Outlook 2007 Rules Get Started

Mais uma apresentação técnica da colecção Microsoft IT Showcase. Desta feita o assunto são as regras no Outlook 2007. No documento de PowerPoint Outlook 2007 Rules Get Started podemos observar alguns exemplos de como organizar mensagens de mail e de voz.

Managing your e-mail can take a lot of time and energy. Create specific rules in Outlook 2007 to route mail into folders, forward mail to other people and devices, and to receive notifications when mail arrives from specific parties.
Topics in this guide:

• Route E-mail from Distribution Lists
• Organize Voice Mail Messages
• Collect Responses for a Meeting Request
• Flag E-Mail Messages
• Create Customized Rules
  

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Março 2007)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Outlook 2003/2007.

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

O download está disponível para as versões Outlook 2003 e Outlook 2007, ou através do Microsoft Update. Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

• Description of the Update for Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter (KB931764)
• Description of the Update for Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter (KB931766)

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Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Disk Performance Testing with Jetstress 2007
• Installing Exchange 2007 into a Small Business Server 2003 domain Part 1 Preparing and Installing
• Working with Recovery Storage Groups in Exchange 2007
• Using Transport Rules: Creating Disclaimers in Exchange Server 2007
• SEC Goes After Scam E-Mails on Stock
• Entrust to Ensure Exchange Compatibility
• ISA 2006 Update for Exchange 2007 Fails (miserably)
• A crash course in Exchange Server and DNS
• How to set up a Deleted Items Retention policy in Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft and Exchange on DAS – Muddy Waters Clear (A little)
• Microsoft receives an ‘F’ for daylight savings time change
• Understanding Core Exchange Server 2007 Design Plans
• Exchange 2007 ActiveSync Performance Monitor Counters
• Windows Mobile Emulator
• Q&A: What do capacity percentage and throughput percentage do?
• There is a list of known issues fixed in upcoming April release.
• How to use OABInteg's oabfldcheck and proxytest to troubleshoot OAB Generation issues and Missing objects after an OAB downloads
• How to programmatically create Offline Address Books in Exchange 2003
• New Version of OABInteg has been posted on Gotdotnet
• How to create an Offline Address Book using Visual Basic
• Losing reminders in Outlook 2003
• Getting to know the legacy Routing Group Connector in Exchange 2007
• Alternative UPN Suffixes and New-Mailbox GUI
• Quota madness
• HOW TO: Assign SendAs right using Exchange shell
• HOW TO: Add additional email addresses to a recipient
• HOW TO: Remove values from multi-valued properties using Exchange shell
• script: List Distribution Groups
• Enabling POP3 in Exchange Server 2007
• Locating Exchange Server 2007 CAS role in the perimeter?
• Finding Stale Address and Telephone information in the GAL with a script
• Safelist aggregation
• FYI: DST 2007 exposes those who misuse CDO 1.21
• Exchange Server TechCenter Updates - March 2007
• We updated the Exchange 2007 Mailbox Storage Requirements Calculator (again)...
• We have updated our guidance on Configuring, validating and monitoring your Exchange 2007 storage
• How public folder referrals have changed in Exchange 2007
• Dogfood at home - living the life...
• A tool to migrate anti-spam settings from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
• Overview of Exchange 2007 Outlook Web Access WebReady Document Viewing

TechDays 2007: a minha sessão

Ufff! Têm sido umas semanas complicadas, estas últimas. Na semana passada estive no MVP Summit, esta semana tenho estado no TechDays 2007. Hoje foi o dia em que apresentei a minha sessão: UCM007-Conformidade e Retenção de Informação no Exchange Server 2007 (espero dentro em breve disponibilizar os slides).
Durante a sessão, colocaram-me uma pergunta que não soube responder. O tema eram as Transport Rules e a adição automática de um disclaimer. Qual o comportamento com mensagens assinadas digitalmente?
Pois bem, após alguma pesquisa descobri que o Exchange Server suporta esta cenário particular. A forma como é ultrapassada a questão da não modificação da mensagem original é procedendo à sua re-envelopagem, enviando-a como um anexo. Mas esta é apenas uma opção de 3. As outras 2 passam por rejeitar ou ignorar a mensagem. Aqui fica um excerto do help file do exchange Server 2007:

Some messages, such as encrypted messages, prevent Exchange from modifying the content of the original message. Exchange enables you to control how your organization handles these messages. When you create a new disclaimer, you can decide whether to wrap a message that can't be modified in a message envelope that contains the disclaimer, reject the message if a disclaimer can't be added, or let the message continue without a disclaimer.
The following list shows each fallback action and its description:

• Wrap If the disclaimer can't be inserted into the original message, Exchange encloses, or "wraps," the original message in a new message envelope. Then the disclaimer is inserted into the new message.
  Important:
  If an original message is wrapped in a new message envelope, subsequent transport rules are applied to the new message envelope, not to the original message. Therefore, you must configure transport rules with disclaimer actions that wrap original messages in a new message body after you configure other transport rules.
  Note:
  If the original message can't be wrapped in a new message envelope, the original message is not delivered. The sender of the message receives a non-delivery report (NDR) that explains why the message was not delivered.
• Ignore If the disclaimer can't be inserted into the original message, Exchange lets the original message continue unmodified. No disclaimer is added.
• Reject If the disclaimer can't be inserted into the original message, Exchange doesn't deliver the message. The sender of the message receives an NDR that explains why the message wasn't delivered.

