?

A new mailbox status was introduced with Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2010: Softdeleted In these articles I have described how disconnected mailboxes can be deleted. https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=209 https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=130 Thanks to a reader (Rolf, thanks again at this point) I have learned that with Service Pack 1 the new mailbox status was introduced ... Read more

TechEd 2011: Exchange 2010 videos online

Some very interesting and worthwhile videos from TechEd North America 2011 have been put online on the Exchange Team website. If you would like to watch the videos, you will find them here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/05/27/exchange-at-teched-north-america-2011-recap-and-videos.aspx

Exchange 2010: Service Pack 2 announced

Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2010 has been announced for the second half of the year. Some interesting new features will be included in the service pack, on the one hand Exchange Segmentation will be supported again, on the other hand there will be possibilities to host local and Office365 based mailboxes. So you can be curious. Here is the complete news: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/05/17/announcing-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx

Exchange 2010 SP1: delete separate mailboxes

With Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2010, something has changed with regard to separate mailboxes. There is a new CMDlet with which separate mailboxes can be deleted. With Exchange 2010 without Service Pack 1, this worked as described here via "Remove-Mailbox" Since Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2010, the CMDlet "Remove-StoreMailbox" has been added. ... Read more

Exchange 2007/2010: What are version buckets and batch points?

In connection with exchange back pressure, you can read that the number of version buckets also has an influence on back pressure. But honestly, who knows what version buckets are? Here is a short explanation: To understand what version buckets are, you have to look at the way Exchange works. An incoming message is not ... Read more