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OCS follows Exchange into 64-bit-only land

posted @ Friday, August 29, 2008 1:07 PM | Feedback (0)

The OCS Edge Server: how many NICs do I need?

posted @ Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:01 AM | Feedback (0)

First Look at Microsoft Online Services: the Sign-In tool

posted @ Monday, July 28, 2008 11:30 AM | Feedback (0)

First look at Microsoft Online Services: adding domains

posted @ Monday, July 28, 2008 11:21 AM | Feedback (0)

DPM 2007 Rollup packages now available

posted @ Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:34 PM | Feedback (0)

Hyper-V in the hizzouse!

posted @ Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:28 PM | Feedback (0)

These are not the solutions you're looking for

posted @ Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:18 PM | Feedback (0)

masteringdpm.com back online

posted @ Monday, June 23, 2008 8:26 AM | Feedback (0)

masteringdpm.com temporarily down

posted @ Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:43 AM | Feedback (0)

Tech-Talk: Making Backups Cool with DPM

posted @ Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:55 AM | Feedback (0)

Welcome, Mike Rand!

posted @ Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:46 PM | Feedback (0)

Updated Exchange Developer Roadmap

posted @ Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:43 PM | Feedback (0)

A .NET add-on for working with Exchange Web Services

posted @ Monday, June 16, 2008 11:10 AM | Feedback (0)

Revised guidance on protecting Exchange with DPM 2007

posted @ Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:36 PM | Feedback (0)

Hyper-V RC1 available

posted @ Monday, June 02, 2008 7:01 PM | Feedback (0)

Three random links make a post

posted @ Monday, June 02, 2008 2:28 PM | Feedback (0)

One last quick tidbit: Exchange 2007 and Outlook Anywhere scalability whitepaper

posted @ Friday, May 09, 2008 5:07 PM | Feedback (0)

A certificate roundup

Devin talks about several Exchange certificate-related tidbits.

posted @ Friday, May 09, 2008 4:55 PM | Feedback (0)

Doing UC in the Pacific Northwest

posted @ Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:19 AM | Feedback (0)

Post-Conference report

posted @ Friday, May 02, 2008 1:16 PM | Feedback (0)

A DPM roundup

posted @ Friday, May 02, 2008 1:06 PM | Feedback (0)

Greetings from Orlando!

posted @ Monday, April 28, 2008 6:53 AM | Feedback (0)

Setting Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging codecs on a per-user basis? Genius!

posted @ Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:06 PM | Feedback (0)

Security and the OCS 2007 A/V Edge role

posted @ Friday, April 11, 2008 11:33 AM | Feedback (0)

Exchange protocol documentation now available

Devin talks about some of the new Exchange and Outlook protocol documentation that is made available under Microsoft's Interoperability Principles.

posted @ Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:21 PM | Feedback (0)

There's no service like Web service

posted @ Friday, March 28, 2008 6:21 PM | Feedback (0)

Getting to know Hyper-V

posted @ Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:48 AM | Feedback (0)

Sweet PowerShell lovin'...for free!

posted @ Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:04 AM | Feedback (0)

DPM book hot off the presses

posted @ Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:27 PM | Feedback (0)

Webcast on Unified Communications

posted @ Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Liveblogging the Unified Communications Voice Ignite conference, day 5

Day Five of Devin's notes from the UC Voice Ignite event in Sydney, Australia.

posted @ Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:25 PM | Feedback (1)

Liveblogging the Unified Communications Voice Ignite conference, day 4

Day Four of Devin's notes from the UC Voice Ignite event in Sydney, Australia.

posted @ Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:06 PM | Feedback (3)

Fighting PKI inertia

posted @ Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:35 PM | Feedback (1)

Liveblogging the Unified Communications Voice Ignite conference, day 3

Day Three of Devin's notes from the UC Voice Ignite event in Sydney, Australia.

posted @ Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:09 PM | Feedback (6)

