Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
From 01.01.2016, Microsoft will declare SSL certificates with SHA1 as the hash algorithm invalid. Web servers or services that use certificates with SHA1 will therefore trigger certificate warnings in the user's browser. Therefore, SHA1 certificates should be replaced slowly but surely. In order for an internal CA to issue certificates with SHA256 (SHA2), the CA must ... Read more
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
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
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
I have just released version 2.1 of the Exchange Reporter. The most important changes: Integration in Exchange Monitor or as a standalone website Information on the Active Directory is now displayed separately Revised documentation Support for F5 Big IP LTM (Local Traffic Manager) Various bug fixes have also been incorporated, the most noticeable of which was probably the confusion in the ... Read more
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
I have just uploaded the new Exchange Monitor version 2.1. The new version contains various bugfixes that have been reported by users. Many thanks at this point to everyone who reported problems. Version 2.1 of the Exchange Monitor now loads the Exchange snapins from the normal PowerShell. This should avoid problems with the task. ... Read more
Here again a small script from the Quick&Dirty corner. Querying the calendar of a room mailbox via EWS and Powershell. The script retrieves all calendar entries from the current time to 365 days in the future, or a maximum of 200 entries. The results are saved in the variable $results and can then be processed further. $MailboxName = "Besprechungsraum@frankysweb.de" ... Read more
I have already written a howto for setting up the Outlook app for iOS. However, the app has the "small" disadvantage that the user name and password are transmitted to Microsoft: https://blog.winkelmeyer.com/2015/01/warning-microsofts-outlook-app-for-ios-breaks-your-company-security/ To prevent users from using the app and passwords from leaving the company, an ActiveSync policy can be created on the Exchange server to block the app: ... Read more
Outlook has also been available for iOS and Android since 29.01.15. Here is a short howto for setting it up in conjunction with Exchange Server. However, caution is advised when using Outlook for iOS and Android: https://blog.winkelmeyer.com/2015/01/warning-microsofts-outlook-app-for-ios-breaks-your-company-security/ If you still want to use Outlook for iOS, please read on now: The introduction can be canceled with the "X". ... Read more
