Leitura de fim-de-semana

• How to access SharePoint sites through Microsoft Outlook
• What makes Microsoft Outlook 2007's Search feature special?
• Hosted Exchange Server adoption to infiltrate the enterprise
• A Rookie Mistake - Moving Mailboxes
• "Microsoft Exchange Service Host" fails to start in Secure Exchange 2007 Environments
• Export Mailboxes Larger than 2 GB to ANSI PSTs
• These are not the solutions you're looking for
• Modifying Display Templates and additional attributes
• Exchange Quick Audit: mailboxes created in last 7 days
• More fun with combining mutliple Powershell cmdlets to produce reports
• Disabling Play on Phone
• Removing The Last Exchange 2003 Server From Exchange 2007 (Part 2)
• Uncovering the Exchange 2007 Edge Transport Server (Part 2)
• Update to the Address List Segregation Tool…
• Update to OOO for Exchange 2007 (again)…
• Improvements for Exchange Server: The MVPs' Wish List
• Changing Feed Locations with Outlook 2007's RSS Feature
• Anti-Spam Connection Filtering when installed on Hub servers and other AS configuration misunderstandings
• Sample Exchange 2007 transport agent - add the name of the group to subject line
• How much of your email do you read?

eBook grátis - Sybex's Best of Exchange Server 2007

Para fazer download grátis deste eBook, tudo o que é necessário é efectuar a subscrição da Simple-Talk Exchange Newsletter.

"For a limited period, we've teamed up to offer you a FREE copy of "Sybex's Best of Exchange Server 2007" e-Book, comprising 10 chapters, and 350 pages of in-depth Exchange knowledge, compiled from five of Wiley's most popular Exchange 2007 books."

 

Índice:

• Mastering Exchange Server 2007 - Barry Gerber, Jim McBee
  • Chapter 2: Exchange Server Architecture
  • Chapter 6: Scaling Upward and Outward
• Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure Design: A Service-Oriented Approach - David W. Tschanz
  • Chapter 4: Applying Planning Principles to Exchange Sever 2007
• Exchange Server 2007 Implementation & Administration - Jim McBee, Benjamin Craig
  • Chapter 2: Exchange Server Administration
  • Chapter 4: Installing Exchange Server 2007
  • Chapter 12: Sizing Storage Groups and Databases
• MCITP: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Messaging, Design and Deployment Study Guide (Exams 70-237 & 70-238) - Rawlinson Rivera
  • Chapter 5: Defining Policies and Security Procedures
  • Chapter 10: Planning a Backup and Recovery Solution for Exchange Server 2007
  • Chapter 15: Planning Exchange Server 2007 Security
• MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Configuration Study Guide (Exam 70-236) - Will Schmied, Kevin Miller
  • Chapter 10: Creating, Managing Highly Available Exchange Server Solutions

Actualização do MP de Exchange Server 2007 para OpsMgr 2007

A tão aguardada actualização do Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 (v6.0.6278.12) foi finalmente disponibilizada!

Este MP vem acompanhado de um guia técnico de instalação e configuração.

Brief Description
This management pack includes scripts and rules to effectively monitor Exchange 2007 and report on performance, availability, and reliability of its server roles.

Overview
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange 2007 events, collecting Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and for raising alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically responding to critical events, this management pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible service outages or configuration problems, allowing you to proactively manage Exchange servers and identify issues before they become critical. The management pack monitors and provides alerts for automatic notification of events indicating service outages, performance degradation, health monitoring, and centralized management.
This Management Pack requires Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1.
This Management Pack requires the Operations Manager 2007 updates specified in Knowledge Base articles 950853, 951979 and 951380 (see the Management Pack Guide for details).