Liveblogging the Unified Communications Voice Ignite conference, day 2

Day Two of Devin's notes from the UC Voice Ignite event in Sydney, Australia.

posted @ Monday, February 04, 2008 2:19 PM | Feedback (3)

Liveblogging the Unified Communications Voice Ignite conference, day 1

Day One of Devin's notes from the UC Voice Ignite event in Sydney, Australia.

posted @ Sunday, February 03, 2008 5:17 PM | Feedback (2)

Matching DLLs with a .NET executable

Devin discusses how he solved the problem of finding out which DLLs belong to a mystery .NET executable.

posted @ Friday, January 18, 2008 1:21 PM | Feedback (1)

More TechNet "Q&A with the Exchange MVP Experts" chats coming up

posted @ Friday, November 30, 2007 7:53 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange and DPM data protection myths

posted @ Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:25 PM | Feedback (1)

A couple of quick links

posted @ Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:27 PM | Feedback (0)

Post-Connections report

posted @ Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:37 PM | Feedback (1)

Monitor Exchange 2007!

posted @ Friday, October 12, 2007 1:36 PM | Feedback (0)

It's a release!

posted @ Monday, October 08, 2007 7:28 PM | Feedback (0)

Time again for Connections!

posted @ Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:58 PM | Feedback (0)

Great Exchange 2007 storage sizing resource

posted @ Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:46 PM | Feedback (0)

Testing your new Exchange 2007 Send connector

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.

posted @ Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:21 PM | Feedback (0)

Using PowerShell to admin Exchange 2000/2003

posted @ Monday, September 10, 2007 5:23 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange 2007 online documentation now updated with SP1

posted @ Monday, September 10, 2007 5:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager is officially released

posted @ Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:51 AM | Feedback (0)

Bouncing email to Exchange 2007 distribution groups

posted @ Friday, July 27, 2007 6:24 PM | Feedback (1)

Microsoft Open Source

posted @ Friday, July 27, 2007 6:03 PM | Feedback (0)

New blog about the archival industry

posted @ Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:32 PM | Feedback (0)

Comparing connectors in Exchange 2007 and 2000/2003

Devin examines the relationship that legacy Exchange SMTP connectors and SMTP virtual servers have with Exchange 2007 send and receive connectors.

posted @ Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:30 PM | Feedback (2)

A quick Exchange 2007 advice retraction

posted @ Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:22 PM | Feedback (0)

Update on Exchange 2007 Edge Transport configuration

posted @ Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:56 PM | Feedback (0)

Getting to know the legacy Routing Group Connector in Exchange 2007

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.

posted @ Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:49 AM | Feedback (2)

Validating MD5 checksums in Windows

posted @ Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:27 PM | Feedback (1)

Microsoft DST Guidance: How they did it

posted @ Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:16 PM | Feedback (0)

"DST blues" revisited

posted @ Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:32 PM | Feedback (0)

DST blues got you down?

posted @ Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:29 AM | Feedback (4)

Skype antics and DRM

posted @ Friday, February 09, 2007 12:31 PM | Feedback (0)

More Exchange 2007 documentation

posted @ Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:47 PM | Feedback (0)

Catch the Daylight Savings Time Webcast again for the very first time!

posted @ Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:12 PM | Feedback (0)

Data Protection Manager version 2: a whole lot more compelling

posted @ Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:53 PM | Feedback (1)

Exchange 2007 .documentation

posted @ Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:27 PM | Feedback (2)

In with the old, in with the new

Devin loves living in the future and shows you how a VoIP PBX, Outlook, and an iPod make this so.

posted @ Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:56 AM | Feedback (1)

And now I make the Internet disappear

posted @ Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:37 PM | Feedback (0)

Hankering to deploy Exchange 2007?

posted @ Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:32 PM | Feedback (0)

Gaps in PowerShell cmdlet coverage

posted @ Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:26 PM | Feedback (1)

