For those familiar with the GUI interface for Exchange Server 2003 diagnostic logging the new Exchange Server 2007 diagnostic logging cmdlets might seem a little daunting at first. But with a little PowerShell understanding they become much easier to manage. Lets take a look at a few examples. First of all the two shell cmdlets [...]
Emails not sending from Exchange 2003 to new Exchange 2007 server
February 20, 2009 By 10 Comments
When you introduce a the first Exchange Server 2007 server into an existing Exchange Server 2003 organization you may encounter an issue with mail flow between the two servers. Emails sent from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003 work fine, however emails sent from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 do not work and can be seen [...]
Articles about Exchange Server and spam prevention
February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve written some more articles recently at AllSpammedUp.com. One of the interesting things about writing these articles is that is has forced me to take a deeper look at Exchange Server 2007 antispam features and consider their effectiveness. My view at the moment is that with the right attention and configuration Exchange Server 2007 can [...]
Exchange Server 2007 Update Rollup 6 (Critical)
February 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007. The update includes a critical security fix outlined in bulletin MS09-003. The full list of fixes can be found here, and the download files are here. I’ve updated our Exchange servers here last night and it went smoothly, no problems encountered. Make sure you read [...]
Exchange Server 2007 Transition Script
February 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
Every time I do an Exchange 2000/2003 to Exchange 2007 transition I have to run the same shell commands at the end to upgrade the default Email Address Policy, Address Lists, and Global Address List. So I wrote this script to do it automatically. To use the script copy this code into Notepad and save [...]
Installing Exchange Server 2007 roles, GUI vs Command Line
February 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
When installing Exchange Server 2007 roles there is different default behaviour between the GUI and the command line that you should be aware of. As long as you are aware of this behaviour when planning command line or unattended installations you won’t get caught out.
