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Exchange, meet ExFolders

Anderson Patricio — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:20:38 GMT

PFDAVAdmin is not around anymore with Exchange Server 2010 however the exchange team created a new tool called ExFolders.

Six or seven years ago, I was faced with several cases where the permissions on public folders had been made non-canonical by programs running against the M: drive. This was back in the Exchange 2000 days when IFS was still around, and it exposed the M: drive by default. At the time, the only fix we had for this situation was a painful manual process that had to be done one folder at a time. Since I was trying to learn C# at the time, I decided to write a tool to do a bulk fix as a learning exercise. That tool became PFDAVAdmin, so named because it used WebDAV to access and make changes to public folders, and because I kind of saw it as the successor to the old pfadmin/pfinfo tools. The tool soon grew to incorporate other functionality, including exporting/importing permissions and replica lists, exporting properties, enumerating items, accessing mailboxes, etc. PFDAVAdmin gained wide usage in Exchange Support, and an updated version was later released publicly. It wasn't a pretty or polished tool, but it was extremely good at dealing with certain customer scenarios.

A few years later, PFDAVAdmin began showing its age. It had been written for .NET Framework 1.1, and because of Framework 2.0's more restrictive XML parsing, I could not easily move it to the new Framework. It also relied on the presence of certain directory objects which were always there in Exchange 2000 and 2003, but were associated only with the CAS role in 2007.

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio
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Exchange Server 2010 RTM download available

Anderson Patricio — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:55 GMT

Hi folks,

Exchange Server 2010 RTM has just been released for download at Microsoft download site.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps IT Professionals achieve new levels of reliability with greater flexibility, enhanced user experiences, and increased protection for business communications.

Flexible and reliable - Exchange Server 2010 gives you the flexibility to tailor your deployment based on your company's unique needs and a simplified way to keep e-mail continuously available for your users.
Anywhere access - Exchange Server 2010 helps your users get more done by giving them the freedom to securely access all their communications - e-mail, voice mail, instant messaging, and more - from virtually any platform, Web browser, or device.
Protection and compliance - Exchange Server 2010 delivers integrated information loss prevention, and compliance tools aimed at helping you simplify the process of protecting your company's communications and meeting regulatory requirements.

This software is intended for evaluation purposes only. You must accept the license terms before you are authorized to use the software. There is no product support for this trial software. You are welcome to participate in the forums to share your trial experiences with others and to ask for advice.

Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05741f65-2a7b-4070-879f-d74208d6171d&displaylang=en&Hash=p7EU0gyhY4DEbH1Kipa3uP2uqNEJBU6x8oXNokye62E1aoNzVuAdGKn5z%2bpQxA0UMZ9tlXMiGQL%2bhmwYy1%2btbA%3d%3d

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Download Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 RC1

Anderson Patricio — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:47:04 GMT

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM), formerly known as Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" delivers an integrated identity management solution with powerful self-service capabilities for Office end-users, rich administrative tools and enhanced automation for IT professionals and .NET and WS-* based extensibility for developers. FIM 2010 provides organizations with unique workflow driven solutions to manage user accounts, passwords, groups and distribution lists as well as certificate-based credentials such as smart cards, using identity-based policies that can span across Windows and heterogeneous environments. And when you download the latest beta software, you're automatically registered to access valuable resources assembled in one convenient location.

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 is the official name for Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2". This was announced as part of Microsoft's strategy for Business Ready Security. You will continue to see the ILM "2" name for some time including in the software available below.

Get it from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc872861.aspx

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DPM 2010 Beta available for download

Anderson Patricio — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:29:05 GMT

Hello folks,

DPM 2010 beta is available and this beta supports Exchange Server 2010 DAG protection! :)

Overview of DPM 2010: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/dataprotectionmanager/en/us/2010beta-overview.aspx

You can download it from here: https://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?SiteID=840&DownloadID=22070

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio
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http://www.andersonpatricio.org

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Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2

Anderson Patricio — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:27:10 GMT

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system. Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a messaging system that enables rich, efficient access to e-mail, calendar items, voice mail, and contacts. For the administrator, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 provides advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses, as well as the tools to help manage internal compliance and high availability needs. For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP2, see "What's New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2".

Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a

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Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Anderson Patricio — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:29:58 GMT

Hi guys,

MS Exchange Team released RU 9 for Exchange SErver 2007 SP1 but keep in mind that Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is just around the corner and it will bring all updates of the current RU 9 as well.

Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers.

RU 9 KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970162

Download RU 9: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55320be2-c65c-48bb-bab8-6335aa7d008c&displaylang=en

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio

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Unified Communications How-To

Anderson Patricio — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:01:58 GMT

Hello folks,

This package can help you out to explain some of the Office Communicator, Communications Server Attendant, Live Meeting through a desktop or web application. It is really helpful if you want to improve your end-user knowledge of OCS using self-training. You can also customize the tool to display only the features that you have deployed in your environment.

The Microsoft Unified Communications "How-To" training tool is a Microsoft Silverlight™ 2 application that provides step-by-step instructions for common UC tasks. You can customize the How-To application to your company's needs based on the UC features you've installed. For example, if you have installed all UC features except Communicator Mobile and Communicator Group Chat, you can modify the XML file so that those features and topics do not appear in the interface.

Download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=aba240af-b5ba-4e14-bc12-c98eae1f6d15

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio

Unified Communications Adoption and Training Kit 2007 R2

Anderson Patricio — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:51:40 GMT

Hello folks,

There is a training kit available to help us out to deploy OCS 2007 R2, there are information for IT Pros, Help Desk and trainers. There is also some examples of e-mail messages that you can send to your users to improve their experience during the POC process.

The Unified Communications Adoption and Training Kit for 2007 R2 provides guidance and resources for IT Pros, HelpDesk, and Trainers to speed adoption and usage of Unified Communications technologies in the enterprise. The kit includes Planning Checklists, Awareness materials, including Poster, Door Hangers, and E-mail samples, and User Education Materials such as Quick Reference Cards, Flash Cards, and links to Web-based Training.

Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eb18d016-64f7-4aae-b491-65636a186c1a&displaylang=en

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 - Rollup Update 8

Anderson Patricio — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:06:49 GMT

Hello folks,

RU 8 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 was released and these are the issues fixed in this new update:

948856 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948856/ ) Event ID 9667 occurs when you create a new named property on an Exchange Server 2007 server
952935 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952935/ ) A software update is available that provides the log tracing feature for the LogTruncator tag in Exchange Server 2007
954639 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954639/ ) Exchange Information Store service stops responding intermittently on an Exchange 2007 server
955480 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955480/ ) Meeting requests from external senders are displayed as Busy instead of Tentative in an Exchange 2007 environment
956633 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956633/ ) User calendar permissions are removed after you run the Set-MailboxCalendarSettings cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
957640 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957640/ ) The "test-*" command fails when you run it on a site that contains only CAS roles in an Exchange 2007 environment
958239 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958239/ ) Exchange Server 2007 does not generate an event log message for public folder replication messages even though a property validation exception is thrown and the replications do not occur
958881 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958881/ ) All HTML content in attachment files of messages is run through an HTML filter when you open or save the attachment by using Outlook Web Access (OWA)
958938 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958938/ ) The importance attribute of a message is lost when an Exchange 2007 user accesses a high-importance message or a low-importance message from Exchange Server 2007 by using a non-Outlook POP3 client or IMAP4 client
959510 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959510/ ) A meeting request that is sent from OWA causes a "553 5.0.0 Message-Id header line format error" NDR message in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
959748 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959748/ ) An account with the "Exchange View-Only Administrator" permission can review user mailbox contents by using an administrative application in Exchange Server 2007
959861 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959861/ ) Some clients cannot connect to back-end Exchange Server 2003 IMAP servers after Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 RU2 is applied
959990 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959990/ ) An error occurs when you try to update a recurring appointment by using an Outlook client that is connected to an Exchange 2007 server
960178 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960178/ ) You receive an NDR when you send an e-mail using OWA Premium and the ANR cache if the Exchange organization name has more than one space
960354 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960354/ ) Edge Attachment Filtering does not honor the ExceptionConnectors value in Exchange Server 2007
960367 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960367/ ) Error message when you run the Export-Mailbox command on a folder that has more than 5000 items in Exchange 2007: "-1056749164"
960495 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960495/ ) The Information Store service crashes continuously on an Exchange Server 2007 server
960633 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960633/ ) The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service crashes on an Exchange Server 2007 that has the mailbox server role installed
960703 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960703/ ) Extended characters are replaced by question marks when you send an e-mail message that contains extended ASCII characters by using an IMAP4 client in Exchange 2007
960775 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960775/ ) You receive a "Message too large for this recipient" NDR that has the original message attached after you restrict the Maximum Message Send Size value in Exchange Server 2007
960869 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960869/ ) A queue that has multiple connections cannot enter a Retry state in Exchange Server 2007
961152 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961152/ ) The Exchange information store service (Store.exe process) crashes intermittently when you migrate user data from Lotus Notes to Exchange Server 2007
961347 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961347/ ) Error message when you export an Exchange 2007 mailbox to a .pst file and a filter is defined: "Export-Mailbox : Error was found for <username> (<SMTP address>)"
961443 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961443/ ) Users cannot use Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server 2007 to open an address book
961524 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961524/ ) Some journal messages are stuck in the Submission queue in Exchange Server 2007
961606 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961606/ ) After you apply Rollup Update 5 for Exchange Server 2007 S961606, Outlook Web Access users find the font size of plain text messages is extremely small when they use some third-party Web browsers
961693 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961693/ ) Japanese (1 byte Kana) characters in the subject and display name are corrupted when you try to reply or forward task requests or calendar items in Outlook client
962235 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962235/ ) The date and time information for a "Follow Up" flag is missing if an Exchange 2007 user sends a message to an external recipient
966535 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/966535/ ) Duplicate messages are sent to an external recipient if the recipient is included in multiple distribution lists in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
967038 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967038/ ) Many log entries are generated in Exchange Server 2007 if you turn on the Exchange log to audit the logons that do not use the primary account for shared resource mailboxes
967097 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967097/ ) Users may receive duplicate calendar items for the updated instance on mobile devices
967109 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967109/ ) A delegate cannot accept a meeting request for an online meeting in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
967255 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967255/ ) Only the tracing information of the last user is logged when you configure Exchange Server 2007 to trace multiple users at the same time
968310 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968310/ ) Many log entries are generated on an Exchange Server 2007 computer when you enable the Exchange log to audit user logons that do not use the primary account for their mailbox
968352 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968352/ ) The W3wp.exe process crashes when you use the Italian version of the spelling checker on a message in Outlook Web Access in Exchange 2007
968589 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968589/ ) The managed policy does not work if the ptagProvisionedFid attribute is missing in Exchange Server 2007
968673 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968673/ ) The EdgeTransport.exe file of Exchange 2007 servers crashes continuously and Event ID 10003 and Event ID 5000 occur
968745 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968745/ ) Incomplete tasks show in the Complete tasks view in OWA 2007 in an Exchange 2007 environment
968966 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968966/ ) Many log entries are generated in Exchange Server 2007 if you turn on the Exchange log to audit administrator logons that do not use the primary account for mailboxes
969690 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969690/ ) Unresolved sender for delivery status notifications after applying update rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
970687 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970687/ ) A search operation in Outlook does not return a correct result if there is a corrupted HTML message in the target folder in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1f5c8b2-c4f2-4eba-849b-e464d4f2869c

More information about the RU 8: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968012

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio

Edge Planning Tool for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

Anderson Patricio — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:58:32 GMT

The Edge Planning Tool for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 provides settings for configuring your perimeter network based on information that you provide to the tool.