ISA Server rules for segregating Exchange 2007 Edge and Hub Transport

As promised, Devin explains the three rules you need in ISA Server to properly secure communications between the Exchange 2007 Edge server in the perimeter network and the Hub Transport servers in the internal network.

posted @ Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:11 AM | Feedback (3)

A neat trick to increase Outlook performance

posted @ Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:01 AM | Feedback (1)

One interface or two: an Edge case

The release Exchange 2007 docs advocate a curious two-interface configuration for the Edge server. Devin examines this advice and fails to find the sense in it.

posted @ Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:21 AM | Feedback (3)

Don't overlook this feature of Exchange 2007

posted @ Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:09 AM | Feedback (3)

Managing public folders in Exchange 2007

posted @ Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:51 PM | Feedback (4)

Using PowerShell to sort mailboxes by size

Wherein Devin has fun with the Exchange Management Shell, sorting Exchange mailboxes by size, and a sampling of the diverse tasks one can achieve by doing so.

posted @ Monday, January 08, 2007 4:33 PM | Feedback (0)

Maybe now the PIX SMTP screener won't suck

posted @ Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:53 AM | Feedback (0)

Using PowerShell to find the average size in a group of files

Have you ever wanted to quickly get the average file size in a group of files? No? Why am I the only one who wants to do that?

At any rate, I show you how to do it with PowerShell, which is better than ice cream cake on a cold day!

posted @ Monday, December 18, 2006 6:10 PM | Feedback (0)

Made it through the storm

posted @ Monday, December 18, 2006 12:52 PM | Feedback (0)

Virtual Labs from Microsoft

posted @ Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:15 PM | Feedback (1)

CAL 9000^H^H^H^H2007

Wherein Devin ponders the inscrutable mysteries of Exchange and Outlook licensing, and offers some edtiorial comments on what the changes may mean.

posted @ Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:52 PM | Feedback (0)

GRYNX Greylist redux

posted @ Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:44 PM | Feedback (0)

Software IP PBX for Windows

posted @ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 4:47 PM | Feedback (1)

Am I Exchange 2007 compatible or not?

Wherein we learn how to tell whether a given system is running on 32 bits or 64 bits and experience one small way that Intel could make life easier for the end user.

posted @ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:44 PM | Feedback (0)

$true-thiness

posted @ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:17 AM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft-Novell and the IP risk factor

posted @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:38 PM | Feedback (0)

A grab bag of small goodies

posted @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:36 PM | Feedback (0)

Another PowerShell one-liner

posted @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:46 AM | Feedback (0)

Farewell, OS/2 (and a look back at BBSes, FidoNet, and Window NT 3.1)

IBM's OS/2 operating system is heading rapidly for the end of its standard support lifetime at Deceber 31, 2006. IBM is urging customers to transition to the WebSphere platform. I take a stroll down memory lane through OS/2, Desqview, the BBS and FidoNet community, Windows NT 3.1, and SLIP/PPP dialup accounts.

posted @ Sunday, December 10, 2006 8:40 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange 2007 and Forefront Security for Exchange Server RTM

posted @ Friday, December 08, 2006 12:35 PM | Feedback (0)

Community Server 2.1 SP2 is now available

posted @ Friday, December 08, 2006 12:31 PM | Feedback (0)

Watched logs never update

posted @ Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:07 PM | Feedback (0)

DNS gotchas and tips

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.

posted @ Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:47 AM | Feedback (0)

A new download to brighten your Tuesday

posted @ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:28 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange 2007 Edge and ISA 2006 on the same box???

posted @ Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:25 AM | Feedback (1)

Getting Rid of PSTs: the session

posted @ Friday, November 10, 2006 2:25 AM | Feedback (1)

Testing Your Mail Hygiene Solution: the session

posted @ Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:56 AM | Feedback (2)