Esta informação pode ser consultada online em Overview of Disclaimers.

Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport and Messaging Protection

O MS IT Showcase tem novos conteúdos sobre o Exchange Server 2007. Este novo technical white paper - Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport and Messaging Protection - descreve como a equipa de IT da Microsoft utilizou as novas funcionalidades do Edge Transport Server, em conjunto com o Forefront Security for Exchange Server, para prevenir a entrada de mensagens de malware.

In deploying the Exchange 2007 based messaging protection solution, Microsoft IT used all messaging protection features of the Edge Transport server role and Forefront Security for Exchange Server to block, delete, reject, or quarantine unwanted messages. To further increase security, servers were hardened and audited for vulnerabilities to ensure readiness for Internet visibility. The many steps that Microsoft IT took to design a network environment, combined with the messaging protection features of Exchange Server 2007, resulted in greater flexibility, fewer false positives, and reduced TCO.

Download:

• Technical Case Study (Word document)
• PowerPoint Presentation

Actualização de ferramentas para Exchange

Escrevi num post anterior sobre uma nova actualização da ferramenta Jetstress. Mas esta não foi a única ferramenta a receber uma actualização. Aqui fica uma lista das novas versões disponíveis no site da Microsoft:

• Exchange Server Stress and Performance Tool 32 bit (v08.01.0075)
• Exchange Server Stress and Performance Tool 64 bit (v08.01.0075)
• Exchange 2007 Anti Spam Migration Tool (v.08.01.0075) *NEW
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes (v.06.05.7903)
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes (v.06.05.7903)
• Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack Configuration Wizard (v.06.05.7903)
• Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM 2005 (v.6.5.7903)

Nova versão do Jetstress (v.08.01.0075)

Algum tempo depois de ter sido disponibilizada a nova versão do Jetstress (2007 ou 08.01.0038), a Microsoft disponibiliza uma actualização desta ferramenta de teste ao desempenho do sistema de storage.
A nova versão, v.08.01.0075, corrige alguns problemas, que estão descritos no blog do Hyungmin Lee: Jetstress 08.01.0075 has fixed a list of issues.
Aqui ficam os links para download das versões de 32-bit e 64-bit:

• Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress Tool (32 bit)
• Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress Tool (64 bit)

Overview
Use Jetstress to verify the performance and stability of a disk subsystem prior to putting an Exchange server into production. Jetstress helps verify disk performance by simulating Exchange disk Input/Output (I/O) load. Specifically, Jetstress simulates the Exchange database and log file loads produced by a specific number of users. You use Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and ESEUTIL in conjunction with Jetstress to verify that your disk subsystem meets or exceeds the performance criteria you establish. After a successful completion of the Jetstress Disk Performance and Stress Tests in a non-production environment, you will have ensured that your Exchange disk subsystem is adequately sized (in terms of performance criteria you establish) for the user count and user profiles you have established. It is highly recommended that the Jetstress user read through the tool documentation before using the tool.

Note Jetstress is only supported when running with Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007 or newer versions of ESE.DLL. Also, due to this support limitation, Jetstress is only supported on Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Advanced Server, Datacenter and newer Windows OS platforms (Windows NT 4.0 and older builds are not supported).

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Microsoft Exchange PHP WebDAV Examples
• How to analyze Exchange Server SMTP log files in Microsoft Excel
• Exchange Virtualisation - Get a grip Microsoft
• Exchange and the DST Changes 2007
• Capacity and transactional IO requirements for Exchange 2007 Edge Transport and Hub Transport servers
• OUTBOX: How to tell if the DST Rebasing Tool has been run on a mailbox?
• Managing mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007 (Part 2)
• Exchange 2007 Message Tracking (Part 2)
• Updates required for Exchange Server 2007
• Enabling SMTP protocol logging for Exchange 2003
• Combined Summary and Audit VBS Script for all appointments in all calendars on a Server via WebDAV
• Powershell form for Reporting on all Appointments in all mailboxes on a Server using WebDAV
• Filterable Properties in Exchange 2007 RTM
• ApplyMandatoryProperties
• Using managed folders in Exchange 2007
• Installing Outlook 2007 on an Exchange 2007 server
• Jetstress 08.01.0038 has known issues in Janurary release.
• Exchange 2007 Service Pack Beta in April
• A Guide to Daylight Saving Time Updates
• Shameless Plug for an Interview of mine about Exchange Server 2007
• A month in Exchange: Feburary 2007

Webcasts de Exchange em Março

Fonte: blog da Eileen Brown (as usual)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 13 of 24): Maintaining Anti-Spam Systems (Level 200)
Friday, March 02, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323322&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Secure Manageable Messaging (Level 200)
Monday, March 05, 2007 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Shawn Travers, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032330494&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 14 of 24): Maintaining Antivirus (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323326&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 15 of 24): Using Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 for Secure Exchange Server Publishing (Level 200)
Friday, March 09, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323328&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Guided Labcast Series (Part 5 of 8): Remote Client Access with Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323553&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 16 of 24): Outlook Web Access in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323559&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Secure Messaging with Microsoft Antigen (Level 200)
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Michael Murphy, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032330529&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Guided Labcast Series (Part 6 of 8): Using Local Continuous Replication (Level 200)
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323555&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 17 of 24): Unified Messaging (Level 200)
Monday, March 19, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323561&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Functions, Filters, and Efficiency in Windows PowerShell (Level 200)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Don Jones, Scripting Guru and Author, SAPIEN Technology
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032321619&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Secure Collaboration with Microsoft Antigen (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Matt Hester, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032330537&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 18 of 24): Mobility (Level 200)
Friday, March 23, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323563&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 19 of 24): Introduction to Exchange Server 2007 Disaster Recovery (Level 200)
Monday, March 26, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323565&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Guided Labcast Series (Part 8 of 8): Configuring an Edge Transport Server in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032324014&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 20 of 24): Exchange Server 2007 Disaster Recovery (Level 200)
Friday, March 30, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032324016&Culture=en-US

