Exchange Messaging Outlook Volume 13, Number 10

Issue Date July 10 2008 « Previous Issue | Next Issue »

This issue sponsored by: Sherpa Software ♦ Sperry Software Today's highlights: Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 - Update Rollup 3 (UR3) Webmail via Outlook Searching for Attachments Windows Update KB951748 and Internet Connection Problems Update Rollup Numbering Regular features: New utilities Updated utilities New Exchange Knowledge Base Articles New Outlook Knowledge Base Articles Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 - Update Rollup 3 (UR3) by Michael B. Smith, MCSE/Exchange MVP This week, Microsoft unleashed update rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 service pack 1 onto the world - on Patch Tuesday, along with a number of other 'important' security patches. This timing is no coincidence. Included in UR3 is a fix for an OWA security hole that can cause an elevation of privilege (MS08-039). This was also not a unique problem to SP1 - Microsoft also released UR7 for Exchange Server 2007 RTM (that is, the version without a service pack) and a hotfix for Exchange Server 2003 service pack 2 (earlier versions of Exchange 2003 are no longer supported) to correct the same issues. Continue reading... Webmail via Outlook It seems like a lot of Exchange sites support only OWA and a lot for those users would like to use Outlook instead but won't ask the administrator or don't believe him when the answer is "No", so they ask me if its possible. My answer: It depends on how the server is configured. If the web address you use to access OWA begins with HTTPS, you can use Outlook only if Outlook Anywhere (RPC over HTTP) is enabled. While you could try to find out on your own by using the OWA URL in the proxy settings, you should ask the Exchange administrator if its enabled and if so, what proxy address and authentication settings to use. It's much faster and less frustrating than experimenting with different settings. When the web address is not secure (URL begins with HTTP://) you can configure it in Outlook 2003 and 2007 as an HTTP account type. However you will be limited to email as Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks are unusable. Only Exchange server supports HTTP access through Outlook. Other web mail sources, such as Yahoo, do not support WebDAV and cannot be used in Outlook. You'll need POP3 or IMAP access to use them with Outlook. Searching for Attachments An Outlook user asked me if its possible to define a search that will only show those messages that have a specific attachment type (file extension). Outlook 2007's search capabilities are better than in previous versions, but not yet perfect, as a search like this shows. Instant search will narrow the field for you, but it will find all messages with the extension in the message body too. You can use the Instant search criteria of "Has Attachments" to show only messages with attachments, making it easier to browse the results for the correct message. When you use an older version of Outlook, you'll need to be creative or use a third-party search tool. If the attachment name is in the email header (many are) you can use a rule to set a flag or category based on words in the header and use Run Rules Now to run it on the messages already downloaded. Then use a custom view or Advanced Find to show only that flag or category that meet the flag or category criteria. This is not 100% foolproof as it may miss attachments that are embedded in the message as the attachment name may not be included in the Internet header. Search Tools http://www.slipstick.com/addins/search.asp Windows Update KB951748 and Internet Connection Problems If you use Zone Alarm and lost Internet connectivity after a recent Windows update, you'll need to download the new version of ZoneAlarm. A link to the new version is at http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html For a temporary fix you can move the ZoneAlarm Internet Security zone slider to Medium or uninstall the Windows update. Update Rollup Numbering If you're unfamiliar with how Exchange Server 2007 updates are numbered, KB articles referring to different rollup updates may leave you confused, such as the two released this week. Exchange RTM and SP1 are considered different versions when it comes to updates and SP1 isn't a requirement or forced upgrade, yet. The rollup updates allow those sites who haven't yet installed SP1 to install the more critical updates and fixes without upgrading to SP1. In either case, the rollup terminology means the updates installed with previous rollups are rolled into the latest one. This means if you need to install Exchange 2007 in the future you'll need only the last rollup released.