All About Sender ID: the session

posted @ Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:45 PM | Feedback (2)

Greetings from Exchange Connections!

posted @ Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:02 AM | Feedback (0)

Forefront's Worm List

posted @ Friday, November 03, 2006 7:37 PM | Feedback (1)

KC's Insanely Useful Outlook headers macro

posted @ Friday, November 03, 2006 6:17 PM | Feedback (1)

Bulk creating Exchange mailboxes from a CSV file

posted @ Friday, November 03, 2006 5:41 PM | Feedback (0)

Community Server 2.1 SP1 is now available

posted @ Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:55 AM | Feedback (0)

Want to present at Exchange Connections?

posted @ Friday, October 27, 2006 1:30 PM | Feedback (0)

The 64-bit Vista Kernel furball

posted @ Wednesday, October 25, 2006 4:38 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange SMTP virtual servers

posted @ Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:46 AM | Feedback (1)

Exchange 2007, the OWA experience, and AJAX

posted @ Monday, October 23, 2006 7:44 AM | Feedback (1)

Free image manipulation software!

posted @ Monday, October 23, 2006 6:44 AM | Feedback (3)

Tips for a single-server upgrade from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007

posted @ Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:42 PM | Feedback (4)

Jim McBee on secure messaging

posted @ Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:43 PM | Feedback (0)

Community Server 2.1 is released

posted @ Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:06 PM | Feedback (0)

Scott Schnoll on Exchange 2007's CCR

posted @ Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:44 AM | Feedback (1)

Updated Exchange 2007 Beta 2 Release Notes

posted @ Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:09 AM | Feedback (0)

Getting the most out of XP

posted @ Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:29 AM | Feedback (2)

Which version of Powershell do I need for Exchange 2007?

posted @ Friday, August 04, 2006 3:00 PM | Feedback (0)

Free anti-spam on Exchange

posted @ Thursday, August 03, 2006 3:11 PM | Feedback (2)

Outlook 2007 cool new thing

posted @ Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:59 PM | Feedback (2)

HTTP over HTTP! (No joke!)

posted @ Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:03 AM | Feedback (2)

So long, Mom -- I'm off to drop the bomb -- so don't wait up for me!

posted @ Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:45 AM | Feedback (0)

Another reason to evaluate Exchange 2007 on x64 if you can

posted @ Monday, July 24, 2006 2:00 PM | Feedback (1)

First impressions on Exchange 2007 beta 2

posted @ Monday, July 24, 2006 9:14 AM | Feedback (3)

Exchange 2007 beta 2 is now available!

posted @ Monday, July 24, 2006 7:02 AM | Feedback (0)

DCAR ebook Chapter 5: Implementation part 2: Hardware and Software

posted @ Monday, July 17, 2006 5:40 PM | Feedback (0)

Community Server 2.1 Beta 1 is released

posted @ Friday, July 14, 2006 11:45 AM | Feedback (0)

Even MORE distraction value!

posted @ Friday, July 14, 2006 11:00 AM | Feedback (0)

A nifty PowerShell example

posted @ Monday, June 12, 2006 4:14 PM | Feedback (3)

What's in a name?

posted @ Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:01 PM | Feedback (2)

Linux support, free price tag for Virtual Server 2005 R2

posted @ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:18 AM | Feedback (0)

Deployment Guidance for Exchange 2003 SP2 and Windows Mobile 5.0 MSFP

posted @ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:43 AM | Feedback (0)

Deploy and manage Firefox with...Active Directory Group Policy?

posted @ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:32 AM | Feedback (3)

Anti-spam with Exchange 2003

posted @ Saturday, April 01, 2006 6:23 PM | Feedback (3)

DCAR ebook Chapter 4: Implementation part 1: People and processes

posted @ Friday, March 31, 2006 12:01 PM | Feedback (0)

An update on Windows Mobile 5.0 certificates

posted @ Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:54 AM | Feedback (2)

