Exchange Messaging Outlook Volume 14, Number 41

Annual Events Recur Every 12 Years

Last year I wrote about a problem the occurs when Windows Mobile devices sync with Outlook 2007 SP2, where recurring annual events, such as birthdays, are converted to recurring every 12 years. This is caused by Outlook's ability to set an appointment's recurrence to "every x years". This recurrence setting was added to Outlook beginning with Outlook 2007 SP2 but this recurrence pattern is not supported by Window Mobile's calendar.

Outlook 2010 is also affected.

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Exchange Quick Tip: Cmdlet to Mail-enable Distribution Groups

We're using Exchange 2010 and have a large number of distribution groups we need to mail enable. Is there a way to mail-enable all of the groups at once?

Sure. There is a cmdlet you can use:
get-group -organizationalunit OU_Name | enable-distributiongroup

This cmdlet finds all of the universal groups within the organizational unit and enables them as distribution groups.

See Get-Group cmdlet for more information
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996594(EXCHG.80).asp 

Change the Meeting Organizer?

We get this question frequently: "Can you assign a new meeting organizer to an existing meeting?"

TThe answer is no, you can't change the meeting organizer. You'll need to cancel the meeting and resend it from the new organizer's account. If the organizer's mailbox was deleted, the meeting can't be cancelled and each invitee will need to delete the meeting from their calendar.

Outlook 2010 Quick Tip: Send from Account

A frequent request is the ability to set the From account on a contact so all mail to that contact will be from a specific account. While Outlook 2010 doesn't offer this, if you have more than one account in your profile, outlook will send the message from the account associated with the folder you are currently viewing.

This has caused some confusion for some users who were not aware of this new behavior - they expected the mail to be sent from the account they set as default account in Account Settings.