Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
I like the best practices when it comes to assigning groups and users to resources, but unfortunately you can't see at first glance which user actually has access, or which user is in a chain of nested groups. Therefore I have written a small script which can recursively trigger groups, permissions on folders and mailboxes. ... Read more
If ActiveSync does not work with a device, many people first delete the Active Sync account on the device and create a new one. This often helps, but not always. People often forget that Exchange creates a partnership for each ActiveSync device. With a software update, it can happen that this partnership no longer ... Read more
Since today FrankysWeb presents itself in a new design, which I think looks more modern and structured. The mobile view is also much better. I hope you like it. For comparison the old design I was told: FlatUI is now in...
Here is a little howto on how to recreate the ECP directory in IIS if you can no longer log in to the Exchange Management Console. I had this error today, the Internet Explorer only showed a HTTP 400 message First start the Exchange Management Shell and let this command display the current directory: ... Read more
Today the new iOS 7 has been released by Apple, since I have already described most of the operating systems for setting up Active Sync here (is there still one missing?), iOS 7 is now added. First go to the iPhone settings and select "Mail, Contacts, Calendar" Now add a new account Yahoo ... Read more
Receive connectors that do not require authentication are needed to allow systems to send mails that do not support authentication. This is normally not a problem if the connectors are configured correctly. However, I have often seen that entire subnets are allowed to send mails everywhere without authentication (historically grown this way). Replacing something like this is ... Read more
Outlook Anywhere (RPC over HTTPS) can only be switched on or off on the Exchange servers. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to configure which users are allowed to use Outlook Anywhere. Although access to Active Directory groups can be restricted using Forefront TMG, every client is configured for Outlook Anywhere using Autodiscover. However, this has ... Read more
From time to time there are problems when downloading the offline address book, the causes are often different and have different error messages. The following instructions describe how to "start again" with a fresh offline address book (OAB), which solves most problems. First stop the "Address book" and "File distribution" services Now delete the defective OAB Next, delete the files from the old ... Read more
My small Sophos UTM filters HTTP traffic (Web Filter) and scans it for viruses and malware, which works quite reliably, unless the websites are encrypted (HTTPS). By default, the UTM cannot scan encrypted traffic and therefore cannot filter out viruses/malware. However, this can be easily changed. In the ... Read more
I've just started installing the new Windows Server 2012 and playing around with it a bit. Here are my first impressions: The installation is the same as with Windows Server 2012, which was to be expected. After the installation, the server boots directly to the desktop and does not start the Server Manager immediately, which I find ... Read more