Beat Exchange Event ID 9548!

posted @ Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:30 PM | Feedback (0)

Book signing in Orlando

posted @ Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:00 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange 2003 SP2 and WIndows Mobile 5.0 MSFP first impressions

posted @ Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:52 AM | Feedback (0)

Kids, don't try this at home!

posted @ Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:43 PM | Feedback (2)

Short reaction: Qtek 9100 Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC

posted @ Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:51 PM | Feedback (2)

Search your AD quickly and easily

posted @ Sunday, March 05, 2006 3:11 PM | Feedback (0)

Windows Mobile 5.0 and SSL certs

posted @ Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:05 AM | Feedback (4)

ISA Server 2004 SP2 is out

posted @ Monday, February 13, 2006 7:36 PM | Feedback (1)

A few words about IMF

posted @ Friday, February 10, 2006 6:52 PM | Feedback (0)

Sender ID hotfix for Exchange Server 2003 SP2

posted @ Thursday, February 09, 2006 11:07 PM | Feedback (0)

What good is Windows Error Reporting, anyway?

posted @ Monday, December 19, 2005 1:09 PM | Feedback (1)

How to bypass Group Policy settings as a non-admin

posted @ Friday, December 16, 2005 8:41 AM | Feedback (2)

nLite: slipstream and Windows installation tweak tool

posted @ Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:59 PM | Feedback (1)

Excellent Windows IT Pro article on scripted shutdowns

posted @ Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:12 PM | Feedback (0)

ISA Server 2004 Best Practices Analyzer released

posted @ Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4:06 PM | Feedback (1)

And whilst in the throes of insomnia, a book review

posted @ Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:30 AM | Feedback (0)

A SQL Server trick: updating the values of IDENTITY columns

posted @ Friday, November 04, 2005 5:15 PM | Feedback (1)

Connections Report 2: Vendor Floor

posted @ Friday, November 04, 2005 5:01 PM | Feedback (1)

Connections Report 1: Exchange Cookbook Secret Sauce

posted @ Thursday, November 03, 2005 2:11 PM | Feedback (1)

Now in print: the Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide

posted @ Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:45 PM | Feedback (0)

DCAR ebook Chapter 2: Know Your Regulations!

posted @ Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:33 PM | Feedback (0)

Sharing a subnet and DNS with multiple domains

How I use the Windows Server 2003 DNS server conditional forwarding feature to make the deployment of multiple test AD environments hassle-free....

posted @ Friday, October 21, 2005 4:17 PM | Feedback (0)

When Upgrades Go Bad

posted @ Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:00 PM | Feedback (0)

My new ebook on email DCAR is now available!

posted @ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:49 PM | Feedback (7)

Two steps forward, one step back

posted @ Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:27 AM | Feedback (1)

Easily finding and reading IIS logs

posted @ Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:40 PM | Feedback (0)

Active Directory fun: How to verify the presence of an attribute in your schema

posted @ Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:42 PM | Feedback (4)

A look at Microsoft's Data Protection Manager

Remember my previous post about Microsoft Data Protection Server? Now I can talk about it a bit more in-depth.

posted @ Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:52 PM | Feedback (2)

Shirts vs. Skins

posted @ Friday, April 08, 2005 1:10 AM | Feedback (3)

My contribution to the Notes roadshow

posted @ Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:27 AM | Feedback (3)

Keeping up with Microsoft

posted @ Wednesday, April 06, 2005 12:11 PM | Feedback (0)

Windows Server 2003 SP1

posted @ Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:25 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Data Protection Server

posted @ Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:56 PM | Feedback (2)

Upgrading to Service Pack 1 for ISA 2004

posted @ Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:28 PM | Feedback (0)

Looking forward to Exchange Connections

posted @ Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:07 AM | Feedback (0)

Important new patch

posted @ Tuesday, February 08, 2005 3:37 PM | Feedback (0)