New Utilities	KiGoo http://www.getkigoo.com/ Use KiGoo to manage Exchange and Google Calendars in only one program. Check free/busy availability of all Google Contacts who shared their information. View, browse, update, email and invite your Google Contacts from Outlook. Real-time access. Supports Outlook 2007. Free for non commercial use.
Updated Utilities	Open Relay Filter Enterprise Edition (ORFEE) 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 4.2 Salesplus.net http://www.salesplus.net/ Contact management and customer relationship system based on Outlook, Exchange Server and SQL, and is compatible with other SFA's/CRM's and databases. Hosting is offered for companies without Exchange Server. A Lotus version is also available. Delete Duplicates for Outlook http://e-gadgets.freehostia.com/ddo.htm Delete Duplicates for Outlook is a tool for deleting duplicate e-mails for Microsoft Outlook. Works with Outlook 2000/2002/2003/2007. Version 4.8
New Exchange Knowledge Base Articles	The Availability service may use lots of memory on an Exchange Server 2007-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936747 A meeting reminder is still active when you configure Outlook to send no reminders to an Exchange Server 2007 user http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945854 A storage group may not mount after you move the resources from the active node to the passive node while the backup is in progress in Exchange Server 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=950153 An attachment incorrectly appears as the body of the e-mail message in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=948897 Description of Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=949870 Description of Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953469 Error message when an Exchange 2007-based user sends a meeting request to a resource that is located in a Lotus Domino resource reservation database: "Error autoprocessing message" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937436 Error message when you enter logon credentials after an Outlook Web Access session times out in Exchange Server 2007: "Server Error in '/ExchWeb/bin' Application" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951293 Error message when you import a .pst file by running the Import-Mailbox cmdlet in Exchange Server 2007: "Unable to make connection to the server" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=949549 External e-mail message senders receive an NDR when you select the Turkish language setting on a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951563 How to disable the "Sent by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007" branding sentence in an Exchange Server 2007 DSN message http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941770 It takes a long time for the Exchange Management Console to load in an Exchange Server 2007 organization that was deployed in a multiple-domain environment http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947573 MS08-039: Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server could allow elevation of privilege http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953747 OVA announces "Unrecognized caller" in an Exchange Server 2007 environment even though Outlook and Outlook Web Access correctly resolve the caller address http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=950758 The e-mail address of a contact does not appear in the Outlook Address Book after you use Exchange Web Services to edit the contact in Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=949206 The heading of the "State" column is translated incorrectly in the German version of the Exchange Management Console in Exchange Server 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951263 The icons that represent TIFF attachments may not be shown correctly if the e-mail message is viewed by using Outlook Web Access 2007 in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=949778 The reminder is triggered earlier than expected when an Exchange Server 2007 server receives an iCalendar meeting request message over an SMTP server http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=950409 The W3wp.exe process may intermittently stop responding, and event ID 1000 is logged in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953539 Web services sends meeting request information that has an incorrect time if a delegate modifies an appointment in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=950674 You cannot control the behavior of attachments on mobile devices by using the ActiveSync policy in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=950120 You cannot log on to Outlook Web Access in an Exchange Server 2007 environment, and you receive an error message: "HTTP Error 403.4" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945453 You cannot resolve a sender name or a recipient name when the name belongs to an alternative domain tree in Exchange Server 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=950930 You cannot run the New-X400AuthoritativeDomain cmdlet successfully in an Exchange Server 2007 environment if an X.400 address contains a space character http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951094
New Outlook Knowledge Base Articles	An e-mail message does not appear in a user's mailbox if the e-mail message was sent on behalf of the user by a delegate in Outlook 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953804 Contains instructions to enable the hotfix described in KB 953803 to fix this issue. Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package: June 18, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953803 This hotfix package fixes the issue described in KB 953804 Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: July 8, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953465 Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: July 8, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953463 Description of the update for Outlook 2003: July 8, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953432 This update replaces several previously released updates for Outlook 2003 related to how messages and attachments are rendered. Description of the update for Outlook 2007: July 8, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=952142 This update addresses a problem with creating a new profile in Outlook 2007 where the creation wizard disappears before the profile is created. If you try to create a new message, you receive "A dialog box is open. Close it and try again." error message. Additionally, Outlook stops responding and you cannot close Outlook, and you have to end the Outlook.exe process by using Task Manager. If your version of Outlook is 12.0.6316.5000 you do not need to install this update. Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package: June 18, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953874 This hotfix package fixes an issue with certain multiple command line switches returning a 'command not valid' error message.
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