Exchange 2007 SP1

Após alguma especulação sobre o Service Pack 1, a equipa de Exchange da Microsoft finalmente publicou a informação oficial: Talking Exchange 2007 SP1...
A primeira Beta será disponibilizada em Abril, sendo que a versão RTM deverá ser disponibilizada lá para o final do ano, provavelmente coincidente com o lançamento do Windows Longhorn.
Aqui fica a lista de algumas novas funcionalidades (reparem no acesso às Public Folders via OWA e a possibilidade de administração destas a partir da Exchange Management Console):

Standby Continuous Replication (SCR)
For such a great feature, we obviously needed a new name!
With Exchange 2007, we introduced Clustered Continuous Replication (CCR) for replication of data between 2 servers within a cluster within the same datacenter. With SCR, data replicates to a non-clustered server in a remote datacenter. If the primary datacenter becomes unavailable, the standby replica in the second datacenter is readily available to be activated.

Mobility
We'll have new policies for:

• Enforcing encryption of main memory contents on device
• Enforcing which applications are allowed/blocked from running on the device
• Enforcing networking capabilities: disable wifi, Bluetooth, infrared, external storage
• Enforcing communication capabilities: disable SMS, MMS, POP/IMAP, disable camera

OWA
SP1 will fill in the feature holes that we just didn't have time to complete by RTM:

• Personal distribution lists
• S/MIME
• Rules
• Monthly calendar view
• Deleted items recovery
• Public folder access

OWA 2007 SP1 spell checking will add support for:

• Arabic
• Korean

OWA 2007 SP1 will add support for viewing Office 2007 file formats as HTML.

Exchange Management Console
SP1 will fill in the GUI holes that we just didn't have time to complete by RTM, including:

• Public folder configuration
• POP and IMAP configuration
• SendAs permission configuration
• Delegation wizard scenarios

Web Services
New web service coverage will include:

• Public folder access
• Delegate management
• Folder permission management

IPv6
On Longhorn Server, we will support Exchange 2007 on native IPv6 networks.

Move Mailbox
This vital tool administrator tool has been beefed up to include import and export to a .pst

A Eileen Brown tem mais algumas informações sobre o assunto: Exchange 2007 Sp1: Disclosure or not?

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Exchange 2007 Discontinued Features
• The 10 most common Exchange Server issues and how to avoid them
• Exchange Server 2007 Labcast Series (Part 1 of 8) Questions and Answers Log (02-02-07)
• Exchange Server 2007 Series (Part 5 of 24) Questions and Answers Log (02-05-07)
• Google To Sell Online Software Suite
• More on Daylight Savings Time (DST)
• OPATH: Filterable properties that can be used in Recipient Filters
• HOW TO Update multi-valued attributes in PowerShell
• Stopping and Restarting a Virtual SMTP server on Exchange 2000/2003 via Script
• Creating a Report of Meeting Organizers for all appointments in all calendars on a Server via WebDAV
• Creating a Summary Email of all appointments within a Users Calendar for given period
• Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2003 Coexistance for Windows Mobile (Exchange Activesync)
• Implementing Exchange Server 2007 for coexistence with Exchange Server 2003
• Recovering an Exchange 2007 Server using the RecoverServer switch
• Writing Exchange 2007 scripts does more than just save Nick time!
• Filterable properties in Exchange Server 2007 RTM
• Exchange 2007 lessons learned - generating a certificate with a 3rd party CA
• DST and resource mailboxes - Auto Accept Agent and Direct Booking
• How to find public folder calendars and their owners?

Update for Exchange Server 2003 (KB 930241)

Está disponível um novo update para o Exchange Server 2003, que permite corrigir um problema com a Store que acontece em condições específicas. Mais informações no artigo da Knowledge Base: The Exchange 2003 database does not mount, and event IDs 9518 and 9519 are logged in the Application log.

Overview
After applying a version of Store.exe that is later than 06.05.7651.26 on a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, the Exchange databases may fail to mount if the security descriptor of the database object has been modified to include a well-known user or group and more than one domain exists in the forest. This problem can also occur if a security identifier (SID) in the database object has conflicting values with another object in Active Directory directory service for one of the following attributes:

• objectSID
• msExchMasterAccountSid
• SIDHistory

These three attributes must be unique within the forest.
In the above conditions the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service will experience an ecAmbiguousAlias error when enumerating the groups and users that are assigned permissions to the store databases objects in Active Directory. This error prevents the affected database from mounting.
This update will enable the database object to be mounted by ignoring the well-known group objects and logging an error message when two objects are returned for a single SID.

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Fevereiro 2007)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Outlook 2003/2007.

"This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail."

O download está disponível para as versões Outlook 2003 e Outlook 2007, ou através do Microsoft Update. Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

• Description of the Update for Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter (KB924885)
• Description of the Update for Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter (KB924884)

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Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino

A Microsoft disponibilizou na semana passada o Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino 2007. Esta ferramenta permite não só sincronizar dados entre o Lotus Domino e o Exchange/Active Directory, mas é também uma ajuda valiosa no processo de migração para a plataforma Microsoft.