Release History:

• 10/9/2007 - Initial Release, version 6.0.5000.0
• 6/22/2007 - Updated Release, version 6.0.6278.12

Lista de alterações:

• All updates included in the 08.01.0240.001 version of the Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, except updates relating to reports.
• Overrides were documented in the Management Pack Guide for the LDAP Search Time and Failure DSNs Total rules and monitors.
• The management pack was updated to support the renamed performance counters in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1. Performance counters for the Database object were renamed to MSExchange Database.
• The management pack was updated to support non-default names of the Reporting data warehouse.
• The OWA Connectivity performance view was updated to show performance data.
• Fixed an issue where cluster virtual servers where discovered as type Microsoft Exchange 2007 Mailbox Servers Installation.
• The Management Pack was updated so that alerts are correctly generated for events logged by physical cluster nodes in an Exchange Server 2007 cluster.
• Fixed an issue where the Exchange cluster virtual servers were discovered as type Microsoft Exchange 2007 Mailbox Servers – Physical Computers Installation.
• The Microsoft_Exchange_Server_Exchange_2007_Mailbox_Replication_Health_Test_ReplicationHealth_Events view was updated to target the Microsoft.Exchange.2007.Microsoft_Exchange_2007_Mailbox_Servers___Physical_Computers_ComputerGroup.
• The reports were updated to support non-US locales on the Reporting Server.
• The date/time picker was added to the reports, allowing for more flexibility in report scheduling.
• The Failure and Delay DSNs Total monitors were updated to look for deltas. Previously, the monitors measured the averages for the sampling interval.
• Fixed an issue where the cluster virtual servers were discovered as type Microsoft Exchange 2007 All Servers Installation.

Funcasts, Podcasts e Webcasts

Para além dos webcasts de Exchange que eu mencionei há algumas semanas, aqui fica uma lista também muito interessante:

• FunCast: Recovery Storage Group - Interested in knowing more about the Recovery Storage Group in Exchange 2007? Have a look at a new posted recorded "funcast" by Ilse Van Criekinge.
• Podcast: Exchange PowerShell with Ilse Van Criekinge - Today we’ll be speaking to noted Exchange MVP, trainer, and author Ilse van Criekinge.  Also on tap: news, resources, and a bunch of PowerShell tips for you.
• Webcast: High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 1 of 2): CCR vs. Other High Availability Solutions (Level 300) - Are you digging out your backups every time there is a failure? Are you paying a lot for hardware replication that promises zero data loss? Join us in this webcast to learn about the advantages of cluster continuous replication (CCR) over other high availability solutions and get a deep dive into CCR internals.
• Webcast: How Microsoft IT uses the Exchange Hosted Services to Protect the Messaging Environment (Level 300) - Microsoft deploys and supports more than 130,000 Exchange Server mailboxes for the global organization. All mail delivered to mailboxes@microsoft.com is first routed through Exchange Hosted Services, a hosted service that filters mail for spam and viruses and enforces corporate e-mail policies “in the cloud” before the mail reaches the Microsoft corporate network. This session describes Microsoft IT deployment, including server configuration and implementation, collecting server evidence, and lessons learned from deployment. Exchange Hosted Services is a service offering to enterprises that currently serves over 10,000 customers and processes 3.5 billion messages across the EHS global network.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Has your forest/domain been prepped for OCS and/or Exchange?
• Microsoft Exchange 2007 Clustering and Continuous Replication Explained
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 information and configurations
• 'Snail mail' blazes slow e-trail
• Changing the display name of active directory users
• OAB generation on a CCR cluster will fail with error 1021
• Enhancing Support For Custom Item Classes
• Quick antispam report or status check?
• Starting Task Manager in RDP or VM sessions
• ISA 2006 SP1: Support for SAN certs, and new features
• Community content in Exchange docs: the wikization begins!
• Exchange Server 2007: Listing Exchange ActiveSync users and device information
• Released: Exchange Management Shell | Powershell on Steroids
• Back From TechEd IT Pro North America 2008
• Exchange Server 2007 and Hyper-V
• Exchange Server 2007 SP1: Configuring a Redundant Network for Log Shipping
• Implementing Captcha Validation with OWA 2007 and Forms-Based Authentication
• Improvements We'd Like to See for Exchange Server
• To Backup or Not to Backup? Yes! To backup!!
• How does Outlook Anywhere work (and not work)?
• Device password recovery with Exchange 2007
• IRM in Outlook 2007

Ferramenta grátis de monitorização do Exchange

A SolarWinds disponibilizou recentemente uma ferramenta grátis de monitorização do Exchange.

"SolarWinds free Exchange Monitor is a clever desktop dashboard that continuously monitors Microsoft Exchange to deliver real-time insight into Exchange services, mail queue sizes, and host server health.

