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Today's highlights:
Regular features:
Exchange Q & AThe following are
commonly asked questions on Exchange Server forums and mailing
lists the last few weeks.
Q. Is there an in-place upgrade path to Exchange Server
2007?
A. An in-place upgrade is not possible in transitioning to
Exchange 2007. Exchange Server 2003 and its predecessors are all
32-bit applications. Exchange Server 2007 is only supported on
64-bit hardware with the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003.
If the current hardware is suitable, then the most likely option
will be to install a temporary Exchange Server and do a swing
migration to it. At that point, rebuild the original server with
Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, install Exchange Server 2007, then
move the mailboxes back, using the Exchange 2007 tools.
Q. Does Exchange Server 2007 support a scented plug-in?
A. No, but it does stimulate at least three of the senses.
Q. I installed Exchange Server 2007. Where are the Exchange
properties in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC)?
A. Exchange Server 2007 brings the message properties associated
with user administration back to a single Exchange interface
called the Exchange Management Console (EMC). The EMC is built
upon the Exchange Management Shell. The ADUC still exists as an
interface object administration in Active Directory; however,
the exchange specific administration for those objects now
resides in the new EMC.
Okay, so one of the questions above is not asked very often, but
knowing the types of questions people are capable of asking, it
could be asked at least once.
Outlook 2007 Q & AThe following
questions were asked frequently in various Outlook forums over
the past few weeks.
Q: Since installing Office 2007, my Outlook can only spell
check in French.
A: You're not using Outlook. How do I know? Because the spell
checker in Outlook works just fine and does it in English and
Spanish as well as French but there is a problem with spell
checking in Outlook Express after Office 2007 is installed. When
you install Office 2007 on Windows XP, the proofing engine from
previous versions of Office is uninstalled. Since Outlook
Express can't use the new proofing engine in Office 2007, you're
left with just French dictionaries installed.
You can either install a third party spell check utility or just
the proofing tools from any older Office application. I
recommend using an Office 2000 product to avoid problems with
Office Genuine Advantage complaining that you have an
application that needs activated.
Upgrading to Vista will also fix it.
Office 2007 and OE Spell Check
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
Q: When I try to select text in the reading pane, the cursor
is a hand and the page moves around. How do make it select text?
A: You need to toggle the Panning control off. At the top of the
scroll bar on the right hand side of the reading pane is a small
button with a hand icon. Click this to toggle between panning
and normal (text selection) behavior.
Q: Outlook is not correcting misspelled words. I have all of
the spell check options enabled.
A: It sounds like you are typing in the signature area. You can
confirm it by right clicking on the misspelled words - if the
signature selector comes up you aren't typing in the message
body. Edit your signatures to include two dashes (--) above the
actual signature. This will help you to see where the signature
begins and prevent typing in the signature field. Filtering Email by Regions in Exchange Server
A popular question on Exchange and Outlook forums is how to
block email originating from specific countries. It is possible
in both Outlook and Exchange, with varying degrees of success.
Blocking email by country or region in Exchange Server
Read the complete article at
Filtering Email by Region in Exchange Server Filtering Email by Regions in OutlookBoth Outlook 2003 SP2 and Outlook 2007's Junk Email filter
supports blocking email by the top level domains by country
(.CN, .CZ, .HK, etc) and encoding (character sets). Filtering by
top level domain is not particularly effective, since many
spammers do not use country domains on the From email addresses
they fake. Filtering by encoding may remove more spam from your
Inbox but is not nearly effective as a good junk mail filter.
To set these options, go to Tools, Options, Preferences,
Junk-Email. Only block encodings for countries or regions you do
not do business with. In English speaking countries, much of the
legitimate email will use US-ACSII or Western European.
Other versions of Outlook can use rules to filter for word s in
the messages header, where the words are specific character
sets. However, a 3rd party anti-spam filter will do a better job
of filtering out all of the spam, regardless of the country of
origination. For a list of anti-spam add-ins, see
http://www.slipstick.com/rules/junkmail.asp Fix for Microsoft Update Q911829Problem: After adding a recipient to a new email message in OWA,
pressing the space bar in the Compose Message window brings up
the address book.
This is caused by Microsoft Update Q911829, released in March
and April of 2006, introduced an OWA problem into some
environments where pressing the spacebar after addressing a
message results in the address dialog re-appearing. The cause is
that the focus is not set to the body after addressing a
message. The most commonly reported issue is that while typing
the message body, entering a space suddenly activates the
addressing pop-up.
As a service to the Exchange community, Messageware has released
a free fix for this problem. It is available at
http://www.messageware.com/fixQ911829.
Microsoft Update 911829: You receive an error message when you
try to perform any editing tasks, or you must click to enable
the compose frame in Outlook Web Access
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829 |
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New Utilities
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CCS Network Inventory
http://www.crowcanyon.com/network_inventory/network_inventory.asp
CCS Network Inventory is a powerful hardware and software
inventory and asset tracking program. Install the software on
your local PC or to a shared drive, and start scanning your LAN
to get detailed software and hardware inventory and
configuration information. Also integrates with
Outlook Help Desk and allows viewing of configuration
information from a trouble ticket.