Overview
Transporter Suite configures Directory and Free/Busy interoperability between Lotus Domino 6 or 7 and Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and migration of users, mail and applications from Lotus Domino 5, 6 or 7 to Active Directory, Exchange Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 200332-bit or 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP with latest updates or 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Server 2003 with latest updates, Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Management Console 2007 are required to migrate users and/or mail, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is required to migrate applications.

Instructions
Download transporter32.msi for installation on 32 bit systems and transporter.msi for installation on 64 bit systems. Install on a workstation with Lotus Notes 6 or 7 installed and configured to access the Domino domain, Microsoft Management Console 3.0 and Windows PowerShell 1.0. Note: Exchange Management Console 2007 is required for user and/or mail migrations.

Links relacionados:

• Microsoft Transporter Suite For Lotus Domino Release - On Valentine's Day !
• Resources for Interoperability and Migration from Lotus Domino

Plano de acção da MSIT para o problema DST

A equipa interna de IT da Microsoft (MSIT) disponibilizou alguns novos documentos sobre o problema da alteração do período de mudança de hora por motivos energéticos (Daylight Savings time - DST):

• MSIT DST Assessment Checklist
• MSIT DST Enterprise Response Plan
• MSIT DST Patching Overview
• MSIT DST Exchange TZ Update Tool Guidance
• MSIT DST Outlook TZ Update Package Guidance

Já agora, para os interessados neste problema, recomendo vivamente:

• Support WebCast: DST 2007 Exchange Communication
• Virtual Machine for Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Preserving Nickname Cache in Exchange Migrations
• Apple challenges Microsoft Exchange
• Google to Replace Microsoft Exchange & Office at Pixar?
• Howto: Recover a deleted mailbox in Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 without restoring from backup media
• Updated: Recipient permission delegation in Exchange Server 2007
• Exchange 2003 and DST fix (KB 926666)
• Step by step run of the Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool (MSExTMZCFG.EXE)
• Resetting OWA Folder and IIS security permissions in Exchange 2003
• Exchange 2007 Message Tracking (Part 1)
• Populating CCR FSW with CNAME
• Fight spam with "no listing"
• Granting permissions to mailboxes in Exchange 2007
• memberOf Attribute can now be used in OPATH filters!
• Empower Your PowerShell with PowerGadgets
• Exchange 2007 Content Filter: How to move messages to users' Junk Mail folder
• Configuring firewalls and name resolution for Edge Transport servers
• Exchange Demos with PowerShell - Finding Things
• Exchange Demos with PowerShell - Grand Finale/Provisioning
• Using MemberOf with -RecipientFilter
• $AdminSessionADSettings and you
• How to Add, Edit, Change and Revert Address and Details Templates
• Exchange Server 2007 Webcast Series (Part 4 of 24) Q&A Log
• Exchange 2003 Backups

TechDays 2007: Early Bird até 25-Fev

O TechDays 2007, o maior evento técnico organizado pela Microsoft em Portugal está quase a chegar.
Neste momento existem já cerca de 1.000 registos no evento, por isso, se não quer correr riscos de ficar de fora, o melhor é apressar-se a fazê-lo também.
As boas notícias é que o desconto de Early Bird (99 €) foi estendido até ao dia 25 de Fevereiro.
Amigos, 99 € com almoços, lanches e cafés à borla? E ter ainda a possibilidade de ouvir alguns grandes speakers internacionais? Olha, faz-me lembrar a publicidade de uma conhecida grande superfície de electrodomésticos: "Eu é que não sou parvo!" ;-)
Dêem uma vista de olhos no site oficial, onde podem encontrar a agenda provisória, os oradores e outras informações úteis.
Eu vou lá estar!

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Windows Mail (Fevereiro 2007)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o filtro Junk E-mail do Windows Mail.

"Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content."

O download pode ser obtido via Microsoft Update ou seguindo o link correspondente à arquitectura do sistema operativo:

• Definition Update for Windows Mail (x32)
• Definition Update for Windows Mail (x64)

Como é habitual, está acompanhado pelo respectivo artigo da Knowledge Base:

• Description of the definition updates for Windows Mail (KB905866)

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Exchange Server TechCenter Updates

O blog da equipa de Microsoft Exchange, “You Had Me At EHLO” disponibilizou recentemente os novos documentos disponíveis sobre Exchange Server 2007:

The Exchange Server documentation team is pleased to announce the following new Exchange Server 2007 content.

• Changes in the Administration and Permissions Model
• The Fundamentals of Mobile Access to Exchange 2007
• Transitioning to Active Directory Site-Based Routing
• Domain Security in Exchange 2007 White Paper
• Exchange Management Shell White Paper
• Deploying a Standard Exchange Server 2007 Organization
• Deploying a Simple Exchange Server 2007 Organization
• Deploying a Large Exchange Server 2007 Organization
• Deploying a Complex Exchange Server 2007 Organization

You can see these articles and other Exchange Server documentation content in the Microsoft Exchange Server TechCenter.
For a complete list of Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Analyzer topics that changed, see Exchange Server Documentation Updates.

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Exchange Server 2007 Transport Server Role Architecture Diagrams

Tem um espaço livre na parede do escritório e não tem dinheiro para comprar um Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso ou uma Paula Rego? A Microsoft tem a solução: o gigante informático disponibilizou recentemente posters de arquitectura do Exchange Server 2007.

