Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Creating a DNS Infrastructure to Support Exchange Server 2003
• Exchange Server 2007 & CluAdmin/Cluster.exe Bad Things can Happen?
• Exchange Tools vs. Cluster Tools: What's the Deal?
• Moving public folder replicas from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2007
• Exchange 2003 - I don’t get it, Mailbox is empty - but the ESM still shows items…
• Exchange 2003 Cluster - How to safely install Windows Updates using Windows Update…
• Exchange 2003 - Spam Attack Internal & External - Part 1…
• What Happens When Computer account for Exchange server reset in Active directory
• Shared Hosting with Exchange 2007 (Part 2)
• Exchange 2007 SP1 Mailbox Management Features - Part 1: Importing and Exporting Mailbox data to and from PST files
• Uploading a document into a SharePoint Document library from a Exchange 2007 Transport Agent.
• Resource Mailbox availability web page for Exchange 2007
• Changing the way Outlook "finds" items in the GAL
• More Outlook RSS on Office Hours
• Exchange 2007: Setup /NewProvisionedServer
• Will Google replace Microsoft Exchange?

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB941421)

Está disponível uma nova actualização para o Exchange: Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB941421).

Overview
Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 customers.
For a list of changes included in this update rollup see KB941421.

This is a cumulative update rollup and replaces the following:

• KB930809 Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB930809)
• KB935490 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935490)
• KB935999 Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935999)
• KB940006 Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB940006)

Issues that the update rollup fixes
Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2007 fixes the issues that are described in the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

• 940051 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/ 940051 /) The recipient information in an e-mail message incorrectly contains the character string "%40" in the address instead of the at sign (@) in Exchange Server 2007
• 940058 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/ 940058 /) Non-English characters in the meeting description field are replaced by question marks when an Exchange Server 2007 user opens a meeting invitation that was sent by a Lotus Notes user

TechNet Magazine - Novembro 2007

A edição de Novembro de 2007 da TechNet Magazine já está disponível online ou por download de um ficheiro de HTML Help (.CHM).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E aqui fica a lista dos artigos mais interessantes, no que diz respeito ao Exchange Server:

• Exchange Edge Transport Servers at Microsoft: Part 2
• Exchange Queue & A - Secure E-Mail Protocols, Mysterious Spam, and More
• Windows PowerShell - Writing Regular Expressions

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Exchange Server 2007 SCC/CCR lessons learned
• How Exchange 2007 CAS Proxying works for ActiveSync
• IPv6 Support in Exchange Server 2007 SP1
• Using Powershell Scripting to Bulk Modify Active Directory Objects
• Windows Vista - where the heck is Telnet?…
• Accessing Exchange 2007 from your Apple Macintosh (Part 2)
• Understanding the Back Pressure Feature in Exchange Server 2007
• Microsoft Says Email is Not Efficient
• BlackBerry cause additional overhead on exchange server
• Divide, then conquer e-mail
• Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) and Exchange Server 2007
• Why I STILL recommend Domino over Exchange
• DNS block list effectiveness
• Adding an attachment in a Transport Agent on Exchange 2007
• Exchange 2007 Content Agent Log Message Tracker Gui
• Sync your contacts between Outlook and Windows Live mail
• A lot of spam
• How to break the OAB download process for certain users

Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer

Há um novo elemento na família dos Microsoft Analyzers: Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer. Esta ferramenta analisa os principais componentes do Windows Small Business Server 2003, incluindo:

• Exchange Server 2003
• Update Service
• Configuração de rede
• Windows SharePoint Services
• SQL Server (se presente)

Brief Description
The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) and presents a list of information and errors that administrators should review.

Overview
The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) and presents a list of information and errors that administrators should review.
The Windows SBS Best Practices Analyzer examines the server and collects configuration information from many sources including:
• Active Directory Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Registry
• Metabase
After collecting information about server configuration, the Windows SBS Best Practices Analyzer verifies that the information is correct and then presents administrators with a list of issues sorted by severity. The list describes each issue and provides a recommendation or possible solution.

Knowledge Base Article
Description of the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer tool

Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator - v 11.8

A equipa de Exchange da Microsoft efectuou uma actualização significativa na ferramenta Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator - v 11.8.

Já agora, eu tinha mencionado num post anterior que a folha de cálculo não se conseguia converter para Excel 2003. Aparentemente esse problema foi ultrapassado, mas nem todas as funcionalidades estarão disponíveis, devido a limitações do Office 2003.

Para uma lista das últimas actualizações: Updates to the Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator.

Para uma descrição detalhada da ferramenta: Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator.

