Exchange Messaging Outlook
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This issue sponsored by: Sherpa Software ♦ SonaSafe for Exchange Server ♦ Sperry Software Today's highlights:
Regular features:
Are public folders only good for email now?
An Exchange administrator asks "Are public folders only good for
email now? I would like to create a public folder for Contacts
and one for Calendar Events. I know that Microsoft has decided
to de-emphasis public folders. But we cannot use a public folder
for Contacts or Calendar Events? Or, am I missing something in
the cmdlets?"
Yes, you are missing something, but not with the cmdlets. The Exchange 2007 management console and shell do not offer a way to create other folder types. You'll need to create the folders for other folder types on the client side after public folders are enabled in Exchange 2007. Exchange 2007 SP1 makes public folder management somewhat easier as it provides a GUI for public folder management, but you'll still need to use Outlook to create other folder types and to manage the permissions on non-mail folder types. Outlook 2007: "Add-in cannot be loaded"I'm seeing a lot of issues with add-ins after users upgrade to
Outlook 2007, or use Windows Easy Transfer to move applications
and settings to a Vista system.
The error message will say something along these lines: "The Add-In "[name]" cannot be loaded and has been disabled by Outlook. Please contact the Add-In manufacturer for an update. If no update is available, please uninstall the Add-In." To disable the add-in, go to Tools, Trust Center, Add-ins. At the bottom of the page is a drop down which says "Manage: COM Add Ins". The choices on this menu are COM Add-ins, Exchange Client Extensions and Disabled Add-ins. Whether you need to disable it in COM add-ins or Exchange extensions depends on the type of add-in. Most add-ins are COM add-ins but a few are listed under both COM add-ins and Exchange extensions and can only be disabled using the Exchange Extensions dialog. If you try to disable an Exchange extension that is listed in COM add-ins, you'll get the following error: "The connected state of Office Add-in registered in HKEY_LOCAL_Machine cannot be changed." Close the dialog and look for it under Exchange extensions. Exchange 2007: Extending the SchemaLike Exchange 2000 and 2003, extending the schema involves
importing .ldf files (in this case, 100 of them for Exchange
2007); however, unlike Exchange 2000 and 2003, importing them
with LDIFDE is not supported.
Extending the Schema independently from the Exchange 2007 installation is most common where there is a separation of responsibility between directory services and messaging. Company policy may forbid an Exchange administrator from holding Schema Admin membership, which is required for this step, or it may be beneficial in some topologies to have Schema updates completed well before installing components that require it, basically allowing for replication time. The command line syntax to extend the schema, as run from the root of the Exchange 2007 media is: >setup.com /PrepareSchema If there are domain controllers not yet at Windows 2003 SP1 or higher, then a domain controller that is at that level should be specified in the command. >setup.com /PrepareSchema /DomainController:<fqdn> VERIFY THE SCHEMA IS PROPERLY EXTENDED
Whether the Exchange 2007 Setup Wizard (setup.exe) or the
command line setup tool (setup.com) is used to prepare Active
Directory and domains, there is an attribute in Active Directory
that will confirm that the last .ldf file was properly imported.
ADSIEdit is a good tool for looking at specific known attributes in the Active Directory but it is not installed by default in Windows. It is included on the Windows media, in with the support tools. After installing the support tools, open ADSIEdit.asc. This is an MMC interface rendering Active Directory as a schema tree. Expand the Schema container for the forest so the objects are listed in the right pane. Scroll down to CN=ms-Exch-Schema-Version-Pt. Double click on this object to open the list of attributes as seen in Figure 1.   Figure 1 Many of the attributes do not hold a value, so checking the box beside “Show only attributes that have values” will make the window contents easier to navigate. Scroll down to the rangeUpper attribute. If it has a value of 10637 as shown in Figure 1, then the Schema was successfully extended. You can scroll through the objects in ADSIEdit and see the many CN=ms-Exch-* objects there are. This is the same method used for Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 forestprep. Exchange 2000 held a value of 4397 while Exchange 2003 showed a rangeUpper value of 6870. Notes: 1) From the command line, it is not necessary to use .com after setup, as that will be assumed. 2) The setup parameters or switches have abbreviated notations as well. For /PrepareSchema we can use /ps. 3) The installer for the Support Tools is called SUPTOOLS.msi. I keep reading it as though I am asking the tools what is up. ‘sup, tools?! -- William Lefkovics |
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New Utilities |
CDBOutlookCorporateTools Plugin |
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Updated Utilities |
AttachView for OWA http://www.messageware.com/product_attachview.htm AttachView allows OWA users to view documents as a secure web page without losing the ability to view Microsoft Word Track Changes revisions. Features include the ability to view revisions in Microsoft Word documents, view the revision date and author, color-coding differentiating revisions by author, at-a-glance, printable summary of revisions, hyperlinked index, Final and Markup document views. AttachView 8.5. Free trial is available. MetroFax http://metrofax.com/splash/804/default.asp Metro Fax offers local and toll free numbers for U.S. and Canada. Faxes are sent and received using any email address, additional software is not required. A Fax addin adds integration with Outlook 2000 and up, on Windows 2000, XP or Vista. Open Relay Filter Enterprise Edition http://www.slipstick.com/redirect.asp?id=vamsoft ORFEE has SURBL blacklist support, greylisting, tarpit delay, and automatic sender whitelist for improved spam filtering. ORFEE supports filtering emails on arrival, which allows delivery path analysis, keyword and attachment filtering