• Edge Transport Role Architecture
• Hub Transport Role Architecture

Brief Description
This download contains architectural diagrams of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 transport server roles.

Overview
Many components are involved in the transport of messages through the Exchange Server 2007 mail flow pipeline. These diagrams can help you understand how each component affects the processing of messages that enter the Exchange 2007 mail flow pipeline. Exchange administrators can use this information to help diagnose mail flow problems. Developers can use this information to help create third-party agents and applications to work with Exchange 2007.

Nota: na altura deste post os links de download não estavam a funcionar correctamente. Provavelmente serão corrigidos brevemente.

Exchange Load Generator

Aqui está uma nova ferramenta para testar o desempenho do Exchange Server 2007, de preferência antes de o colocar em produção:

• Exchange Load Generator (64 bit)
• Exchange Load Generator (32 bit)

Brief Description
Exchange Load Generator is a simulation tool to measure the impact of MAPI clients on Exchange servers.

Overview
Use Microsoft Exchange Load Generator (LoadGen) as a simulation tool to measure the impact of MAPI clients on Exchange servers. LoadGen allows you to test how a server running Exchange responds to e-mail loads. To simulate the delivery of these messaging requests, you run LoadGen tests on client computers. These tests send multiple messaging requests to the Exchange server, thereby causing a mail load. LoadGen is a useful tool for administrators who are sizing servers and validating a deployment plan. Specifically, LoadGen helps you determine if each of your servers can handle the load to which they are intended to carry. Another use for LoadGen is to help validate the overall solution.

Important! LoadGen should be used only in laboratories that have no connection to the production environment. This tool should not be used in any way in a production environment or an environment that is mission critical or contains important information of any kind anywhere in the network.

Note: When creating accounts using the Load Generator graphical user interface, the Master Password and Master Domain parameters will not be used. Instead, the domain and password of the directory access account will be used for this purpose, so the created accounts will have the same password and domain as the directory access account.

Note If you use the recipient management features of this release to create users or other recipient objects and you have one or more Exchange Server 2007 servers in your test topology, you must run the Load Generator application with user credentials that have permission to manage Exchange recipients. The directory access account specified in the application configuration will not be used for this purpose.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• How to: Install Exchange 2007 Management Tools for Windows Vista
• Look out BlackBerry, Palm is back
• Moving from Notes to SharePoint/Exchange
• Users, analysts: No rush to adopt Exchange 2007
• Analysts: Exchange Server 2007 upgrade might be lengthy and painful process
• Dedicated Exchange Sites in Active Directory
• Determining End2End message delivery latency and server latency through Exchange 2007 Server message tracking logs
• Outlook Web Access and Exchange 2007, 2003 and 2000 coexistence
• Quick update on what we have learned from your online conferencing experience
• So you want to remove your last Exchange 2000 or 2003 server from the Exchange 2007 organization but don't know how?
• What's new in the transport stack of the Microsoft Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino ?
• Managing mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007 (Part 1)
• Transitioning from Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange Server 2007 (Part 3)
• Exchange 2007: More How To!!
• Cleaning up Exchange 2000/2003 administrative groups - Do not delete the admin group that holds the public folders
• Exchange 2007 Mailbox Size Powershell Form Script
• Databases might not mount after installing Exchange DST fix 926666
• Exchange Demos with PowerShell - Basics
• Exchange Demos with PowerShell - DotNet Objects
• Why do browsers show cert warnings for Outlook Web Access 2007 by default?
• I am excited about EV Cert
• Data Protection Manager version 2: a whole lot more compelling
• DST blues got you down?
• OAB Generation on a cluster server fails with event id 9395 or 9396
• Gmail Becomes More Widely Available
• Exchange Server 2007 Webcast Series (Part 2 of 24) Q&A Log
• Exchange Server 2007 Webcast Series (Part 3 of 24) Q&A Log
• Exchange Archiving, Compliance and Journaling

Exchange Server 2007 Hosted Trial

A Microsoft disponibilizou uma demonstração das capacidades do Exchange Server 2007 no campo do Unified Communications. Para obter uma conta de demo, basta ir à página Exchange Server 2007 Hosted Trial, inscrever-se e receberá de imediato uma mensagem electrónica com as credenciais de acesso. Basicamente será disponibilizado o acesso OWA e um número de telefone (nos EUA) para "falar" com o Exchange.
Um pormenor importante: a língua Portuguesa é suportada!

Welcome to the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Hosted Trial Web site. You can create a temporary account to experience the features of Exchange Server 2007 which will stay active for 5 days. Your account will be pre-populated with sample messages, calendar appointments and contacts to help you have a rich experience. You will be able to send and receive mail, schedule meetings, and adjust your options. You can access your account via Microsoft Outlook Web
Access, Microsoft Office Outlook, or an Exchange ActiveSync compatible application.

E, por feliz coincidência, o serviço é disponibilizado pela Unisys ;-)

Novo projecto

Não, não vou iniciar mais um blog sobre Exchange Server. Já me chegam os 3 (!) que mantenho actualmente ;-)
Os leitores mais atentos, que não lêem este blog através de um qualquer feed reader, terão porventura reparado que o logo no canto superior direito mudou recentemente.
A verdade é que iniciei esta semana um novo projecto na Unisys Portugal, após quase 3 anos no meu antigo empregador, a ParaRede.
Continuarei ligado a tecnologias Microsoft e espero obviamente ter muitos projectos com o Exchange 2007, para que possa alimentar este blog com informação interessante.

