Exchange Server

Sometimes one might need to delete many messages from one or more mailboxes. This might happen when trying to stop someone from reading an e-mail message you‘ve sent by mistake (assuming he or she didn‘t open his or her mailbox yet), deleting an infected attachment or even removing an appointment that was sent to 100…

Exchange databases run a defragmentation process once a day by default. This process rearranges mailbox store and public folder store data more efficiently, eliminating unused storage space. Exchange database online defragmentation occurs automatically as part of the database maintenance process. Online defragmenting is performed automatically at 2:00 AM every day by default. Online defragmentation makes…

How can I upgrade the Instant Messenger client? The Instant Messenger client that was originally placed on the Exchange 2000 CD media was version 2.2. Service Pack 1 and 2 had upgraded versions of the IM client. Service Pack 3 no longer has the IM client, and points you to Microsoft’s web site. The current…

How to Temporarily Increase the Exchange 2000 16-Gigabyte Database Size Limit? MS KB 813051 has info on this issue: The Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server message database (MDB) automatically shuts down and does not restart when it reaches the maximum size limit that is permitted. This behavior is by design to prevent the database from trying…

Some benefits of using the S/MIME control in OWA 2003 Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange Server 2003 has many fine features that make you feel like you were using the full-featured Outlook client. With that said, note that you can improve the user’s experience by opting to install the S/MIME control on your machine….

Why is the SELF permission the only permission seen on the Mailbox Rights properties on Exchange 2000/2003 mailboxes? MS KB 272153 has more info: In Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, when you create new mailbox-enabled accounts in Active Directory, they do not have inherited mailbox rights. The only object that is…

What is the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW)? The Security Configuration Wizard is a security tool that reduces the attack surface of an Exchange server by disabling unnecessary services, ports, features, and programs. Additionally, the wizard configures auditing and the Windows Firewall, secures network interfaces, and more. In doing so, we further secure a server to…

Restoring items from Exchange snapshots In order to maximize Exchange 2003 capabilities and performance and to minimize the restore time of a single mailbox or a single item, more and more companies are relocating their Exchange Databases in Storage appliances like Netapp or EMC, using iSCSI (read Exchange on NAS – Proved and Approved  for…

How can I reset the language for the right-click operations within OWA? In Exchange 2000 and 2003, OWA (Outlook Web Access) is one of the most used features. Exchange 2003 takes OWA even further down the road and makes it look and feel just like the full-featured Outlook 2003. OWA has a cool feature that…

How can I quickly open a new e-mail message and send it? Method #1: Using Outlook If you’re using Microsoft Outlook, you can send a quick e-mail message by using the mailto command: Go to Start then choose the Run command. Type ​mailto: in the Open text box and click OK. You’ll see a new…