Exchange 2013: MAPI/CDO available

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There is now also a MAPI/CDO for Exchange 2013, which can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39045 A description of how profiles can be created can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dvespa/archive/2013/05/21/how-to-mfcmapi-create-mapi-profile-exchange-2013.aspx And here is also a howto on how Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013 can be addressed, which is particularly helpful during migrations: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dvespa/archive/2013/05/27/omniprof.aspx

Exchange 2013: Server error in the /ECP application (Event ID 1003)

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Yesterday I issued a certificate for my new Exchange 2013 server, yesterday everything worked fine. Then today this error message when I tried to start the ECP: And the event log is also completely red with the event 1003: [Ecp] An internal server error occurred. The unhandled exception was: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: Invalid provider type specified ... Read more

HP Sizer for Exchange 2013

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HP has released a new version of the Sizer for Exchange. The tool makes it very easy to find suitable hardware for an Exchange 2013 organization. Similar to the Mailbox Calculator, the parameters can also be defined quite precisely in the HP tool. The Sizer then recommends which HP hardware is suitable. Here the ... Read more

Recommendation: Session Downloader

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I just came across a great tool, the Session Downloader program can download talks and presentations from Microsoft events (TechEd and Microsoft Management Summit). I found a few interesting things right away. The tool can be downloaded here: http://infoworks.tv/session-downloader/ .NET Framework 4.5 is required to run the program, which is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=30653

Exchange 2013: Architecture poster published

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As with Exchange 2010, an architecture poster has now also been published for Exchange 2013. I like to have it to hand as an overview. The poster can be downloaded here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2013/06/10/exchange-server-2013-architecture-poster-pdf-download-available.aspx Here is just a small excerpt

Certification authority: No certificate templates were found (web request)

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Today I just wanted to quickly request a certificate via certificate templates, but as it happens. The following error message: No certificate templates were found. You do not have sufficient rights to request a certificate from this certification authority, or an error occurred while accessing the Active Directory. I have a meaningful error message, but ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Update Rollup 1 for Exchange 2010 SP3 released

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The first update rollup for Exchange Server 2010 Service pack 3 has been released. A list of changes and fixes can be found here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2803727

The update rollup 1 can be downloaded here:

http://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=39073

The UR1 is just under 30MB in size and fixes a bug with Apple iOS 6.1, among other things, which also affected me:

https://www.frankysweb.de/?p=1865

Rapid growth of transaction logs, CPU usage and memory consumption in Exchange Server 2010 when a user synchronizes a mailbox using an iOS 6.1 or 6.1.1 based device.

Powershell: Search registry of clients for CAS array and report

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I have already shown a tool here that can be used to change the server name in the Outlook profile. For example, from a single server to a CAS array. The tool can be easily executed via a login script, for example. However, the question then arises as to whether all clients have been "caught" and whether the server name has been changed correctly ... Read more

Outlook 2010/2013: Change default reminder for all-day appointments

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In Outlook 2013, the default reminder time for all-day appointments is 0.5 days, in Outlook 2010 even 16 hours. This is sometimes "somewhat" unfavorable for appointments on Monday. Unfortunately, there is no direct setting option to adjust the default setting, but it also works quite well with a small macro: Public WithEvents olAppointmentItems As Outlook.Items Private Sub ... Read more