You can download the from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ec4b960c-3fe2-41bd-abdf-ae89cfcb8c6c&displaylang=en

Quick Reference Card for Communicator Mobile for Java

Anderson Patricio — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:05:33 GMT

This quick reference card summarizes the common calling, IM, presence, and contact management tasks in Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile for Java.

You can download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7205cd2e-b850-4f26-8e80-df88c83ddd2a

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Quick Reference for Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant

Anderson Patricio — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:03:04 GMT

This quick reference card summarizes the tasks most commonly performed when using Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant. It describes how to navigate the main window, answer incoming calls, make outgoing calls, transfer calls, and take notes. It also covers how to set up conference calls, manage multiple conversations, and search for contacts.

Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0005b7b9-b40e-4e56-9ece-acc4b1d2f92e

Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Anderson Patricio — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:38:58 GMT

Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers.

Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2074fefd-fa1a-4c3e-bf72-94585e454150

Description of RU 7: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960384

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Dial-in Conferencing E-mail Templates

Anderson Patricio — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:09:48 GMT

The following e-mail template provides basic instructions to users about how to use the dial-in conferencing feature of Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

Get it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e63531ef-a7de-4371-b1b7-ba68158c404c

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Exchange Server 2007 Release Update 5 has been released

Anderson Patricio — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:26:12 GMT

Hello folks,

You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=652ED33A-11A1-459C-8FFE-90B9CBFE7903&displaylang=en

Rollup Update 5 description can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953467

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio

Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" RC

Anderson Patricio — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:42:12 GMT

Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) "2" delivers an integrated identity management solution with powerful self-service capabilities for Office end-users, rich administrative tools and enhanced automation for IT professionals and .NET and WS-* based extensibility for developers. ILM "2" provides organizations with unique workflow driven solutions to manage user accounts, passwords, groups and distribution lists as well as certificate-based credentials such as smart cards, using identity-based policies that can span across Windows and heterogeneous environments. And when you download the latest beta software, you're automatically registered to access valuable beta resources assembled in one convenient location.

System requirements: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/ilm2/sysreqs.mspx

Get it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/evalcenter/cc872861.aspx

Communicator 2007 - October Updates

Anderson Patricio — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:40:05 GMT

Hello folks,

This Communicator 2007 October update fixes the following issues:

958659 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958659/) When you use telephony mode=4, you can only manually set the URI information in Communicator 2007
957793 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957793/) A Communicator 2007 client is unusually slow at startup
956734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956734/) The presence status of Communicator 2007 changes to "Away" for all Terminal Server users when one user locks the desktop on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

To download it : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1ad57f8f-78f7-45f6-a8c0-805936f46645

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio

IFilters for Exchange Server 2007 and some other products..

Anderson Patricio — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:48:42 GMT

This download will install and register IFilters with the Windows Indexing Service. These IFilters are used by Microsoft Search products to index the contents of specific document formats. This Filter Pack includes IFilters for the following formats: .docx, .docm, .pptx, .pptm, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .zip, .one, .vdx, .vsd, .vss, .vst, .vdx, .vsx, and .vtx.

Because Windows Desktop Search (WDS) consumes IFilters from Windows Indexing Service, the IFilters will be automatically registered and available for use by WDS.

Here is how to register IFilters with Exchange Server 2007: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;944516

Here is the IFilter downloads: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60c92a37-719c-4077-b5c6-cac34f4227cc&displaylang=en&tm

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Rollup Update 4 has been released

Anderson Patricio — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:13:54 GMT

Hello folks,

The RU4 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 was released today, as follows:

You can get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8B492ED2-EA92-412F-A852-3AA1C58D9499&displaylang=en

Description of the Rollup Update 4 for SP1: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=952580

Cheers,
Anderson Patricio

Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator updated to v 16.0

Anderson Patricio — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:19:31 GMT

A new version of Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements was released.

Updates Tracking page: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/07/05/445802.aspx

How to use the calculator: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/01/15/432207.aspx