Exchange Messaging Outlook
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Greetings! Welcome to Vol. 9, No. 4, 27 May 2004, of Exchange
Messaging Outlook, a biweekly newsletter about Microsoft Exchange
and Microsoft Outlook.
Today's highlights:
Regular features:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TECHED 2004Greetings from TechEd 2004! Two exciting announcements for Exchange 2003 administrators were made during Tuesday's keynote: the release of Exchange 2003 SP1 and the Intelligent Message Filter is going to be free for all Exchange 2003 licensees. A number of less exciting announcements were made and I'll try to mention most of them as well. Some of the interesting tidbits picked up at TechEd. Some is old news, some new:
Touching briefly on the first two points--always send in the crash reports, it really makes a difference. When the crash involves a non-Microsoft application, they'll notify the third party vendor and provide him with the data. If your corporation has a policy against sending crash reports back, reexamine the issue and reconsider allowing some or all of your users to send crash reports back. You'll contribute to a better, bug free application. On the surface, Caller ID is a great idea, but because many ISPs require users to send mail using the ISP's SMTP server when they are using their network, but allowing any address in the From field, it has the potential to reject e-mail from out-of-office users as spam. How this and similar scenarios are handled when using Caller ID will determine the ultimate success of this and similar concepts. Before I get into the highlights from TechEd, I would like to apologize for the broken or unclickable links and HTML formatting in the last two issues of EMO. It was the result of the configuration of Outlook 2003 in a new installation of Windows XP. I'd like to be able to say that it won't happen again, but I'll wait until I see if this issue is sent properly before I make that promise. I'll explain the problems users have in configuring Outlook to send long URLs in a future issue of EMO. EXCHANGE 2003 INTELLIGENT MESSAGE FILTERLast fall, Microsoft announced that the Exchange 2003 Intelligent Message Filter would be made available only to Software Assurance customers. Several weeks ago they mentioned it would be released at TechEd and true to their word, Microsoft announced Tuesday that they were making it available to all Exchange 2003 licensees. Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter uses the same SmartScreen technology used in Outlook 2003 to provide server-side message filtering, heuristics-based message analysis, and support for per-message spam confidence level ratings. By allowing administrators to set spam confidence level thresholds on the server, it gives administrators better control over the spam that's blocked at the server level and what is moved to Outlook 2003's Junk E-mail folder. Note that Intelligent Message Filter can only be installed on Exchange Server 2003 servers. If your corporation uses Exchange 2000, you'll need to upgrade to Exchange 2003. To use the client side filtering features, you'll need Outlook 2003. Look for more information and download IMF at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/imf/default.asp. EXCHANGE 2003 SP1Available for download now, Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes a number of bug fixes and new features based on administrator's feedback. Among the enhancements you'll find in Exchange 2003 SP1 is easier RPC over HTTP setup and configuration, easier Exchange 5.5 cross site mailbox moves, and improved security. It also includes support for additional languages in Outlook Mobile Access and Outlook Web Access spelling checkers. Enhancements to the Outlook Mobile Access user interface include out-of-office modification capabilities, a larger text entry field, search folder support, and improved menu navigation. Look for SP1 at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp1.asp. NEW EXCHANGE 2003 TOOLSSeveral new Exchange server tools were announced at TechEd and released to the web on Tuesday. They include the Outlook Web Access (OWA) administration tool, which provides a web-based UI for all administrator tunable OWA settings. It lists all of the servers in the domain and allows administration of OWA settings on all Front-end and Back-end servers. The tool ensures that settings are correctly written to the server's registry and provides inline documentation for all configurable features. Also included is the Exchange Profile Update tool which allows you to update Outlook profiles after moving mailboxes across Exchange organizations or administrative groups. A list of all the tools and their descriptions is available at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003.asp. Each tool is available separately or you can download all of the tools in one package from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0F616C6-8FA4-4768-A3ED-CC09AEF7B60A&displaylang=en. FUTURE OF EXCHANGEWhat can we look for from the Exchange program group in 2005? Exchange Server Edge services, which will be included in Software Assurance and available for purchase, will offer a more secure messaging by offering features such as SMTP relay, Intelligent Message Filter anti-spam, and the ability to apply messaging policy. Other features expected in the Exchange Edge server include routing and Journal server capabilities. To learn more about Exchange Server Edge Services, visit http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/security/EdgeServices.aspp. The Exchange Best Practices Analyzer tool supports Exchange 5.5 and up, on NT4 and greater, although the amount of information collected by the tool is limited on Exchange 5.5 and NT4. This tool will scan your Exchange servers and check for recommended settings, highlighting those that are changed and compare the current settings to previous settings. Updates to the XML configuration file will be downloaded automatically when the tool is used, assuring you that the analyzer is using the most recent configuration file. Beyond 2005, look for better calendaring along with enhanced security and improved anti-spam features, as well as improvements in the mobile user experience and web services, including new web parts. |
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OFFICECALENDAR http://www.officecalendar.com Share Microsoft Outlook calendar, contact, and task information with this affordable Exchange alternative. Makes Outlook calendar sharing and Outlook group calendar scheduling easy. Works with Microsoft Outlook 2000, XP, and 2003. OfficeCalendar creates Outlook calendar share folders under each user's main calendar folder along with a Outlook group calendar. Free trial is available. OUTTRAY V2.05 |
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Updated Utilities |
ANAGRAM http://getanagram.com/anagramoutlook/ anagram is a tiny program that stays out of your way while you work, but is available at a single keypress when you need to get appointments, addresses into Outlook quickly and easily from anywhere on your PC, such as an e-mail or web site, without re-typing or using copy and paste. anagram translates the meaningful text from any application into a Contact, Calendar, Task and Note item. Updated to work with Outlook 2003. Version 2.2.0 CLASSIFY
FOR OUTLOOK MAPIVIEWER V2.0 OUTLOOKCRM 3.0 SPAMBAYES OUTLOOK ADDIN X1 |
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EXCHANGE 2003 SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp1.asp Available now, Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes a number of bug fixes and new features based on administrator's feedback. Among the enhancements you'll find in Exchange 2003 SP1 is easier RPC over HTTP setup and configuration, easier Exchange 5.5 cross site mailbox moves, and improved security. It also includes support for additional languages in Outlook Mobile Access and Outlook Web Access spelling checkers. Enhancements to the Outlook Mobile Access user interface include out-of-office modification, a larger text entry field, search folder support, and improved menu navigation. Download or order it on CD. EXCHANGE 2003: EXCHANGE
DEPLOYMENT TOOLS EXCHANGE 2003: EXCHANGE PROFILE UPDATE EXCHANGE 2003: OUTLOOK WEB ACCESS WEB ADMINISTRATION EXCHANGE INTELLIGENT MESSAGE FILTER |
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