Month: June 2007

Exchange 2007 MessageTracking

by ucinfo, posted in Flaphead, MsExchange, Powershell

So as you may know, MessageTracking in Exchange 2007 is pants. 

Out of the box you can only track a message from one server and have to manually track messages from one server until the next.  The default MessageTracking doesn’t even let you do this.

So, this is one I made earlier ;-) A little PowerShell Script that requires a starting server and a message ID.

It will then works out where the next server is and continue the message track.

Here is the script, let me know what you think and if it does what you expect. I have looked at trying to track in a mixed 2003/2007 mode, but the message tracking id are different, so it’s not going to be possible :-(

What I normally do is use the default message tracking to get the messageid and then use my script to do a “proper” track.

If you don’t supply a starting server or messageid, it will fire up a GUI.

Enjoy

 

#############################################
$AppName = “get-MsgTrack.ps1”
$AppVer = “v1.1 [26 June 2007]”
#v1.0 5 May 2007 #
#v1.1 Added cmdline & GUI #
#Written By Paul Flaherty #
#blogs.flaphead.com #
#############################################

#Variables
#$StartServer = “HubServer”
#$msgID = “”
$MaxHops = 99
$EndNow = $False
$Server = $StartServer
$TrackMsg = $True
$Verbose = $False

#Display script name and version
Write-host $AppName -NoNewLine
Write-Host “: ” $AppVer

#Load Required Assemblies
$null=[reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“System.Windows.Forms”)
$null=[reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“System.Drawing”)

#Do this when you click on the TrackMsg button
function closeMyDialog
{
$olButton.Text = “Tracking..”
IF ($tboxMsgID.Text.Length -ne 0)
{
$script:msgID = $tboxMsgID.text
}
ELSE
{
Write-Host “GUI MessageID is empty”
$script:TrackMsg = $False
}

IF ($tboxServer.Text.Length -ne 0)
{
$script:StartServer = $tboxServer.Text
}
ELSE
{
Write-Host “GUI Server Name is empty”
$script:TrackMsg = $False
}

if ($verbose) {Write-Host “TrackMsg Button Selected”}
$form.close()
}

#Do this if when you click on the Cancel Button
function cancelMyDialog{
$btnCanx.Text = “Closing..”
$script:TrackMsg = $False
if ($verbose) {Write-Host “Cancel Button Selected”}
$form.close()
}

#Create GUI
Function DisplayGUI
{
$form = new-object System.Windows.Forms.form
$form.Text = $appname + ” ” + $appver

$tboxServer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$tboxServer.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(15,15)
$tboxServer.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(260,33)
$tboxServer.Text = $Server
$Form.Controls.Add($tboxServer)

$gboxServer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
$gboxServer.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(12,0)
$gboxServer.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(270,45)
$gboxServer.Text = “Server:”
$Form.controls.add($gboxServer)

$tboxMsgID = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$tboxMsgID.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(15,65)
$tboxMsgID.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(260,50)
$tboxMsgID.Text = $msgID
$tboxMsgID.Multiline = $True
$tboxMsgID.WordWrap = $True
$Form.Controls.Add($tboxMsgID)

$gboxMsgID = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
$gboxMsgID.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(12,50)
$gboxMsgID.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(270,70)

$gboxMsgID.Text = “MessageID:”
$Form.controls.add($gboxMsgID)

$olButton = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$olButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(100,130)
$olButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$olButton.Text = “TrackMsg”
$olButton.Add_Click({closeMyDialog})
$Form.Controls.Add($olButton)
$form.AcceptButton = $olButton

$btnCanx = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$btnCanx.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200,130)
$btnCanx.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$btnCanx.Text = “Cancel”
$btnCanx.add_Click({cancelMyDialog})
$Form.Controls.Add($btnCanx)
$form.CancelButton = $btnCanx

$Form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300, 190)
$Form.TopMost = $True
$form.Add_Shown({$form.Activate()})

$form.ShowDialog()
}

#I know this is bad, but the DNS lookup WILL fail at the end!
$erroractionpreference = “SilentlyContinue”

#Check to see if verbose is the only commandline options
IF ($args[0] -eq “-verbose”) {$verbose=$True}

#pass in the MessageID and Starting Server Name
#Optional is Verbose
#Need the two variables. If the count is equal to 0 show the GUI
IF ($args.Length -eq 0)
{
IF ($verbose) {Write-Host “No Commandline Entered”}
IF ($verbose) {Write-Host “Showing GUI”}
$ShowGUI = DisplayGUI
}