Documentos de implementação de Exchange 2007

Aqui estão alguns documentos recentemente publicados pela Microsoft. São documentos técnicos de implementação de organizações Exchange 2007, de acordo com 4 modelos: simple, standard, large e complex.

• Deploying a Complex Exchange Server 2007 Organization - A complex organization has multiple Active Directory forests in either a resource forest topology or a multiple Exchange forest topology.
• Deploying a Standard Exchange Server 2007 Organization - A standard organization has multiple Exchange servers in a single Active Directory forest and has more than 1,000 mailboxes.
• Deploying a Large Exchange Server 2007 Organization - A large organization is a single Active Directory forest that contains multiple Exchange servers spread across five or more sites and may span multiple physical locations.
• Deploying a Simple Exchange Server 2007 Organization - A simple organization consists of either a single server that functions as both an Exchange server and a domain controller or a multiple server topology with an Exchange server, redundant directory servers, and an Edge Transport server in a perimeter network.

Para mais informações sobre os 4 modelos de topologias aqui apresentados, consultem Planning Your Deployment.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Better unified communications and collaboration big at Lotusphere 2007
• Lotus As A Web 2.0 Collaboration Platform? Not Quite Yet
• 10 Things About Microsoft Exchange 2007
• A month in Exchange: January 2007
• Planning your Ex2007 infrastructure
• Exchange 2007 OAB Generation fails with errors 9348 and 9109
• Exchange server 2007: loads more resources
• In with the old, in with the new
• To configure and test IP block list from Spamhaus.org for Exchange 2007
• Offline Address Book: Mystery of The Missing Recipients
• Exchange Server 2007: Making SenderID work with non-Exchange smtp hosts
• Exchange 2007 Content FIlter: The Whitelist Is Here!
• HOW TO: Add a Query-Based Distribution Group to a (non-Query-based/"normal") Distribution Group
• Adventures with OPATH: some annoyances if you're used to LDAP
• IMF: Updates not showing up in Add/Remove Programs?
• Creating a RSS feed of an Exchange 2007 Mailbox Folder using Exchange Web Services C# and Powershell
• Transitioning from Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange Server 2007 (Part 2)
• PFDavAdmin tool (Part 2)
• Specifying a perimeter IP with Exchange Edge Transport
• Which ports does Exchange 2007 unified messaging use?
• Finding contacts with Exchange Web Services
• Directory Migration: What's New?
• Connectors: What's new?
• Community and Help Experience Survey: 163 responses and still going!
• Creating Outbound Dialing Rules in Exchange Server 2007
• Exchange Server 2007 internationalized console GUI layout of name and address information
• We updated the Exchange 2007 Server Storage Calculator...
• Removing all public folders from an Exchange 2007 server
• The Problem with Backup MX Services and an Alternative

Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Outlook

Muito se tem falado ultimamente nas alterações de hora que ocorrem 2 vezes por ano, por motivos energéticos. Isto tudo porque os Estados Unidos resolveram alterar o período onde tipicamente ocorria esta mudança. Tive até oportunidade de referir este assunto e as implicações num ambiente colaborativo num dos meus outros blogs: Preparing for DST 2007.
A Microsoft disponibilizou agora uma ferramenta que permite ajustar os items do Calendário do Outlook: Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook.

Overview
In order to address time zone changes, this tool will help adjust calendar items in Outlook after the operating system has been updated with new time zone definitions. While this tool is being released in advance of the U.S. Daylight saving time rules change in 2007, it can be used for general adjustments of calendar items based on changes in time zone definitions saved in Windows or by the user making a permanent move to another time zone.

Specifics:

• In existing recurring appointments, Outlook has encoded the current DST rules: Instances of recurring appointments that occur during the delta period will appear one hour earlier than they should.
• For existing single-instance appointments and reminders, Outlook already calculated the universal time coordinate (UTC) value upon appointment creation: If a user creates an appointment while Windows is configured for the old DST rules and the appointment itself occurs during the "new" DST weeks, the appointment will appear one hour earlier than it should.
• Existing all-day events are associated with 24 specific hours instead of a given date: For the reasons described above, all-day events will appear to shift and thus span two days during the "new" DST weeks.

For addtional information about the time zone changes and Microsoft Office Outlook, refer to the Addressing daylight saving time using the Outlook Time Zone Data Update Tool Support article.

Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32-Bit)

O Exchange Server 2007 é um produto de 64 bit, pelo que as ferramentas de gestão que o acompanham são igualmente para esta arquitectura.
Tradicionalmente, sempre foi possível realizar a instalação das ferramentas de administração do programa num servidor ou estação de trabalho remotos, pelo que a Microsoft disponibilizou a versão 32-bit desta parte do software: Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32-Bit).

Brief Description
Exchange Server 2007 is a native 64-bit application that includes 64-bit management tools. You can use the management tools to administer your Exchange Server environment remotely. If the remote computer is running a 32-bit operating system, you will need to download the 32-bit management tools.

Overview
The Exchange management tools include the Exchange Management Console, the Exchange Management Shell, the Exchange Help file, the Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Tool, and the Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant Tool.