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Ultimate Inbox: Merging Inbox and Sent Items folders
• Previewing Attachments in Outlook
• How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part One
• Enhanced Presence Model White Paper & Presence Survival Guide
• Removing disconnected mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007
• How to tell what public folder store your Outlook client is going to when you fail to download the OAB with error 0x8004010f
• What is the default refresh rate for Autodiscover
• Sender Authentication: Explained
• Migrating from Domino to Exchange 2007 (Part 4)
• Managing E-Mail Address Policies in Exchange Server 2007
• RPC OVER HTTP
• Creating Mailboxes for User Accounts that already exist (Exchange 2003)…
• Out of Office - and Redirect…
• CCR, Site Resilience and sample decision making processes...

Finalmente!!! Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

O tão aguardado Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 está finalmente disponível!

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 MP requires the Backward Compatibility Version 6.0.5000.16 (or above).

 

E não se esqueçam de ler as Release Notes.

Brief Description
This download contains a standalone version of the Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Release Notes. This release notes document includes information about how to install and configure this management pack. It also describes known issues about the product and suggested resolutions.

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Overview

A Microsoft disponibilizou uma nova apresentação em PowerPoint que explica o valor do Service Pack 1 do Exchange Server 2007.

Apesar do lançamento do SP1 estar agendado para o último trimestre deste ano, este será apresentado oficialmente com o lançamento da segunda vaga dos produtos de Unified Communications a 16 de Outubro.

A apresentação está disponível em 2 formatos:

• PowerPoint 2003 - Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Overview
• PowerPoint 2007 - Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1

.NET Framework 2.0 Update para Exchange 2007

A Microsoft disponibilizou uma actualização da .NET Framework 2.0 que deve ser instalada em todos os servidores Exchange 2007.  Embora seja prioritária a sua instalação em servidores Client Access com múltiplos protocolos, a recomendação é que seja igualmente aplicada nos restantes servidores Exchange 2007.

Este fix será integrado num futuro SP1 da .NET Framework, mas que não tem ainda previsto a data de lançamento.

Mais informações estão disponíveis no seguinte artigo da Knowledge Base:

• KB942027 - FIX: You may notice that the memory load is very high when you run an application that is built on the .NET Framework 2.0

Fonte: Scott Schnoll's Blog

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Outubro 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 Security Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2007 (KB942575)
• Description of the Update for Outlook Junk Email Filter 2003 (KB942571)

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Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Observations about the software industry today
• Mobile E-Mail For Business: How Five Platforms Compare
• Mozilla Thunderbird vs. Microsoft Outlook
• An introduction to Microsoft Exchange System Attendant
• Exchange Server 2007 MCP Exams – Notes from the field
• FYI: Why are MAPI and CDO 1.21 not supported in managed (.NET) code?
• How Exchange Server 2007 Extends the Active Directory Schema
• Migrating from Domino to Exchange 2007 (Part 4)
• Shared Hosting with Exchange 2007 (Part 1)
• Exchange System Manager - 'Customized' Permissions
• Mission Impossible: In-Place Upgrading Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
• Making the Last Logon attribute more useful
• Processing embedded attachments in a Transport Agent
• Adding Document Favorite links for Direct File Access in OWA 2007 via a script
• Managed Folders: How to apply different Managed Content Settings to Default Folders
• Subtle news Hidden Away
• Exchange 2007 SP1: Enabling Message Tracking and Connectivity Logs through Exchange Management Console
• E-Mail Attackers Target Corporate Execs
• Google Boosts Corporate E-Mail Service
• Exchange 2007 .. could this be an undocumented feature?

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services: What are the real benefits?
• Exchanging Your Old Outlook for the New
• Exchange Server and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
• SharePoint & Outlook – The Perfect Link
• How to get debug diagnostic information from Powershell commands
• Being blocked by Hotmail
• OWA and reminders
• Publish your Outlook calendar onto the Internet
• Testing your new Exchange 2007 Send connector
• Gmail flaw allows forwarding messages to attacker's mailbox
• UM Language Packs
• Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1: Managing a CCR Cluster using the Exchange Management Console
• Managing Resource Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007 (Part 1)
• Enterprise Exchange Dedicated GC Design
• Accessing Exchange from your Mac
• Outlook 2007 can now use DNS SRV records to find the location of the Exchange Autodiscover Service
• Sample Script to Help with Lotus Notes to Exchange 2007 Migration
• Scripting Corner Volume 2 - Pipelining and the One Line command

TechNet Magazine - Outubro 2007

A Edição de Outubro da TechNet Magazine já está disponível online. Também pode ser descarregada como um ficheiro HTML Help file (.chm).

O tema principal desta edição é a poupança de energia no Datacenter, contribuindo assim para a salvação do Planeta.

Bem a propósito, o Primeiro Ministro de Portugal, José Sócrates, anunciou no debate sobre Mudança Climática das Nações Unidas que a União Europeia decidiu unilateralmente cortar 20% na emissão de gases de efeito de estufa, ou 30% se outros países industrializados (leia-se Estados Unidos) assinarem o mesmo compromisso.