ELSE
#Gather the commandline
{
IF ($verbose) {Write-Host “Number of Args= ” $args.length}

#Make the assumption that the arguments are in pairs
for($i = 0; $i -le $args.Length; $i++)
{
switch ($args[$i])
{
“-verbose”
{
$verbose = $true
}
“-server”
{
$StartServer = $args[$i+1]
IF ($verbose) {Write-Host “StartServer= ” $StartServer}
$i++
}
“-msgid”
{
$msgID = $args[$i+1]
IF ($verbose) {write-host “MsgId= ” $msgID}
$i++
}
} #Switch
} #For loop
}

#If -verbose only show the GUI
IF ($args.length -eq 1) {$ShowGUI = DisplayGUI}

IF ($verbose) {Write-Host “TrackMsg=” $TrackMsg}

#IF TrackMsg is true then track the message
IF ($TrackMsg -eq $True)
{
$Server = $StartServer
Write-Host “Messaging Tracking”
Write-Host “Starting on: ” -NoNewLine
Write-Host $StartServer
Write-Host $msgID
$i=0

#Loop for the MaxHops
for ($a = 1; $a -le $MaxHops; $a++)
{
$i++
#Pipe MessageTrack to Variable
$StepA = get-messagetrackinglog -Server $server -MessageID $msgid

#Format Text String
$txt1 = “HOP ” + $i + ” [” + $Server + “] to [“

#Set NextIP to $Nul
$NextIP = $Nul

# Get the IP Address of the SEND entry
$StepB = get-messagetrackinglog -Server $server -MessageID $msgid -EventId “SEND”

#Get the Host IP Address from ther “SEND” entry
$StepB_IPAddress = $StepB.ServerIp

#Use .net call to get the Hostname from an IP.
#This can take
a bit of time to do, like a couple of seconds
#This command will fail to set NextServer if it can’t resolve the IP
$NextServer = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostbyAddress($StepB_IPAddress)
$Server = $NextServer.HostName

#If the NextServer is empty then bail
IF ($NextServer -eq $nul)
{
$Server = $StepB_IPAddress
$EndNow = $True

}

#Write out the message tracking details
Write-Host ” “
$txt1 = $txt1 + $Server + “]”
Write-Host $txt1
$StepA
$NextServer = $Nul

#Bail out of the loop
IF ($EndNow -eq $True){Break}
}
}

Exchange 2007 Mixed Mode

by ucinfo, posted in Flaphead, MsExchange

Found something interesting today (honest!)

If you have a mixed Exchange 2003/2007 org you can’t message track across the whole org, only within the product versions!

One word comes to mind … PANTS!

Even with all 2007, you can’t message track off more than one server .. well that is until I post my script next week ;-)

Will also have a quick look to see how easy it would be to update my script to deal with 2003 too .. probably with WMI, but lets see, as from inital investigation the message id’s are different.

More next week

 

Ignore this I’m just testing something! http://www.jaltd.co.uk/

Is there a spy in your BlackBerry? Servers in UK may be tapped

by ucinfo, posted in Flaphead, Gadgets, Mobile

Oh dear! .. Saw this in the London Lite last night.

Source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23401343-details/Is+there+a+spy+in+your+BlackBerry+Servers+in+UK+may+be+tapped/article.do

Servers for BlackBerry in the UK may be being tapped into, in order to steal information from private handsets.

France’s national security forces have warned that the wireless devices can be intercepted and have banned their use in the president’s and prime minister’s offices.

The security services said BlackBerry’s servers in this country and in the US can be used to gather state secrets.

 

Exchange 2007 and Group Polices

by ucinfo, posted in Flaphead, MsExchange

This is has been the pain in my butt for the last couple of days.  I have been installing Exchange 2007 in to an Active Directory that has been “played” with.  The AD boys basically disabled the Default Domain Controller Security Policy and created a new one.

So the Exchange Servers group didn’t get added to the “Manage auditing and security log” GPO setting of the new GPO.  What is strange is that the error you get is pants.

When you run setup it fails like this:

D:>setup /mode:install /roles:MB, CA, HT, MT
 Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unattended Setup

Preparing Exchange Setup

The following server roles will be installed

Management Tools
Hub Transport Role
Client Access Role
Mailbox Role

Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check

Hub Transport Role Checks ……………………. COMPLETED
Client Access Role Checks ……………………. COMPLETED
Mailbox Role Checks ……………………. COMPLETED

If Outlook Web Access is in use, you should replicate the free/busy folder on t
his server to every other free/busy server in the organization. This step should
be performed once Setup completes.

Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server

Copying Exchange files ……………………. COMPLETED
Hub Transport Server Role ……………………. FAILED

Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to start. Check the event log for poss
ible reasons for the service start failure.
The Exchange Server setup operation did not complete. Visit http://support.micro
soft.com and enter the Error ID to find more information.
Exchange Server setup encountered an error.

The Application Event Log come back with these:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Event Category: Topology
 Event ID: 2099
Description:
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVICE.EXE (PID=2608). Exchange Active Directory Provider will use the Configuration Domain Controller (gbrpsminw00001.gbl.barwealth.net) specified in a call to SetConfigDCName.

 

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Event Category: Topology
 Event ID: 2101
Description:
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVICE.EXE (PID=2608). The configuration domain controller specified in a call to SetConfigDCName (gbrpsminw00001.gbl.barwealth.net) is unreachable. Exchange Active Directory Provider will select the configuration domain controller from the list of available domain controllers.

 

Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Event Category: Topology
 Event ID: 2080
Description:
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVICE.EXE (PID=2608). Exchange Active Directory Provider has discovered the following servers with the following characteristics:

(Server name | Roles | Enabled | Reachability | Synchronized | GC capable | PDC | SACL right | Critical Data | Netlogon | OS Version)
 In-site:

dc1.bob.net CDG 1 7 7 1 0 0 1 7 1
dc2.bob.net CDG 1 7 7 1 0 0 1 7 1

Out-of-site:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchange ADAccess
Event Category: Topology
 Event ID: 2114
Description:
Process MSEXCHANGEADTOPOLOGYSERVICE.EXE (PID=2608). Topology discovery failed, error 0x80040a02 (DSC_E_NO_SUITABLE_CDC). Look up the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) error code specified in the event description. To do this, use Microsoft Knowledge Base article 218185, “Microsoft LDAP Error Codes.” Use the information in that article to learn more about the cause and resolution to this error. Use the Ping or PathPing command-line tools to test network connectivity to local domain controllers.

So you can see that the SACL right is 0, and all the KB’s, newsgroups and googled results say “it’s not in a GPO”

Make sure the Exchange Servers group has the “Manage auditing and security log” rights in the correct GPO and bobs your uncle!

A Month in Exchange: May 2007

by ucinfo, posted in Flaphead, MsExchange

DOWNLOADS

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Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935490)
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Exchange 2007 Anti Spam Migration Tool
The Exchange 2007 Anti Spam Migration Tool reads these settings from Active Directory and converts them to equivalent Windows Power Shell script (consisting of Exchange 2007 tasks) which can then be run on Edge Transport or Hub Transport roles of Exchange Server 2007.
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise / Exchange Server 2007 32-bit VHD
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Workflow Designer for Exchange
Microsoft recommends that you migrate applications that use Exchange Workflow and the Collaborative Data Objects for Exchange Workflow (CDOWF) to use the Windows Workflow Foundation. Windows Workflow Foundation supplies the programming model, engine, and tools required to quickly build workflow-enabled applications on Microsoft Windows. It consists of a namespace, an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Applications that use Windows Workflow Foundation can be developed and run on Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. Windows Workflow Foundation includes support for both system workflow and human workflow across a variety of scenarios, including workflow within line-of-business applications, user interface page flow, document-centric workflow, human workflow, composite workflow for service-oriented applications, business rule–driven workflow, and workflow for systems management.
If you have developed applications by using the Workflow Designer for Exchange 2000 Server, and you require a copy of the Workflow Designer installation package, please contact Microsoft Customer Support Services.
The Workflow Designer for Exchange 2000 Server will be supported while Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 support is available.
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If you have developed applications that are based on the Exchange SDK Work
flow Application Template and you require a copy of the installation package for archival purposes, please contact Microsoft Customer Support Services.
The Exchange SDK Workflow Application Templates will be supported while Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 support is available.
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This documents are the presentation materials at the Unified Communications and Collaboration platform event on the 18th of May 2007. They present Microsoft’s approach to unified communications and collaboration, how Microsoft delivers these capabilities for businesses of all sizes. In today’s global business environment, business needs drive IT requirements. IT departments are constantly being asked to deliver more services to increase business efficiency—while spending less money and using fewer resources to do it.
Today’s businesses require the ability to collaborate on-demand—anywhere, anytime. They need access to the right information and people at the right time and place. To make this happen, businesses need collaboration tools that give them in-context access to the appropriate communications methods from within the business applications that they already use every day.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a10931b2-dceb-4ddc-8c5a-25c4b2c5804c&DisplayLang=en