IMI Attendees Print
http://www.imibo.com/imidev/Exchange/imiap.htm
IMI Attendees Print is small utility specially designed for
Microsoft Outlook users to print the names of the people who
have been invited to a meeting. Obtain information for Meeting
Request items from any Outlook Appointment folder. Print the
names of the people who have been invited to a meeting and print
the response status - Accepted, Declined, Tentative, or None.
Save and export report in Word, Excel, RTF, PDF, or HTML format.
Compatible with Outlook 2000/2002/2003/2007 and Exchange Server
5.5/2000/2003.br>
IIMI Contacts Exporter
http://www.imibo.com/imidev/Exchange/imice.htm
IMI Contacts Exporter for Microsoft Exchange Server is small
utility specially designed for Microsoft Outlook users to export
Contacts from any Outlook and/or Exchange Public Contacts Folder
(or private Mailbox folder) to Access 2000 table or Excel file.
Supports contact items from any Public Contacts folder in
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.x/2000/2003 and any Outlook Contacts
folder. IMI Contacts Exporter works on Microsoft Windows
95/98/Me/2000/XP and MS Windows NT with a valid Outlook/MAPI
profile.
IIMI Mailbox Statistics
http://www.imibo.com/imidev/Exchange/imims.htm
IMI Mailbox Statistics for Microsoft Exchange Server is small
utility for Exchange Admin to get, print and export (inventory)
Mailbox resources statistics, intended to cover the lack of
print capabilities in the current version of the Exchange Admin.
PPST Modification Service
http://www.exois.com/pstmodification.php
There is often a need to change field values within a PST file,
yet there is no mechanism provided to do this. Simply exporting
the values to another format to change values and then eimport
is cumbersome, can result in data loss, resets the objects time
flags and quite often just plain does not work. When moving from
one Exchange domain to another there is a requirement to remove
the Exchange specific 'EX' (X.400 like) references from a PST
file. This can be achieved using the Exois PST modification
service. By changing the EX references to standard SMTP
addresses you can avoid the common issue of NDRs caused by
replying to or modifying messages. The NDR problem becomes
particularly evident when modifying Calendar appointments
created on the previous architecture. |
Updated Utilities
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Mail Attender for Exchange
http://www.sherpasoftware.com/MAEOverview.shtml
Mail Attender provides comprehensive content management in PST files
(personal storage folders) on desktops/servers, mailboxes and public
folders. With MA Enterprise, administrators can distribute/enforce
common policies, archive data and search content in multiple
information stores from a central web interface. Also, can track
statistical information such as total message/attachment count, size
and type while tracking usage of individual users. Works with
Exchange 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007.
MeetingPlanner for Outlook
http://www.emergingsoft.com/
Resource scheduling tool for Exchange and Outlook 2000 or later.
Custom Outlook form allows searches of available rooms by various
criteria. Users can view room floor plans and installed equipment,
make catering requests. Reports show room availability and usage.
XML web services interface allows additional customization.
SonaSafe for Exchange Server
http://www.sonasoft.com/sonaweb/TestDrive.aspx
SonaSafe for Exchange Server is an Integrated Backup/Recovery and
Replication Solution for Exchange Server. SonaSafe for Exchange
Server is the only software that offers both backup/recovery and
replication for Exchange Server as part of a single integrated
solution. The solution provides automated one-click rapid recovery
to the point of failure. Free trial available.
SpamBayes Outlook Addin
http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/
SpamBayes will attempt to classify incoming email messages as
'spam', 'ham' (good, non-spam email) or 'unsure'. This means you can
have spam or unsure messages automatically filed away in a different
mail folder, where it won't interrupt your email reading. First
SpamBayes must be trained by each user to identify spam and ham.
Essentially, you show SpamBayes a pile of email that you like (ham)
and a pile you don't like (spam). SpamBayes will then analyze the
piles for clues as to what makes the spam and ham different. For
example; different words, differences in the mailer headers and
content style. The system then uses these clues to examine new
messages. Open source anti-spam add-in. Version 1.0.4. |
Other Resources
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Support WebCast: Microsoft Exchange 2007 disaster recovery
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937563
Support WebCast: Using the new Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Task infrastructure
to manage busy schedules
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937562 |
NNew Exchange Knowledge Base Articles
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Exchange services do not start after you install Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936541
How to obtain the latest update rollup for Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937052
How to install Microsoft Anti Spam Agents on Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555924
The Unified Messaging service may not submit voice messages to the Hub Transport
server in Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935629
Certain IMAP clients cannot open the bodies of e-mail messages when users access
their mailboxes on an Exchange Server 2007 server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=934259
Appointments are not displayed correctly in Outlook Mobile Access
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906229 |
New Outlook Knowledge Base Articles
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Error message when you try to send an e-mail message or to receive an e-mail
message in Outlook 2003: " '<mail.contoso.com> - Receiving 'reporting error
(0x800300FD):'Unknown Error"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936986
Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package: April 8, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935517
Description of the 2007 Office hotfix package: April 27, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936521 |
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