System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP

Webcasts de Exchange em Fevereiro

Directamente do blog da Eileen Brown:

TechNet Webcast: Labcast Series (Part 1 of 8): Installing Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Friday, February 02, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322628&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 05 of 24): Transitioning and Migrating to Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Monday, February 05, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322095&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 06 of 24): Configuring Exchange Server Introduction (Level 200)
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322488&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 07 of 24): Configuring Exchange Server Conclusion (Level 200)
Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322490&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Guided Labcast Series (Part 2 of 8): Analysis Tools in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Monday, February 12, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323267&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 08 of 24): Introduction to Windows PowerShell (Level 200)
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific TimeHarold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322492&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 09 of 24): Using PowerShell for Exchange Management (Level 200)
Friday, February 16, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322846&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Guided Labcast Series (Part 3 of 8): Compliance and Retention (Level 200)
Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322848&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: The Windows PowerShell Scripting Crash Course (Level 200)
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Don Jones, Scripting Guru, Author, SAPIEN Technology
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032321617&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 10 of 24): Recipient Management, Policies, and Permissions (Level 200)
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323274&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Protecting Your Exchange Server with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) (Level 300)
Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Jason Buffington, Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032322917&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 11 of 24): Messaging Policies and Compliance (Level 200)
Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323313&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Guided Labcast Series (Part 4 of 8): Using Management Console and Shell (Level 200)
Monday, February 26, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323389&Culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Discover the Next Generation of Communications with Exchange Server 2007 (Level 100)
Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Tim Armstrong, Solutions Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032320630&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Webcast: Deploying Exchange Server 2007 (Level 100)
Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Karl Sand, Senior Solutions Architect, AdvaiyaAaron Duggal, Principal Consultant, Advaiya
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032319736&Culture=en-US

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Palm Brings Microsoft's Direct Push Technology to Palm OS Based Treo Smartphones
• Microsoft Keeps the Pressure on IBM's Notes, Domino
• FYI: Exchange 2007 Web Services Around the Web
• How to configure TLS encryption on Microsoft Exchange 2003 server
• Exhange Server 2007 Resources
• DST 2007
• Lotus software: Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes for 2007 will affect Lotus software products
• US Daylight Saving Time Changes and Blackberry
• A recommendation regarding DST 2007 patches
• Daylight Savings Time - what you need to do...
• Security on your mobile device
• Useful Exchange documents
• Windows PowerShell - Scripting One Line at a Time
• Q: 20 ms latency is hardcoded?
• Blackberry Muffins
• Exchange 2007 SysMgmt Team blog posts roundup
• Applying Mailbox Manager policies to a sub-folder
• Oliver Rist talks about bumps in the road to Exchange Server 2007
• A Late New Year's Resolution: Do Not Resolve Anonymous Senders
• Exporting a Mailbox larger then 2 GB and spanning it across multiple PST files with a script
• IP allow lists aren’t just blobs!!
• Using admodify.net to administer and recover Exchange 2003
• Microsoft Exchange Load Generator
• Exchange 2007 and SSL Certificates
• Up late and blogging...
• Script to export IP Allow List for import on another Exchange 2007 server
• Public Beta for Microsoft Transporter Suite 2007 for Domino Released
• Entourage public folder access with Exchange 2007
• Getting Your Exchange 2007 Version

Outlook Home Page

Provavelmente, até o leitor mais distraído já terá reparado que este blog se centra no Microsoft Exchange Server. Mas este assunto não se esgota neste produto servidor da Microsoft, há tanto mais para falar, desde comunicações unificadas, técnicas anti-spam, ferramentas de terceiros, alternativas comerciais e open-source, etc.
Uma das partes que eu tenho tendência a descurar é a parte cliente de uma plataforma de messaging, e que na maior parte das vezes é o Microsoft Outlook. O Outlook é um grande software, nesta nova versão é muito mais que um simples leitor de correio electrónico.
Há muitos sites na Internet dedicados ao Outlook, como por exemplo o do fellow MVP Ricardo Silva: RSOUTLOOK.
No entanto, a principal razão porque escrevo este post é para vos falar da Home Page do Microsoft Outlook. Lá poderão encontrar não só documentação técnica, mas também informação sobre versões de avaliação, suporte, notícias, etc. Visitem-na, vale bem a pena.

Informação técnica de Exchange na HP

A HP sempre foi um dos principais parceiros da Microsoft, parceria essa que ter-se-á acentuado com a aquisição da Compaq.
Desde os primeiros tempos em que comecei a trabalhar com o Exchange, que os servidores HP/Compaq foram sempre o hardware mais utilizado para esta plataforma de correio electrónico. Aliás, a minha primeira instalação de Exchange, versão 5.0, foi feita num servidor Compaq ProLiant 1600.
A HP e a Microsoft têm trabalhado conjuntamente para produzir alguma documentação técnica de elevada qualidade sobre Microsoft Exchange. Essa documentação está disponível no site da HP neste link.
Eu próprio já bloguei sobre algumas das ferramentas disponibilizadas no site, tal como o HP Storage Planning Calculator for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Também já tive a oportunidade de testar um storage server deste fabricante e escrever 2 artigos sobre o assunto:

• Exchange on NAS: Proved and Approved
• Storage Design – Have You Considered iSCSI?

