Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
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
As of today, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1 are available for download for Technet and MSDN customers. A few others are also available for download, for example Visual Studio 2013 RC.
I will write a little bit about the new Server 2012 in the next few days.
In my fish Exchange 2013 test environment I could not send any mails, all Exchange 2013 reported the error "451 4.7.0 Temporary server error. Please try again later PRX2": 220 EX1.frankysweb.local Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service ready at Sat, 31 Aug 2013 19:30:39 +0200 HELO EX1 250 EX1.frankysweb.local Hello [192.168.200.101] MAIL From: 250 2.1.0 Sender OK RCPT To: ... Read more
Everyone is talking about it at the moment: the secret services are reading. Telekom, GMX and Web.de are taking advantage of the current discussions on the subject and have recently started offering "E-Mail made in Germany". A little background: The three have decided to encrypt the transport route of the mails, i.e. the communication between GMX, Telekom and Web.de mail servers. ... Read more
New security updates for Exchange 2007, 2010 and 2013 were released yesterday. However, the update for Exchange 2013 was withdrawn today due to problems. Unfortunately, this seems to be happening more frequently recently. If you have already installed the update for Exchange 2013, you can find a workaround to fix the problems here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2879739
I'll probably wait a little longer until I install the updates...
If you can't or don't want to wait, you can find the packages here:
This little script monitors the inbox of a mailbox for unread messages. I created it to monitor service mailboxes from which other programs automatically process mails. With a few small adjustments, it can also be used to create a monitor for PRTG or Solarwinds. #----------------------------- # Check mailbox for unread mails # www.frankysweb.de # # by Frank ... Read more
Many distribution lists quickly become confusing, but cleaning up distribution lists can be difficult if you don't know how often they are used. I have created a small script that counts how many mails have been sent to a list in the last few days. The time period is customizable. However, it must be ensured that the message tracking logs are also ... Read more