SolarWinds free Exchange Monitor makes it easy to:

• Quickly identify and troubleshoot Exchange server problems, preventing email delays and calendaring issues
• Spot growing mail queues that can indicate bigger issues, like transport failures, Internet connection failures, and virus activity
• Leverage out-of-the-box settings based on best practices to start monitoring Exchange immediately
• Prevent performance issues before they impact users with built-in red, yellow, and green health indicators
• Monitor critical server health indicators, including disk space, CPU utilization, and memory utilization to ensure optimal hardware functionality."

Este é o aspecto da ferramenta:

Na primeira vez que corremos a ferramenta aparece uma janela para definição dos limites dos alertas e quais os serviços a monitorizar:

Links relacionados:

• Sneak Peak - New Free Tool for Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Servers
• SolarWinds Marks First Year of Growing User Community Site with Release of Free Microsoft Exchange Monitoring Tool

Exchange Web Services Windows Vista Gadget

Está disponível para download do site da Microsoft o Exchange Web Services Windows Vista Gadget Sample Application.

Overview
The Exchange Web Services Windows Vista Gadget sample application uses Exchange Web Services to retrieve Inbox, Calendar, and Task information from a user's Exchange 2007 mailbox. This sample application enables you to do the following:

• View your latest e-mail messages, upcoming appointments, and tasks.
• Page through your Inbox.
• Open items in a fly-out window.
• Open items in Outlook Web Access.
• Mark messages as read or unread.
• Delete messages.

O site Pro-Exchange publicou uma pequena demonstração com este gadget.

Já agora, existe uma série de outros recursos que foram recentemente disponibilizados e que poderão ser do vosso interesse:

• Unified Messaging Web Service Sample - The Unified Messaging Web Service Sample describes how to create proxy classes that interact with the Unified Messaging Web service. The proxy classes make it easier to implement the interaction between the client and the Web service.
• TimeChangeType Extension Sample - The TimeChangeType Extension Sample extends the TimeChangeType that implements IXmlSerializable to create an IXmlSerializable partial class.
• Exchange Server 2007 Legacy API Property Mapping - The Exchange Server 2007 Legacy API Property Mapping download includes a spreadsheet that maps WebDAV/CDOEX properties to Exchange Web Services properties. You can use the information in the spreadsheet to migrate your WebDAV/CDOEX–based applications to Exchange Web Services in Exchange 2007.

Exchange Server 2007 Setup Architecture and Troubleshooting

A instalação do Exchange Server 2007 pode por vezes ser um autêntico desafio ou até mesmo frustante, nos piores casos. Foi por isso com satisfação que recebi a notícia da publicação do documento Exchange Server 2007 Setup Architecture and Troubleshooting, da autoria da equipa de Customer Service and Support da Microsoft.

Brief Description
This document is a step-by-step guide to help end users install Exchange Server 2007.

Overview
Exchange Server 2007 Setup Architecture and Troubleshooting was written by Microsoft Customer Service and Support to prepare Support Engineers who are assisting customers installing Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). We hope that you find the step-by-step approach useful and appreciate any feedback.

Apesar do site Exchange Server TechCenter estar bastante bem servido em termos de doumentação técnica, o guia agora publicado condensa de forma quase perfeita toda a informação essencial para o processo de setup do Exchange Server 2007. Adicionalmente são-nos ainda fornecidas algumas dicas bem interessantes, como é o caso da sugestão de conversão do ficheiro de log do Exchange Setup para o formato HTML:

To enhance output, output can be directed to HTML using the OUT-HTML and OUT-IE scripts using the following command:

Get-SetupLog –tree:$false –error:$false | Where { $_.status –eq “Error” } | select datetime, depth, description, status | Out-HTML | Out-IE

Para terminar, deixo-vos ainda uma dica pessoal: para visualizar em tempo real o ficheiro de log atrás referido, utilizem o utilitário Tail, disponibilizado no pacote Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools:

