How can I publish OWA 2003 with ISA Server 2004? Publishing OWA 2003 with an internal certificate (issued by an unknown/un-trusted CA) Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 has made a significant breakthrough in publishing Secured web-sites in general and Outlook Web Accesses specifically. We don’t need another exchange server for use as a front-end…
Why is it NOT recommended to install Exchange Server 2003 on a computer that is also a Domain Controller? There are a few issues you should be aware of before installing Exchange Server 2003 on a computer that is also configured as a Domain Controller. The server must NOT be a cluster. Exchange 2003 clusters…
In my previous article in this series, Planning a Sites and Services Architecture for Exchange 2007, I explained that Exchange 2007 does not have its own built in routing topology, but rather piggybacks off of the Active Directory site structure. In this article, I want to give you a little bit of practical know how…
For the past 6 months I’ve been playing with Outlook 2007 RTM on my personal environment, I do not play with clients’ work environments unless they absolutely need me to do so. I run a fairly large mailbox with tens of thousands of emails that spread over at least 6 or 7 years back. I…
The NoMAS Tool Abstract Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) can provide you with a useful tool called NoMAS. In this article I want to cover what the NoMAS tool is and under what circumstances you might want to use it. Note: This article is published with permission from www.msexchange.org What Is NoMAS? Well, I guess…
Monitoring Exchange and Finding Common Problems Introduction In our daily jobs as Systems Engineers and Administrators we come across systems that are in need of our help… and may even be asking for it. Beyond checking your Event Viewer’s, this article looks at some common issues you might find on the server you are running…
Because I write about technology for a living, it is extremely important to me that I keep my education current. This means that I routinely travel all over the world to send various conferences, training sessions, and to visit various companies to see how the technology is being applied in a real world environment. One…
Migrating from Notes Domino to Exchange 2003 using the Exchange Notes Connector Within the past lots of companies used Notes Domino Server as their primary messaging platform but with the release of Exchange Server 2003 a lot of them are thinking of migrating to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and the best way how to realize…
This is a part 3 of my MCSE and System Administrator job interview sample questions. See previous parts at: Part 1 – Networking Part 2 – Windows Server 2003 Active Directory This article set is targeted at both the interviewer (who needs a pool of valid questions they can ask) and to the candidate (who…
These days, there are a lot of federal regulations in place that require companies that function as a part of various industries to archive their mail. When Microsoft created Exchange Server 2007, they provided a few different mechanisms to assist in the archival process. One of these mechanisms is Journaling. Journaling existed in previous versions…