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Tech Tip: Install Exchange System Manager on a Windows XP client
December 8, 2003 2:24pm PST
Windows XP doesn't directly supportinstallation of the Windows Server 2000 Administration Tools.Without the Windows 2000 Administration Tools, XP also doesn'tsupport the Exchange System Manager....
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Tech Tip: Reroute SMTP messages through the information store
December 8, 2003 2:23pm PST
If you're using an antivirus solution on your Exchange 5.5 server that utilizes the Microsoft antivirus API, the antivirus software scans only the mail that goes through the information store. The...
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Tech Tip: Stop Exchange 5.5 from sending SMTP mail
December 8, 2003 2:23pm PST
In some cases, you may need to preventoutbound SMTP mail while still allowing inbound SMTP mail. Forexample, a technical support service might want to receive e-mailinquiries that are answered...
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Tech Tip: Give POP3 and IMAP clients Out Of Office functionality
December 8, 2003 2:23pm PST
Lack of support for the Out Of OfficeAssistant (OOF) is one disadvantage of using POP3 or IMAP clientswith Exchange. How can you give this functionality to POP3 and IMAPusers? While you can't give...
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Tech Tip: Troubleshoot corrupted e-mail attachments
December 8, 2003 2:23pm PST
If your users complain that mail attachmentsare corrupted, check your antivirus software's configuration first.Have you made any changes or updates to it lately? Antivirussoftware updates...
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Tech Tip: Fix an Invalid Attribute Syntax error
December 8, 2003 2:22pm PST
Sometimes, a problem can temporarily stumpeven experienced Exchange 5.5 administrators. For instance, yourservers all seem to work, your users notice no problems, and yetadding an owner to a...
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Tech Tip: Fine-tune URLScan on your OWA server
December 8, 2003 2:22pm PST
If you aren't an Internet InformationServices (IIS) guru, running IIS Lockdown on an Outlook Web Access(OWA) server is a good idea. IIS Lockdown helps secure bothExchange and OWA servers by...
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Tech Tip: Prevent all users from sending mail to a specific address
December 8, 2003 2:22pm PST
On occasion, you might want to prevent usersfrom sending SMTP mail to a specific external address. Forinstance, perhaps your company wants to restrict employees fromsending messages to certain...
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Tech Tip: Start looking at Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
December 8, 2003 2:22pm PST
With the downsizing that's occurred in mostIT departments these days, many of us find it difficult to geteverything done. So how can you justify taking time out to workwith a beta version of a...
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Tech Tip: Use circular logging on newsgroup servers
December 8, 2003 2:21pm PST
Just about every Exchange Server FAQ or bestpractices list advises admins to turn off circular logging--and forgood reason. Circular logging prevents up-to-the-minute databaserecovery in favor of...
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Tech Tip: Work around NT 4.0 port 135 vulnerability
December 8, 2003 2:21pm PST
In May of 2003, Microsoft released security bulletinMS03-010 detailing a problem with the RPC Endpoint Mapper, aservice that allows clients to find the port number of RPCservices. Microsoft is...
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Tech Tip: Seamlessly transition your server's IP address
December 8, 2003 2:21pm PST
Changing your Internet service provider (ISP)can be a big project. Because your Exchange server will receive anew IP address, you'll need to change your mail exchanger (MX)record in DNS. DNS...
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Tech Tip: Change your server's SMTP port
December 8, 2003 2:21pm PST
There are a few situations in which you mightneed to change the default port for a known service such as SMTP.For example, you might run antivirus software that requires aserver to listen for SMTP...
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Tech Tip: Work around PST size limitations
December 8, 2003 2:21pm PST
Most administrators discovered long ago thatExMerge is a mail admin's best friend. You can use ExMerge foreverything from backups to disaster recovery to mailbox moves.However, even this old...
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Tech Tip: Format mail for a specific domain
December 8, 2003 2:20pm PST
Exchange can send messages in HTML, richtext, or plain text formats. Although not all clients display HTMLor rich text properly, there are situations where the HTML formatis needed. We've...
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Tech Tip: Know the difference between native and mixed modes
December 8, 2003 2:14pm PST
Like Windows 2000 and Active Directory,Exchange 2000 also has native and mixed modes of operation. Movingyour Exchange organization to native mode offers advantages overmixed mode, but you must...
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Tech Tip: Switch your Exchange 2000 organization to native mode
December 8, 2003 2:14pm PST
Exchange 2000 organizations operating innative mode are more administratively flexible than those operatingin mixed mode. You can switch to native mode once you've completedyour migration to...
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Tech Tip: Fine-tune your system with these registry edits
December 8, 2003 2:06pm PST
As you know, editing the registry is aserious undertaking and potentially risky. However, if you usecaution when working with the registry, you can enhance both theappearance and performance of...
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Tech Tip: Speed up NT shutdowns
December 8, 2003 2:05pm PST
When shutting down your NT box, the ServiceControl Manager uses the value set in a registry key to determinethe number of milliseconds to wait to see if a service has shutdown. You can modify this...
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Tech Tip: Hide the previous logon username
December 8, 2003 2:05pm PST
If you work in a security-minded environment,you may want to disable the default setting in NT 4.0 that displaysthe name of the last person who logged onto the system. It's oftenfar too easy to...