Tail -f C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\ExchangeSetup.log

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Will Snow Leopard be the end of Entourage?
• Trustworthy Computing and Exchange Server
• The Exchange Team Blog: How we do it
• OOM.NET: Part 5 - Event Planning
• Updating the Exchange 2007 BPA Tool Manually…
• Linked Mailbox Conversion after migration in Exchange 2007….
• HOW LONG IT TAKES TO MOVE USER MAILBOXES.
• Uncovering the Exchange 2007 Edge Transport Server (Part 1)
• GroupWise to Exchange 2007 - Interoperability and Migration (Part 6)
• Exchange Activesync Reporting for Exchange 2003/2007
• Creating a new public folder and setting the permissions via EWS
• Announced: Plug-in for Exchange backups on Windows Server 2008
• Find Exceptional Mailboxes in Exchange Environment
• Remove proxyaddresses powershell script
• Helpful Links related to Configuring Outlook Anywhere nee 'RPC over HTTPS'
• E-Mail Spam Linked to Economic Slowdown, Symantec Says
• Exchange 2007 and the autodiscover mistery - part 2
• Prevent Outlook with Gmail IMAP from Showing Duplicate Tasks in the To-Do Bar
• Creating Many Users with PowerShell and Admod

Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator v14.7

O Ross Smith IV anunciou no Microsoft Exchange Team Blog que a ferramenta Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator v14.7 foi disponibilizada publicamente e que esta versão contém grandes modificações.

De acordo com a página de updates no blog You Had Me At EHLO, algumas das novas funcionalidades são:

• Usability enhancements 
• New Storage Design worksheet 
• Bug fixes

Para obter instruções detalhadas sobre a utilização da ferramenta, consultem Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator.

TechNet Magazine - Julho 2008

A edição de Julho da TechNet Magazine já está disponível online ou, se preferirem, pode ser descarregada no formato ficheiro HTML Help (.chm) para leitura em offline.

Embora a atracção principal da capa seja o IIS 7.0, este número vem bem recheado de artigos interessantes sobre Communications and Collaboration, com os produtos OCS 2007 e Exchange Server 2007.

 

Aqui fica a lista dos artigos recomendados:

• Planning Your Migration to Unified Messaging
• How Voice Powers OCS 2007
• Exchange Queue & A: Load Balancing, Edge Transport, and More
• Windows PowerShell: The Drop Box

Instalação do Exchange 2007 no Windows 2008: não esquecer o IPv6!

Desde que tomei a sábia decisão de migrar o meu ambiente de testes para Hyper-V, tive a oportunidade de ensaiar novos cenários, nomeadamente a possibilidade de ter máquinas virtuais de 64 bit.

E foi exactamente enquanto estava a instalar o Exchange Server 2007 num servidor virtual Windows Server 2008, que também é Domain Controller e Global Catalog, que enfrentei um desafio interessante.

Começo por lembrar que a instalação de Exchange em Domain Controllers não é de todo recomendada, há uma série de problemas que podem ocorrer, nomeadamente os descritos no artigo KB940845.

Mas os meus problemas ocorreram durante o processo de instalação do Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Tendo eu cumprido os requisitos para o setup em Windows 2008, conforme o descrito neste artigo TechNet, arranquei com o wizard de instalação.

Tudo parecia correr bem, até que durante a instalação do Hub Server Role o processo parou com o seguinte erro: Service 'MSExchangeTransport' failed to reach  status 'Running' on this server.

Uma análise ao Application Event Log, revelou os seguintes eventos:

Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Event ID: 2114
Task Category: Topology
Level: Error
Description:
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVICE.EXE (PID=1784). Topology discovery failed, error 0x80040a02 (DSC_E_NO_SUITABLE_CDC). Look up the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) error code specified in the event description. To do this, use Microsoft Knowledge Base article 218185, "Microsoft LDAP Error Codes." Use the information in that article to learn more about the cause and resolution to this error. Use the Ping or PathPing command-line tools to test network connectivity to local domain controllers.

Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Event ID: 2604
Task Category: General
Level: Error
Description:
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGY (PID=1784). When updating security for a remote procedure call (RPC) access for the Exchange Active Directory Topology service, Exchange could not retrieve the security descriptor for Exchange server object E2K7-X64 - Error code=80040a01.
The Exchange Active Directory Topology service will continue with limited permissions.

Event ID: 2601
Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Category: General
Type: Warning
Description: Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGY (PID=1784). When initializing a remote procedure call (RPC) to the Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service, Exchange could not retrieve the SID for account <WKGUID=DC1301662F547445B9C490A52961F8FC,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,...> - Error code=80040a01. The Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology service will continue starting with limited permissions.

Após uma pesquisa na Internet, rapidamente cheguei à conclusão que a origem do problema tinha a ver com o facto de o protocolo IPv6 estar inactivo nas propriedades da rede.

