Exchange 2010: Find old ActiveSync partnerships

Over time, users often accumulate many old ActiveSync partnerships that have not been used for a long time. The following script can be used to find old ActiveSync partnerships: $LastSuccessSyncBefore = 180 $FirstSyncDateBefore = 180 #----------------------------- $today = get-date $lastsyncdate = $today.AddDays(-$LastSuccessSyncBefore) $firstsyncdate = $today.AddDays(-$FirstSyncDateBefore) $results =@() $activesyncdevicelist = Get-ActiveSyncDevice -resultsize ... 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

General: Customized design

Today FrankysWeb presents itself in a new design. The content area has become a little wider, so in future screenshots will be easier to recognize without having to enlarge them. In addition, FrankysWeb now also looks good on smartphones and tablets Smiley

Here is an old screenshot for comparison (R.I.P.):

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Exchange 2010/2013: Script for log file analysis

Karsten Palmvig has created a script for analyzing the transaction logs. The script is very helpful for sizing the Exchange organization. You can find the complete article in the Exchange Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/03/07/now-available-getlogfileusage-ps1-script.aspx So if you are about to migrate to Exchange 2013, you should take a look at the script.

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

Exchange Migration: Special case PST migration (550 5.1.1)

Sometimes there is a requirement not to migrate an Exchange server in the traditional way. A PST migration, i.e. exporting the mailboxes from the source system and then importing the data into the target mailboxes, is then often chosen. This method is often chosen for cross-forest migrations, especially when the number of mailboxes is manageable. Read more

Exchange 2013: Service Pack 1 is available

Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2013 has just been released. The Service Pack 1 now brings the long-awaited support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and the Edge Transport role is also available again. The biggest news, however, is probably a new protocol for Outlook: MAPIoverHTTP. Service Pack 1 requires an AD schema update. ... Read more

Exchange 2007/2010: New update rollups

Today the Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 13 and the Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 5 were released

The URs can be downloaded here:

Update rollup 13 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2917522)

Update rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2010, Service Pack 3 (KB2917508)

Unfortunately there is currently no exact description of which problems have been fixed, as soon as available I will link it here.

Exchange 2010: Error analysis Outlook Anywhere (RPCoverHTTPS) - Part 3

Today we are looking at the client side and what options there are for analyzing the RPCoverHTTPS connection. One of the best and easiest places to start is the Remote Connectivity Analyzer from Microsoft. The RCA provides an initial quick overview of whether Outlook Anywhere is working or where there are problems. Unfortunately, the RCA does not like self-created certificates, not even ... Read more

Active Directory: Resetting passwords for multiple users via Powershell

If you want to quickly reset a large number of passwords, you can use Powershell to do this. With a small adjustment, you can also read in a CSV file with users and reset the passwords to a default password: $userlist= @() do { $input = (Read-Host "AD User") if ($input -ne '') {$userlist += $input} } until ($input -eq '') ... Read more