Tudo isto sempre com a preciosa ajuda da documentação técnica disponibilizada pela HP.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Apple iPhone for now ignoring synch to Exchange, other e-mail platforms
• Configuring, validating and monitoring your Exchange 2007 storage
• Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator
• UPDATE 2: Exchange 2007 Processor and Memory Recommendations
• How the Transport Dumpster works with a CCR cluster
• RTM Exchange Server 2007 Setup GUI Walkthrough
• Tips for managing the Exchange Server 2007 Console views
• Exchange 2007 Setup Observations
• Should I Deploy Exchange 2007 Now (January 2007)?
• Transitioning from Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange Server 2007 (Part 1)
• PFDavAdmin tool (Part 1)
• Sending Attachments via the Exchange Web Services in Exchange 2007
• Running Outlook 2003 vs. Outlook 2007 against Exchange 2007
• script: Show mailbox quotas (including Store & Policy quotas)
• script: Show mailbox limits
• Don't believe that anti-spam is disabled
• Gaps in PowerShell cmdlet coverage
• Moving your OST in Outlook 2007
• Exchange 2007 RTM: Get-Tip
• New Spam Trick: Mimic Legit Newsletters
• Allowing Exchange Activesync by Device ID in Exchange 2007

Exchange 2007 Visio Stencil

A Microsoft disponibilizou há sensivelmente 1 mês um stencil de Visio com as shapes necessárias para desenhar uma solução de messaging baseada em Exchange Server 2007: Office Visio Stencil Containing Shapes for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Overview
This stencil and template provided enable you to create Visio drawings that contain Exchange Server 2007 objects. These shapes include icons for Exchange 2007 server roles, networking, telephony and Unified Messaging objects, Active Directory and directory service objects, client computers and devices, and other Exchange organization elements.

System Requirements
• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Server; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
• Microsoft Office Visio 2003 or later.

Instructions
To use this stencil, place these 2 files (MicrosoftExchangeServer2007_Icons.vst and MicrosoftExchangeServer2007_Icons.vss) in your local C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\My Documents\My Shapes folder. In Visio, click File, click Open, and then go to your My Shapes folder. Open the MicrosoftExchangeServer2007_Icons.vst file. The shapes will appear in the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 stencil in the Shapes pane.

PowerShell Space Invaders

Esta eu descobri no blog do Paul Flaherty (aka Flaphead). Alguém se deu ao trabalho de fazer um Space Invaders utilizando o PowerShell. Segundo o autor:

In a previous post I said that I always like to try to write space invaders in every language that I learn. Well, PowerShell in the standard Windows console window looked like a great candidate so I set about the task in my spare time. My colleagues Richy King, Nik Crabtree and Brian Long joined in the efforts and between us, after 37 revisions, we came up with something that was:
a) Silly
b) Inappropriate use of PowerShell
c) Quite a bit of fun.

Ainda não tive oportunidade de jogar, mas o aspecto gráfico não está nada mau.

Microsoft Outlook SMS Add-in (MOSA)

A Microsoft disponibilizou um add-in para o Microsoft Outlook versões 2003 e 2007: Microsoft Outlook SMS Add-in (MOSA). Este add-in permite o envio de mensagens SMS directamente a partir do Outlook, desde que se tenha um telemóvel ou um modem GSM ligado ao computador.

Overview
This download will enable you to send SMS text messages through most GSM mobile phones connected to your PC using Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003. You can enter your SMS text within a Outlook-type entry form and have it sent to your mobile phone for delivery through your mobile phone network service. There is no requirement to install third-party software or to subscribe to additional mobile network services if your mobile phone can be connected to your PC. This is typically via an infrared connection, Bluetooth technology, or a USB/serial cable. The SMS messages can be saved as a draft, grouped, and forwarded like standard Microsoft Outlook e-mail.

A instalação é bastante simples e requer apenas um restart ao Outlook. No final é acrescentada uma nova toolbar, conforme se ilustra na figura seguinte.



Ao clicar em "New SMS Message", é aberta uma janela para a inserção do texto.

Actualização p/ ISA 2006 p/ publicação de Exchange 2007

A Microsoft disponibilizou uma actualização para o ISA Server 2006 (Update for Publishing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 for Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006) para suportar a publicação do Exchange Server 2007.

Overview
This ISA Server 2006 update adds support for publishing Exchange Server 2007 with ISA Server 2006.

Notes
• The Attachment Blocking option is no longer available when publishing Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2007. If you are using Exchange Server 2007, we recommend you configure attachment blocking on the Exchange 2007 server. For more information about configuring attachment blocking on Exchange Server 2007, see Exchange Server 2007 product Help.
• This hot fix also updates the ISA Server Management MMC snap-in.

System Requirements
• Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003
• Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Standard Edition
• Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Actualização para o Exchange 2003 (KB 922817)

A Microsoft disponibilizou ontem uma actualização para o Exchange 2003 (KB 922817).

Brief Description

This update resolves issues which may occur if a server running Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 is used to generate an Offline Address List (also known as Offline Address Book) after Exchange Server 2007 has been deployed.

Overview

This update is required if the Offline Address Book (OAB) generation is moved from an Exchange 2007 server to an Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) server. It resolves issues which are caused due to changes in the OAB version 4 in Exchange 2007.

This update is also recommended if the OAB is generated on an Exchange Server 2003 SP2 server after Exchange 2007 is deployed in the Exchange organization.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
• Exchange 2003 SP2 must be installed prior to installing this update.

Artigo da Knowledge Base

Error message when you try to change the offline address list server from Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2003: "The target server cannot support OAB"

Microsoft TechDays 2007

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Conteúdos Temáticos:

• System Center e Forefront
• Plataforma de Comunicações Unificadas
• Office system de 2007
• Windows Server codename "Longhorn"
• Business Intelligence
• Virtualização
• .NET 3.0
• Web Live
• Team System

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• Até 15-Fev: 99€
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