O Exchange Server 2007 precisa do IPv6 activo para correr em Windows Server 2008 (a menos que se desactive completamente o IPv6). Há uma série de componentes do Exchange que dependem do IPv6, conforme descrito neste artigo TechNet: IPv6 Support in Exchange 2007 SP1.

Se decidirem desactivar completamente o IPv6, sigam os passos descritos por David Chen neste Forum TechNet (eu não tive oportunidade de testar):

1. Open Registry with "Regedit"
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters
3. Create a dword (32-bit) value and name it as "Disabled Components" and then click OK
4. Double click "Disabled Components" and type 0xffffffff(hexadecimal value) or 4294967295 (Decimal value)
   Please note: The above value 0xffffffff(hexadecimal value) or 4294967295 (Decimal value) will disable all IPv6 components, except the IPv6 loopback interface.

E embora algumas pessoas afirmem que é necessário configurar um endereço IPv6 fixo (como Alexander Zammit), o facto é que eu deixei as opções por omissão (obtain an IPv6 address automatically), reiniciei o processo de instalação e tudo correu optimamente.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• How Microsoft Office Communicator enhances Outlook 2007 functionality
• Why boot an Exchange server from a SAN?
• Hone Active Directory for efficiency before deploying Exchange 2007
• Managing Exchange 2003 with SCOM 2007 (Part 2)
• Removing The Last Exchange 2003 Server From Exchange 2007 (Part 1)
• New Add-On Changes the Way You Work with Outlook
• Paging File Sizing in Exchange Server 2007
• Microsoft Releases Exchange Server Developer Roadmap
• Meet the New Exchange Content Expert...
• So you want to know about High Item Counts and Restricted Views
• Exchange 2007 Service Pack1 and Address List Segregation - Part 1 (Getting Started…
• Exchange 2007 and SSL Certificates - Take 2
• Unified Messaging Requires the Server Name in the SSL Certificate
• Windows 2003 Scalable Networking pack and its possible effects on Exchange
• Perfmon counters show up as numbers?
• How To: Remove Header from Outgoing Mails in Exchange 2007
• FAQ: Give Calendar Read Permission on all Mailboxes - PFDavAdmin
• Curious to see where Free/Busy permission stored in Mailbox..!!
• Windows Search 4.0 has been released
• VBscript to Determine if Outlook is installed
• Performance troubleshooting article update
• Outlook Anywhere does support WildCard Certificates
• Why does my OWA always show up in Light Mode?
• I Had To Laugh...
• Chapter 12 - Exchange 2003 Scripting
• Powershell Warnings
• Changing Outlook's Macro Security Settings
• Protecting and Recovering E-Mail Using DPM 2007 and Exchange 2007
• Why does DPM use the Recovery Storage Group in Exchange?
• Move Mailbox from a CSV Import file

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008

Já abriram as inscrições para o Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008.

Como tem sido habitual nos últimos anos, o evento está dividido em 2 partes: Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals e Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers.

Be a part of this year’s Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals, 3-7 November 2008, in the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals is the Microsoft premier technical education conference just for IT professionals. For five days, you and 5,000 of your peers will learn how to architect, plan, deploy, manage and secure a connected enterprise from Microsoft experts and industry leaders. Experience more than ever before at Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals.

Be a part of this year’s Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers, 10-14 November 2008, in the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers is the Microsoft premier technical education conference just for developers. For five days, you and more than 4,000 of your peers have countless opportunities to explore about the latest cutting-edge technologies from Microsoft.

Registem-se antes de 31 de Julho para obterem o desconto Super Early Bird (€300€)!

Mailbox Size GUI Script for Exchange 2007

No seguimento do meu post de ontem sobre uma ferramenta gráfica, gostaria de voltar ao assunto, anunciando a mais recente contribuição do Glen Scales: Version 5 of the Mailbox Size Gui Script for Exchange 2007 (clique na imagem para aumentar).

No velhinho Exchange 2003 System Manager era realmente fácil obter uma lista de todas as mailboxes e o respectivo tamanho. Esta é sem dúvida uma das funcionalidades que os messaging administrators por esse Mundo fora mais sentem falta na consola de administração do Exchange Server 2007.

Claro que para os viciados em PowerShell, esta é uma tarerfa básica (consultem este post do Devin Ganger ou este outro no site dos ExchangeNinjas), mas para quem prefere ferramentas gráficas (como eu), esta ferramenta do Glen é uma verdadeira pérola.