and Attachment and keyword filtering so you can drop emails with malicious attachments or replace the attachments with a customizable warning text. Both the keyword and the attachment filtering support using Perl-compatible regular expressions and are Unicode-aware. E-mails caught by the On Arrival filtering point can be dropped, redirected or tagged (header or subject). ORFEE includes a built-in log viewer which allows easy browsing, searching and filtering the logs. Version 4.03 Prophet http://www.avidian.com/ Prophet is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook users which allows users to take advantage of Outlook's task, calendar, contact and email features while adding sales tools such as opportunity management, sales reporting, and information sharing/collaboration. Version 4.0 PSTSync http://www.pstsync.com/overview_slipstickbutton.htm Use PSTSync to perform Outlook synchronizations, helping you synchronize every Outlook folder, even custom created ones. PSTSync provides bi-directional folder synchronization as well as a number of other tools to help you manage your pst files with ease, PSTSync offers SmartMove and SmartCopy functionality as well as Encryption, Password Protection, Online Backup as well as the popular built in PST file viewer. It takes into consideration the time and date in calendar according to GMT, not just your local time ( a PSTSync exclusive)Version 2.6.0 Send Individually http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook/Send-Individually.asp Now at version 2, Send Individually was designed for small companies needing to stay in touch with their customers via a newsletter, allows you to send emails to people individually addressed and one at a time. Version 2.0 has several bug fixes, now has better reporting capabilities and allows you the option of deleting the emails from your Sent Items folder after they have been sent for easy cleanup. Discount Code, enter during checkout: WD9BHK53 |
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Other Resources |
Support WebCast: Microsoft Outlook 2007 Auto Account Configuration http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941842 |
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New Exchange Knowledge Base Articles |
A mailbox move operation stops responding when you move a mailbox from an
Exchange 2003 mailbox store or from an Exchange 2007 mailbox store to another
Exchange 2007 mailbox store http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936300 Appointments that are sent from one Exchange organization to another by using Exchange 2007 may be incorrect by one hour if one organization is in the Western Australia time zone http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=932561 Description of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940006 Error message when you use the Exchange Management Console to try to reconnect a mailbox to a user account: "The specified mailbox is not unique on database" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940052 Event ID: 3091 occurs when public folder hierarchy replication fails on an Exchange Server 2003-based server http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938061 Exchange 2007 services cannot start automatically after you install Exchange 2007 on a global catalog server http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940845 How to address daylight saving time by using the Exchange Calendar Update Tool http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941018 Reminders for long overdue calendar items randomly appear when Outlook is connected to a mailbox that is hosted in Exchange 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940728 The "Serbia and Montenegro" entry is still available in the Country/region list in Exchange 2007 Management Console http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941172 The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service stops responding in Exchange 2007 after you enable the Standard Response option on a moderated public folder http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938359 The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service uses almost 100 percent of CPU resources on an Exchange 2007 server, and Outlook clients display the "Outlook retrieving data" dialog box http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938698 The nickname of a mail user must be unique in a forest if you use the original release version of Exchange 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=933261 The recipient information in an e-mail message incorrectly contains the character string "%40" in the address instead of the at sign (@) in Exchange Server 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940051 You experience problems in Exchange 2000 after daylight saving time (DST) starts in New Zealand in 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940124 You experience problems in Exchange 2003 Service Pack 1 after daylight saving time (DST) starts in New Zealand in 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940123 You experience problems in Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2007 after daylight saving time (DST) starts in New Zealand in 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937656 You receive a message that states that your meeting request was declined when you use Entourage for Mac to send a recurring meeting request to an Exchange 2003 resource mailbox http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=933093 You receive a non-delivery report (NDR) message when you try to send an e-mail message to a third-party connector address by using a third-party connector on an Exchange 2007-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937861 |
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New Outlook Knowledge Base Articles |
A calendar item that spans multiple weeks cannot be printed or previewed in
Outlook 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941319 Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package: May 8, 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936871 Reminders for long overdue calendar items randomly appear when Outlook is connected to a mailbox that is hosted in Exchange 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940728 |
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