RSSExchange Messaging Outlook Volume 13, Number 32
Issue Date December 18 2008 |
This issue is sponsored by Sperry Software
Spam filters and Blackberry redirection
Spam can be a problem when you use the Blackberry Enterprise
Server or the Desktop Redirector - spam gets forwarded to your
Blackberry handheld before your Inbox spam filter removes it
from the inbox. If your antispam software tags message subjects
with [spam], you can create a filter in the blackberry software
to prevent them from being forwarded but if you don't tag
messages, you can slow the Blackberry processing to give your
antispam filter time to process messages and remove spam before
it gets forwarded to the device.
You do this by adding or editing ProcessMailDelay key in the
registry on the computer running the Blackberry software.
If you use Desktop Manager and Redirector software, browse to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Research In
Motion\BlackBerry\Redirector
If you're using BES, the keys are
32-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Research In Motion
\BlackBerry Enterprise Server \Agents
64-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Research In
Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Agents
Look for the ProcessMailDelay DWORD and set the data value to 30
(decimal type) . If this value doesn't exist, create it . This
value represents seconds and can be increased if its picking up
the mail before your antispam filter has a chance to deal with
it. In my experience, 30 seconds is more than enough time to
allow Outlook's spam filter to work its magic.
Restart both the desktop manager and redirector or BES to force
these changes to take effect.
Now messages moved to a junk mail folder by Outlook or an
antispam scanner will not be forwarded to your Blackberry.
We see a lot of questions about extra wide
line spacing in HTML messages sent from Outlook
2007 to some web based accounts, such as Gmail.
(OWA, Yahoo and Hotmail/Live render the messages
without excess space between paragraphs. )
The complaints are loudest from users who
upgraded and previously used the built-in editor
in Outlook, not Word, as the behavior they were
used to has changed. With the Outlook editor,
pressing Enter at the end of a paragraph inserted
a <br> tag in the HTML. Outlook 2007 uses the <p>
tag. Browsers render the <p> tag as double
spacing and since many people press Enter twice
to add their own white space between paragraphs,
the result is a very large space between
paragraphs when you read messages in a browser.
The fix: press Shift+Enter instead of Enter. This
creates a <br> tag at the end of the line and the
browser will render this without extra white
space. Keep in mind that there will always be
differences in how HTML messages render in
different mail clients, so keep the formatting
simple and don't worry about it or use plain text
format, which always looks ok in a browser.
When you replicate public
folders to a computer that is running Exchange
Server 2003, the nonpaged pool seems to leak
memory
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960908
The Exchange database online maintenance
schedule, Information Store maintenance schedule,
quota notification schedule, and OAB generation
schedule are offset by one hour when DST changes
occur
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960975
Some free/busy messages are not replicated from
Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003 servers after some
mailboxes are migrated from Exchange Server 2003
to Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955443
When you try to uninstall Exchange Server 2007,
the uninstall operation stops responding when it
runs the task to remove Exchange files
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=959959
The Store.exe process crashes on a server that
has Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=957496
An Exchange 2007 Hub server incorrectly sets the
Sent time on an e-mail message
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960963
The Microsoft Exchange File Distribution service
uses lots of memory and processor time when
Exchange Server 2007 processes many OABs
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=956536
December 2008 cumulative daylight saving time
(DST) update for Exchange 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960446
December 2008 cumulative daylight saving time
(DST) update for Exchange Server 2003 SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960445
Messages that are opened in
Outlook do not contain disclaimers that were
configured on a server that has Antigen 9.0 with
Service Pack 1 installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=958232
Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package
(Outlook.msp): December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=959628
Addresses several issues, including problems with
the calendar when the user locale is set to
Chinese (Hong Kong S.A.R.), and issues with
signed or encrypted messages. See the KB article
for the full list of problems fixed.
Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Mso.msp,Outlook.msp):
December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=959642
This addresses an assortment of problems,
including the following: "Cannot open this item"
error message received when you try to open a
message from the search results in a shared
mailbox; issues with read receipts and OWA and
cached mode; an errors when you use the Outlook
object model to work with rules and meeting
exceptions; messages incorrectly sent "on behalf
of" when the sender has ‘send as’ permission. See
the KB article for the entire list of issues
fixed.
How to remove the Live Search Maps Add-in for
Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=961081
Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package
(Mso.msp, Outlook.msp): December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960535
Outlook 2007 may stop responding when you select
an e-mail message that is restricted by
Information Rights Management (IRM) in Outlook
Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package
(Cpao.msp): December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960501
Fix for Calendar Printing assistant issue : the
private icon does not appear for private
appointments in Calendar Printing Assistant for
Outlook 2007.
Easy2Add for Microsoft
Outlook
http://www.easy2add.com/
Quickly create new events, tasks (to-do),
contacts, notes from plain English in your
Outlook Calendar (appointments, meetings, all day
events), Tasks, Contacts and Notes folders even
Outlook is not running. Adding Events feature is
free, other features are available in registered
version.
InTrust Plug-in for Exchange
http://www.quest.com/intrust-plug-in-for-exchange/
The InTrust Plug-in for Exchange provides
detailed, real-time auditing of changes to
Exchange server configurations and permissions.
The Plug-in works in the framework of the full
InTrust product to provide all information behind
important changes, including who made the change,
where they made the change from and the before
and after values. This provides operational value
by allowing an administrator to troubleshoot
Exchange problems and reverse any changes if
necessary. It also has security and compliance
value by allowing organizations to track changes
to Exchange security and policy settings which
may adversely affect the organization.
Policy Authority for UC
http://www.quest.com/policy-authority-for-uc/
Quest Policy Authority for UC enforces policies
and archives instant messaging and other
real-time communications. Its flexible
architecture blocks unwanted protocols, improves
security and hygiene, protects sensitive data,
and enforces regulatory compliance. Policy
Authority captures IM and file transfers,
PIN-to-PIN and SMS messages further helping IT
organizations create a true compliance archive.
Pop Collector
http://www.cedit.biz/software-products/10-pop-collector.html
POP collector to download POP3 mails and forward
to Exchange. Freeware.
Spotlight on Active Directory
http://www.bi101.com/products/solutions/netpro/spotlight.php?utm_source=slipstick&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=spotlight
The Spotlight on Active Directory Pack provides
you with the information you need to quickly
resolve AD issues before they impact users.
Identify replication, performance and
availability problems, get real-time diagnostics
and proactive problem resolution, and automate AD
troubleshooting and repair.
Unified Communications Management
http://www.quest.com/availability-manager-for-exchange/
Quest Solutions for UC Management provides the
ability to detect when an email outage has
occurred, and rapidly switch users automatically
to a defined Exchange server/store where they
will continue to have send/receive mail
capabilities.
Auto-Mate
http://www.pergenex.com/auto-mate/index.shtml
An add-in for Outlook that allows you use define
rules to move mail from your Inbox (or other
folders) based on several criteria, including the
age of the message. While Outlook already
provides a powerful set of rules, they can only
be applied immediately when the message arrives,
and not a couple days or weeks later. Auto-Mate
fills this gap an enables you to apply rules to
messages that have been in your Inbox for a given
number of hours, days or weeks. In addition, the
program offers a default set of rules and folders
that work in conjunction with Outlook features to
organize your mail into folders based on date and
To-Do status. Available in Standard or Pro
Version 4.0.
PROMODAG Reports
http://www.bi101.com/products/solutions/promodag/index.php?utm_source=slipstick&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=promodag
Retrieve Exchange information easily, measure
e-mail usage, analyze traffic patterns, mailboxes
and public folders content, and establish the
cost of using the Exchange. Now supports Exchange
2007, SQL 2008. Version 8.5