Exchange 2007 Content Agent Log Message Tracker GUI

Andava para escrever há séculos sobre este fantástico script que o Glen Scales escreveu, parece que é desta! Este pedaço de código em PowerShell, Exchange 2007 Content Agent Log Message Tracker Gui, permite facilmente pesquisar os logs relativos ao Content Filtering Agent.

Embora seja possível manuasear os logs dos agentes antispam utilizando apenas PowerShell puro e duro, tal como o Bharat tão bem explica neste post Exchange Server 2007: Managing And Filtering Anti-Spam Agent Logs, para todos aqueles que não gostam da linha de comandos, este script pode ser uma bóia de salvação.

Este é o aspecto do GUI (clique para aumentar):

De acordo com as palavras do Glen, aqui fica fica uma breve introdução às potencialidades do script:

• There are textboxes to allows you to search based on the from and/or To address.
• There is a drop down list to allow you to select a SCL level to look at so you can choose to filter by only messages that have been assigned a specific SCL value.
• The Extra sections has the aggregate options. Currently it has four aggregate option it can aggregate:
  • By SCL this shows you by SCL Value how many messages where received between the dates specified
  • By Receiver will show you grouped by receiver how many messages have been received for each SCL value
  • By Sender will show you grouped by Sender(P1) how many messages have been received for each SCL value
  • By Date will show you by Date how many messages have been received for each SCL value.

Se quiserem criar um shortcut para lançar o script, e partindo do princípio que este foi gravado na pasta "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts\", esta é a linha de comando necessária:

%windir%\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\exshell.psc1" -command ". 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts\cagentTracker.ps1'"

Se os resultados obtidos com esta ferramenta não forem suficientes, fiquem sabendo que o Exchange inclui, out-of-the-box, alguns scripts de PowerShell que constroem alguns relatórios bem interessantes. Mais uma vez o Bharat fez um excelente trabalho em descrevê-los: Keeping tabs on Antispam filters: A few handy scripts in Exchange Server 2007.

Campanhas de recolha de fala do MLDC

Uma das novidades introduzidas com o Exchange Server 2007 foi o Unified Messaging (UM).

Uma das características do UM é a capacidade de interagir com o servidor de correio electrónico através de uma simples chamada telefónica, usando para isso o Outlook Voice Access.

Ora, para tornar isto possível é necessário desenvolver os necessários Language Packs para reconhecimento e sintetização de voz.

Infelizmente para nós Portugueses, não existe o Language Pack para Português Ibérico, apenas existe o do nosso povo irmão, o de Português do Brasil.

Mas não se preocupem, o MLDC já está a tratar do assunto. Mas para aperfeiçoar o Language Pack são necessárias muitas horas de "treino" do motor de síntese e de reconhecimento, sendo por isso necessário efectuar a recolha de voz.

Para incentivar a participação, existem neste momento 2 campanhas bastante interessantes com oferta de Xboxes ou mesmo de dinheiro. Todos os detalhes podem ser obtidos no blog da equipa do MLDC Portugal, Máquinas Falantes:

• CAMPANHA NÚMERO 1 DE RECOLHA DE FALA TELEFÓNICA PELO MLDC
• CAMPANHA NÚMERO 2 DE RECOLHA DE FALA TELEFÓNICA PELO MLDC

Já não sou MVP

Alguns de vocês podem ter reparado que o logótipo de MVP já não aparece na barra do lado direito deste blog.

E existe uma boa razão para isso, é que desde há algumas semanas que faço parte da Microsoft Portugal, onde desempenho funções de Technology Solution Specialist na área de Core UC. Quer isto dizer que tenho a oportunidade de trabalhar com 2 das mais excitantes tecnologias da Microsoft: Exchange e OCS.

Ser MVP foi uma experiência fantástica, tive oportunidade de conhecer pessoas bem interessantes, algumas toranram-se amigos para toda a vida.

E lanço daqui o repto para que todos participem de alguma forma numa comunidade técnica: comecem um blog, respondam questões em newsgroups, escrevam artigos técnicos... Há tantas formas de virem a fazer parte deste grupo de pessoas inspiradoras e apaixonadas, por isso, de que é que estão à espera?