E aqui fica a lista dos meus artigos preferidos desta edição:

• A Guide to Active Directory Replication
• Exchange Edge Transport Servers at Microsoft
• Windows PowerShell - Working Without a Script

Webcasts em Outubro

Aqui fica a lista de webcasts de Exchange & Unified Communications em Outubro (tirada do blog da Eileen Brown):

Exchange:
TechNet Webcast: Message Security, Active Protection, and Compliance with Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Friday, October 05, 2007 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Chris Avis, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032352474&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
Friday, October 19, 2007 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
John Weston, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032352635&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Client Access and Web Services (Level 200)
Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Harold Wong, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032352684&Culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Early Preview of Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Level 100)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Indika Boteju, Mid-Market Solutions Advisor, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350850&Culture=en-US

Unified Communications
Momentum Webcast: A Sneak Peek at Unified Communications with Software-Powered VoIP and Unified Messaging (Level 100)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Bob Clancy, Mid-Market Solutions Advisor, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032351243&Culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Amplify the Productivity of Your Business: Optimize Your Unified Infrastructure (Level 100)
Monday, October 29, 2007 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Indika Boteju, Mid-Market Solutions Advisor, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032349749&Culture=en-US

Leitura de fim-de-semana

• Yahoo To Buy Zimbra for $350M
• Not So Unified Communications
• Mozilla tries Firefox recipe with Thunderbird
• OWA for Exchange 2007 in IE vs. OWA Light in everything else
• OpsMgr by Example: The Exchange 2007 Management Pack
• How to use SMTP queues to troubleshoot mail flow
• Make Reading Your E-Mail Easier in Outlook: Minimize the To-Do Bar and the Navigation Pane
• Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Dial tone recovery feature - Part II
• RPC over HTTP through ISA Server 2006
• Standby Continuous Replication (SCR) Part 2
• How big is too BIG!
• Email and Attachment Archiving with a Transport Agent on Exchange 2007
• Cmdlets and Commands used in SCR Blogcast
• Implementing Outlook Voice Access with Exchange Server 2007 (Part 1)
• Migrating from Domino to Exchange 2007 (Part 3)
• Upgrading from Windows 2000 AD to 2003 when Exchange 2003 is installed on the Domain Controller - Part 1…
• Upgrading from Windows 2000 AD to 2003 when Exchange 2003 is installed on the Domain Controller - Part 2…
• Installing and running Windows Mobile 5+MSFP and Windows Mobile 6 standalone emulators

Actualização do filtro Junk Email do Outlook (Setembro 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 2007 Junk E-mail Filter (KB937833)
• Description of the Update for Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter (KB936677)

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Exchange 2007 storage: um eBook e uma folha de cálculo

Da autoria do também MVP Jim Mcbee, The Shortcut Guide to Exchange Server 2007 Storage Systems, cobre o desenho, planeamento e dimensionamento de storage para o Exchange Server, os conceitos básicos de utilização de SANs iSCSI e as melhores práticas de operação das SANs em geral.

O eBook completo encontra-se disponível para download no formato PDF, publicado pela editora virtual RealTime Publishers. Aqui ficam os títulos de alguns capítulos:

• Choosing an Exchange Server storage platform
• Sizing the Exchange storage platform appropriately
• Implementing an iSCSI storage system
• Basic practices for implementing iSCSI storage

 

E já que estamos a falar de dimensionamento de storage a equipa do Microsoft Exchange disponibilizou recentemente a versão 11.2 da Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator spreadsheet. A lista das actualizações pode ser consultada no post Updates to the Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator.

A folha de cálculo encontra-se no formato Excel 2007. Infelizmente, para pessoas como eu que ainda tenham o Office 2003, o Office 2007 Compatibility Pack não vai funcionar desta vez:

A Microsoft está a trabalhar para resolver o problema.

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help

A Microsoft disponibilizou uma versão actualizada do ficheiro de help do Exchange Server 2007, por forma a contemplar as alterações introduzidas com o lançamento do Service Pack 1.

Quick Details

File Name: exchhelp.exe
Version: 05Sept2007
Date Published: 9/17/2007
Language: English
Download Size: 19.2 MB

Overview
The Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Help can help you in the day-to-day administration of Exchange. Use this information to guide you through Exchange Server 2007 SP1 features, tasks, and administration procedures.

Mensagens Out of Office creativas

Enquanto andava a navegar no site Pro-Exchange, houve um post sobre mensagens Out of Office que me prendeu a atenção. A lista destas mensagens bastante creativas pode ser encontrada no Blog do Curious George:

1. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. I may be a little moody so be prepared.
2. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.
3. Sorry to have missed you, but I am at the doctor's having my brain removed so I can be promoted to our management team.
4. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation on 4/8. Please be patient, and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
5. Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged £5.99 for the first 10 words and £1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again.
   (The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over.)
7. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
8. Hi, I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.
9. I've run away to join a different circus.
10. I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as " Sharon " instead of "Steve".