Exchange Messaging Outlook
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Greetings! Welcome to Vol. 11, No. 19 of Exchange
Messaging Outlook, a biweekly newsletter about Microsoft Exchange
and Microsoft Outlook.
Today's highlights: Regular features:
Exchange 2007 ReleasedOn December 7, Exchange Server 2007 was released to manufacturing.
Over the next several months, administrators will be busy migrating
their mail systems, making plans to migrate, or weighing the costs
of migrating. Because Exchange server is 64 bit only and it's not as
simple as upgrading the previous version, migrating shouldn’t be
attempted without thorough planning, but it is well worth it in the
end.
Exchange 2007 offers many new and improved features which make it a good investment. From the cost stand point, it was designed to offer reliable mail service at a lower total cost, better redundancy, and fast recovery. Improvements in mobility and unified messaging offer a lower TCO and improved manageability, while making employees more productive with access to voice, email, and fax in their Inbox from anywhere on a variety of mobile devices or through Outlook Web Access. End users are not the only ones who can be more productive with Exchange 2007 - the new command line interface has the potential to save administrators time and effort. Yes, it takes some getting used to, but in the end, you will be able to do more, faster. Administrators will have an easier time ensuring compliance with corporate and legal requirements, thanks to retention rules and journaling. Exchange 2007 includes more security and protection from viruses, spam, and phishing attempts, on the server side and in OWA. Autodiscover creates an automatic connection between Outlook 2007 and Exchange 2007 which should reduce the support needed when adding new users. To sign up for an evaluation version of Exchange 2007, visit http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/default.mspx Licensing 101Much of the Exchange community is in an uproar over client licensing
for Exchange. Whether it makes a difference for many sites remains
to be seen, since it appears only sites that don't license Office
2007 suite or subscribe to Software Assurance will be affected. One
thing is for sure, it's not as straightforward as past versions,
where the Exchange CAL included the rights to the current version of
Outlook. While it may be disappointing to sites that don't subscribe
to SA, they’ll have fewer support issues when using the same
versions of Office and Outlook.
From the Exchange server volume licensing page found at http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/ProductPage.aspx?pid=111 “Exchange Server 2007 Outlook 2007 grant for Exchange Server 2003 CAL customers Unlike prior versions, Exchange Server 2007 Standard or Enterprise does not include the right to install Outlook on devices for which CALs are obtained. However, for each Exchange Server CAL, Core CAL Suite or Enterprise CAL Suite with active Software Assurance coverage as of November 30, 2006, customers will be granted one Office Outlook 2007 license. The right to use Outlook under that license expires upon expiration of the corresponding CAL. Use of Outlook under this offering is subject to the customers’ license agreement and the product use rights for that product. If Software Assurance coverage on the corresponding CAL is maintained continuously (i.e., renewed with no lapse in coverage), and one later version of Office Outlook (i.e., N+1, where N=Office Outlook 2007) is made available prior to the expiration of that coverage, customers’ license will be for that version instead. Alternatively, customers are eligible to acquire Software Assurance coverage for that Office Outlook license, provided that coverage is acquired by February 28, 2007. Customers who wish to acquire Software Assurance coverage for Office Outlook after that date must first acquire a new license for the version of Office Outlook that is current at the time coverage is acquired. " Whatever happened to simplified licensing agreements? Office 2007 and Outlook Express Spell CheckAfter installing Office 2007, one issue which affects some users is
the lack of spell check in Outlook Express. Or more precisely, only
the French dictionary is available for spell check. This happens
because Outlook Express can't use the new proofing tools that ship
with Office 2007. It's easy to fix: install just the proofing tools
from your previous version of Office (using the custom install
option). You can get them from any older Office suite or application
- including FrontPage, Publisher or standalone versions of Word,
Excel, or Outlook.
To install just the proofing tools from Office 2003, run Office setup and choose the custom option. Uncheck all programs in the list and add a check to choose the options at the bottom of the programs list. No the nest screen, set each top level item to be Not Available (red X icon). Expand the Office Shared Features branch and locate Proofing tools in the list. Expand proofing tools and choose English, setting it to Run from my computer. Finish the installation. Once installed, restart OE - go to Tools, Options and verify Spelling is configured to use the correct English dictionary. |
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EXCHANGE 2007 WEBCASTS http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/exchange.mspx Exchange Server - Microsoft IT Showcase webcasts on Exchange 2007, including * Going 64-Bit with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 * Enterprise Messaging with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 * How Microsoft IT Designs Its 64-bit Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure |
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New Exchange Knowledge Base Articles |
The time settings in Outlook Web Access on Exchange Server 2003 may not reflect
the change to Western Australia daylight saving time during the transition
period http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=928468 The performance of a server that is running Exchange 2003 deteriorates over time when you run a WMI script to enumerate public folders http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=926986 The time settings in Outlook Web Access on Exchange Server 2003 SP2 may not reflect the change to Western Australia daylight saving time during the transition period http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=928462 You are not logged off when you click "Log Off" in Outlook Web Access on a front-end server that is running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927907 You are not logged off when you click "Log Off" in Outlook Web Access on a front-end server that is running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927907 The MAPI program incorrectly returns the S_OK error code instead of the MAPI_E_END_OF_SESSION error code in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=926924 Messages that are sent through Exchange 2003 to an external messaging server are blocked by Sender ID checking http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915863 Error message when you try to synchronize a Windows Mobile-based device by using Exchange ActiveSync for Exchange 2003: "Synchronization failed" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927465 How to move shared cluster resources to new hard disk drives by using the same drive letters in Exchange 2003 in a clustered environment http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927468 Certificates in the personal store of a Windows Mobile-based mobile device are removed when you connect to Exchange Server 2003 SP2 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927905 You cannot access a customized property for an appointment item in Outlook Web Access on Exchange Server 2003 after you save the appointment item two times http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=926463 You may notice inaccurate queue information in Exchange Server 2003 and in Exchange 2000 Server http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=928447 You may notice inaccurate queue information in Exchange Server 2003 and in Exchange 2000 Server http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=928447 Error message when an Exchange 2003 Outlook Web Access client tries to send a digitally signed or encrypted e-mail message: "A digital ID that allows you to encrypt this message is missing" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927463 The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service does not start, and event ID 26 is logged in Exchange 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927462 The values of certain counter items under the MSExchangeMTA object do not change and are larger than expected in Performance Monitor in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=926869 Information about why the size of a digitally signed or encrypted e-mail message increases in Exchange 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927469 |
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New Outlook Knowledge Base Articles |
Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for the
English version of Outlook 2003: December 4, 2006 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=929307 Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: December 12, 2006 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=925254 Description of the update for Office 2003: December 12, 2006 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924886 Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: December 4, 2006 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=929304 How to use the Custom Installation Wizard or the Custom Maintenance Wizard to customize user profiles to load default junk e-mail filter lists in Outlook 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927470 |
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