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Exchange Server 2010 Reaches the End of Mainstream Support
This week, 13th January 2015 to be precise, marks the end of mainstream support for Exchange Server 2010. The product now enters the extended support phase, which will end in January 2020. What does...
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Amazon Enters the Cloud Email Race with WorkMail
Interesting news out of Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week with the announcement of WorkMail, Amazon’s cloud email service for businesses. On-premises email has many players competing but the cloud is...
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How to Block or Quarantine the Outlook for iOS and Android App in Exchange...
Microsoft has released the Outlook for iOS and Android app, which is intended to replace the OWA for Devices mobile client on Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. The Outlook for iOS...
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Microsoft Wants to Improve Your Mobile Email Experience with the New Outlook...
Microsoft has launched Outlook for iOS and Android, a new mobile email client that is available for iOS and Android devices. This new app will replace the OWA for Devices app which remains available...
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Should You Block Outlook for iOS and Android?
Since the release of the Outlook for iOS and Android app, and my tutorial on how to block or quarantine the app using ActiveSync device access rules, a lot of people have asked me for a direct...
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Get-MailboxAuditLoggingReport.ps1 – PowerShell Script to Generate a Report of...
In Exchange Server environments where mailbox audit logging is used there may be a need to regularly generate reports of mailbox audit log data. I’ve written a PowerShell script,...
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How to Fix a Failed Database Content Index for Exchange Server 2013
Note: this tip applies to Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox servers that are not members of a Database Availability Group. For failed content indexes on DAG members refer to this article. On an Exchange...
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Outlook for iOS and Android Gets Updated with Support for PIN Policies
Microsoft has shipped an update for Outlook for iOS and Android that includes support for device PIN policies. The new version number with this feature for both iOS and Android versions is 1.0.4. Lack...
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Shared Mailbox Sent Items Changes Coming to Office 365
In Exchange Server 2010 there is a useful feature that allows an administrator to configure the sent items behavior for shared mailboxes. For example, this feature can be configured to automatically...
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Azure Active Directory Synchronization Failing with...
You may encounter a condition in which Azure Active Directory synchronization stops working, for example in an environment that is using directory synchronization for Office 365. The Operations view of...
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Training Course: High Availability for Exchange Server 2013
High availability for Exchange Server 2013 continues to be a topic that creates a lot of questions and problem scenarios for Exchange admins. Recently I co-authored the ebook Deploying and Managing...
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Apple iOS 8.2 Includes Exchange-Related Bug Fixes
Apple has release iOS version 8.2 this week. Aside from the Apple Watch integration it also contains a number of Exchange-related bug fixes. Addresses an issue that caused certain events in a custom...
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Network Ports for Clients and Mail Flow in Exchange 2013
Microsoft has published a new resource describing the network ports for clients and services in Exchange Server 2013. Previous versions of Exchange Server have had this information published, and one...
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Announcing “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals”
Some of you may have already seen this news on Facebook, Twitter, or on Tony Redmond’s blog. For those who haven’t, it’s time for me to share what we’ve been working hard on for the last several...
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Using PowerShell and REST API Requests to Look Up IP Address Geolocation Data
I’ve had some discussions recently with customers who are concerned about the sources of log on attempts for their internet-facing services. As more and more services are opened up to external access,...
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PowerShell Script to Create Report of Exchange Server Message Tracking Log...
Maintaining a consistent message tracking configuration across all of your Exchange servers is important. Without it you’ll potentially miss out on important information during message tracking log...
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Office 365 Bringing Much Needed Clarity to Email Non-Delivery Reports (NDRs)
A significant portion of the support requests that I see at work, in online forums, and from Exchange Server Pro readers involves an email delivery failure and a subsequent non-delivery report (NDR)....
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Configuring Max Email Message Size Limits for Office 365
Microsoft has announced that Office 365 (Exchange Online) now supports up to 150MB email messages. This is quite a large increase from the previous limit of 25MB (actually 35MB, I’ll explain why...
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Methods for Migrating to Office 365
This article is an excerpt from the book “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals”. Office 365 supports a variety of migration methods that customers can use. The choice of migration method can be...
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Exchange Server 2013 Upgrade Fails Due to Receive Connector Conflicts
During an upgrade of Exchange Server 2013 to a new cumulative update some customers may experience an issue where setup fails, leaving the server in a non-operational state. The error thrown by setup...
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