Devin talks about several Exchange certificate-related tidbits.
Devin talks about some of the new Exchange and Outlook protocol documentation that is made available under Microsoft's Interoperability Principles.
Devin covers a common Exchange 2007 upgrade scenario: how to install a new Exchange 2007 Send connector and test it, then change route costs -- all without disrupting existing mail flow in your organization.
Devin examines the relationship that legacy Exchange SMTP connectors and SMTP virtual servers have with Exchange 2007 send and receive connectors.
Devin returns from the Exchange Connections conference in Orlando and shares the PowerPoint presentations for his sessions.
Devin introduces the legacy interop Routing Group Connector in Exchange 2007, shows how it connects Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2000/2003 servers, and demonstrates modifying it using the Exchange Management Shell.
Devin received an article that talks about how the practice of using a backup MX service can cause problems when used in conjunction with an improperly configured SPF/Sender ID screening implementation....and he doesn't agree with the conclusion they drew.
Thoughts on the care and feeding of DNS records, sparked by Exchange MVP Bharat Suneja's recent post on the incompatibility of DNS CNAME and MX records.
Mailing lists are a great resource, even in this Latter-Day Dispensation of Search Engines and Web Forums. While web forums have their place, there's nothing like being able to carry on an extended conversation in the comfort of your own Inbox. I was inspired by a drive-by comment on a recent thread I participated in to take a step back and examine the practice of port-blocking TCP 25, which is the port used by the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Paul and I have been looking at IBM Workplace. Yesterday I worked on configuring it to query Active Directory via LDAP; today I tell you what I found.
I read an interesting article on ZDNet today, a proposal ("Spam: leave it to the sender") by Todd Marshall on just what we need to do to fight spam. As soon as I read it, I knew that it would generate a bit of controversy.
The heart of Todd's proposal is simple: change the core e-mail transport strategy from push to pull.
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