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This article was critical to helping allow us to have (in our case, Backup Exec) relay SMTP messages against our internal Exchange 2007 Server.  Well worth bookmarking…   http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/12/28/432013.aspx

The article below, turned out to be very useful, for when you need to configure SMTP Relay, on an Exchange 2007 Server (single server, no EDGE). It’s not as straightforward as it once was, that is for sure, though I like the idea of making it a bit more difficult, to avoid mistakes.   Very …

Ran into the following today and appears the ‘ole Internet is littered with reasons for the possibility of it happening, none of which applied to me.  So, here’s my addition to that list… 🙂   I got this… Failed to update recipient “rgnetwork.ca/US1/Victoria – CA1/Users/itgroove Test User”. The following exception occurred: Exchange Server 2007 rgus1vmg01.rgnetwork.ca …

While it is always recommended to separate your ‘front-end’ Exchange Server (Edge) from the back-end (your Hub Transport), your budget doesn’t always allow this. So, to enable the following functions, on your standalone Exchange implementation… Connection Filtering Agent Content Filter Agent Sender ID Agent Sender Filter Agent Recipient Filter Agent Protocol Analysis Agent   You …

Here is a great tool (if incomplete, though best intentioned – I look forward to the troubleshooting suggestions being completed), for testing the following in your configuration: Outlook Web Access (OWA) Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTPS) SMTP AutoDiscover Check out https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com

gotta toot your own horn once in a while… 🙂 Solution Name: Major Change:  A web-based application designed to allow small and medium-sized businesses to easily implement and coordinate the change management process within their IT environments.  Major Change is the Online Change Register   Solution Description: Uncontrolled changes to an IT environment are the …

The following are useful instructions for anyone, but in particular for hosted Outlook users recently migrated.  This procedure makes it simple to take your existing (probably POP3) Outlook client PST and post all of that data on your new, hosted Exchange Mailbox. NOTE:  Be sure to turn OFF any anti-virus software, as it will slow …

  Beer Me! Ok, I’ve been told I’ve helped a number of people, over the years, with my postings (in newsgroups and such) and my blog (blog.brainlitter.com). And people always tell me oh, I owe you a beer”, or “if you were nearby, I’d drop you a six pack” or “if you are ever in …

First off, hats off to the Petri site for a really good ‘single server/SBS Server’ RPC/HTTPS documentation resource at: http://www.petri.co.il/configure_rpc_over_https_on_a_single_server.htm   Note that it will work, without the following (back-end selected in the GUI) if the server is single homed, which is most common. However, there is a little bit of extra magic done, when …

I found this very valuable, so I’ve bookmarked it for myself. http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/11/17/431555.aspx