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Symantec Endpoint Protection is a Network Performance Threat
I recently removed the Network Threat Protection component from the Symantec Endpoint Protection installation on all of the servers and desktops on a customer network. Here is a list of things that...
View ArticleEnd of life for CA InoculateIT AV Engine in Microsoft Forefront products
From the Forefront Server Security blog: Engine and definition updates for the Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT engine will end on September 29th, 2008. On January 16th, 2007, the Computer...
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Vircom modusGate and directQuarantine Review
Despite all the talk in the industry about moving services to the cloud most clients that I work with still use an on-premise email security server for protecting their Exchange servers. modusGate by...
View ArticleMSExchangeRepl Error: “The process cannot access the file because it is being...
Recently my Get-DAGHealth.ps1 report alerted me that the active copy of a mailbox database in the DAG was on a server that was not the first activation preference. This indicated that an unplanned...
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Configuring a Default Mobile Device Mailbox Policy for ActiveSync in Exchange...
An Exchange Server organization can have multiple mobile device mailbox policies, but only one can be the default policy. The default policy is automatically assigned to new mailbox users, and also to...
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Microsoft MVP Award 2013
I am pleased to announce that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for Exchange Server for another year. This is my second MVP award and caps off quite an exciting year, with the last 12 months...
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Exchange Server 2013 EASProbeDeviceType Mobile Devices
In an Exchange Server 2013 environment you may notice one or both of the following conditions. 1. A number of “EASProbeDeviceIDxxx” mobile devices in the results of Get-MobileDevice, which is one of...
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How Do You Feel About Microsoft Ending the TechNet Subscription?
Microsoft’s announcement this week that they will be ending the popular TechNet Subscription offering has received a lot of coverage in the news. Microsoft says the decision is based on their desire to...
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Site News: Closing the Exchange Server Pro Forums
In October 2011 I launched a new discussion forum here at Exchange Server Pro. Since then the forums have seen almost 1,200 threads with just over 4,300 posts in total. Today I am announcing the...
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Exchange Server 2013 RTM Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) Released
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for Exchange Server 2013 RTM. In their blog post the Microsoft Exchange team highlights the following improvements delivered in CU2. Per-server database...
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The Good and the Not So Good of Exchange 2013 Cumulative Updates
After Microsoft released Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2 this week I found myself contemplating how the new servicing model for Exchange is going so far. The ability to do “build to build”...
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How to Send As a Hidden Mailbox
Some end users in your Exchange Server environment may have a requirement to “send as” a mailbox that they also need to remain hidden from the global address list. This scenario presents a few...
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How to Remove a DAG Member in Exchange Server 2013
When you are running an Exchange 2013 database availability group in your environment you may have a need to remove one of the servers from the DAG, for example during decommissioning of server...
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How to Reseed a Failed Database Copy in Exchange Server 2013
When you’re running an Exchange 2013 database availability group you will eventually need to deal with a failed database copy that needs to be reseeded. Database copies may be in a failed state due to...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection is a Network Performance Threat
I recently removed the Network Threat Protection component from the Symantec Endpoint Protection installation on all of the servers and desktops on a customer network. Here is a list of things that...
View ArticleEnd of life for CA InoculateIT AV Engine in Microsoft Forefront products
From the Forefront Server Security blog: Engine and definition updates for the Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT engine will end on September 29th, 2008. On January 16th, 2007, the Computer...
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Vircom modusGate and directQuarantine Review
Despite all the talk in the industry about moving services to the cloud most clients that I work with still use an on-premise email security server for protecting their Exchange servers. modusGate by...
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Get Exchange Install Path Using PowerShell
I was recently dealing with a scenario where I needed to determine the Exchange install path via PowerShell script so that I could copy a scripting agent config XML file to all servers automatically....
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Pros and Cons of Using Separate Security and Distribution Groups
Something I have noticed over the years is a tendency for organizations to duplicate effort by having separate security and distribution groups for the same people. For example, in one organization a...
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PowerShell Script to Distribute Scripting Agent Configuration File to...
One of the components of the Exchange Server scripting agent is the scripting agent config file itself. This file, named ScriptingAgentConfig.xml, needs to exist on all of the Exchange servers in your...
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