Unified Communications – Office Communication Server 2007 Videos
There are two videos and two versions (one for event presentations and one for PC screens) on Office Communications Server 2007 and on Office RoundTable. The videos center on use of the technologies by the staff of a fashion magazine.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=67d3e846-ae4a-4b30-9e0c-eac22bd2a58a&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes supports the sharing of calendar free/busy schedules between Lotus Domino R5 and R6 and Exchange Server 2003. This tool replaces the Calendar Connector that ships with Exchange Server 2003 (including SP2), and is designed to be used with the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c14932a1-55f4-4256-af7e-617639d46024&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Shell Help
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Management Shell Help file helps you use cmdlets in the Exchange Management Shell to perform day-to-day administration of Exchange 2007. You can view help in the Exchange Management Shell by using the Get-Help cmdlet.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=65c12b39-dbca-4b22-baa4-5f5d96613574&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Release Notes
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Release Notes contain late-breaking information for Exchange Server 2007.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5770bd59-376e-42ec-b940-be6225cd97ff&DisplayLang=en

EVENTS / WEBCASTS

Friday, June 01, 2007 – TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Client Access and Web Services (Level 200)
In this webcast, we focus on Client Access Services in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The overall goal of Client Access Services is to add value to the data in your inbox by enabling you to access that data from any location. We explain how to access inbox data using Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA), and mobile devices, and we also describe some of the new client access features introduced in Exchange Server 2007. Join us for a look at the various underlying components of Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Services. We cover the enhanced calendar functionality, the new Unified Messaging and Exchange Server Web services, and programmatic access to messaging data. We conclude the session by examining Exchange Server ActiveSync improvements.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032341207%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

Friday, June 08, 2007 – TechNet Webcast: High Availability in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (Level 300)
E-mail has become mission critical for large and small businesses alike. Businesses and organizations of all types simply cannot afford the extended outages of disasters like failed disks, corrupt databases, failed servers, or power outages. The built-in high availability solutions in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) can make recovery from many disasters barely noticeable to end
users. Learn how local continuous replication (LCR), cluster continuous replication (CCR), standby continuous replication (SCR), and single copy clusters (SCCs) provide fast recovery for events that used to be called disasters.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032340780%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

Monday, June 11, 2007 – TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Transport and Routing Architecture (Level 200)
In this session, we present the improvements made to transport and message routing in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and we highlight the benefits these changes offer to both users and administrators. We start by looking at the pros and cons of message routing and transport services in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Exchange Server 2003. Next, we compare Exchange Server 2000 and Exchange Server 2003 with Exchange Server 2007. We conclude the webcast with demonstrations that show you how to set up connectors between the Hub and Edge Transport server roles, and how to enable transport rules within your organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032341211%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 – TechNet Webcast: Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
In this session, we talk about disaster recovery in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. We discuss how you can plan for disaster recovery by understanding what issues can arise with your servers running Exchange Server and the information they store and handle. We look at server roles, describe what each server role does, and explain what can happen to your Exchange Server organization when a server role fails. When a disaster occurs, you need to get the server up and running as quickly as possible, so we also look at the recovery solutions and available tools in this webcast.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032341213%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

Friday, June 15, 2007 – TechNet Webcast: Recipient Management, Policies, and Permissions in Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200)
In this webcast, we focus on the recipient management model in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and discuss how it has changed since Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Learn how Exchange Server 2007 handles resources and find out about the changes to the administrative permission model. In Exchange Server 2007, you have the option to separate your Active Directory directory service administration from your Exchange Server administration. During this presentation, we explore how that is achieved. http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032341245%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

NEW ON-DEMAND WEBCASTS

NEW/UPDATED DOCUMENTATION

New

 Updated

NEW KB Articles

The Antigen Worm List engine version is “0” in the Scanner Information area when you use Antigen Enterprise Manager 9.0 to gather the engine information
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=934636

The clustered mailbox server does not fail over after a cluster node loses the public network connection in Exchange Server 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935632

Event ID 459 is logged, and the following error message may be logged after you perform an online backup of an Exchange Server store: “HRESEBACKUPTRUNCATELOGS() failed with HRESULT: 0xc7ff1004”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935634

The Unified Messaging service may not submit voice messages to the Hub Transport server in Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935629

Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: May 8, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=934655

You receive an error message when you try to log on to Antigen Enterprise Manager 9.0
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936741

Support WebCast: Microsoft Exchange 2007 disaster recovery
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937563

Description of Hotfix Rollup 1 for Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936831

Forefront Security for Exchange Server notifications stop working if you change the Exchange Pickup folder path
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937542

An Antigen 9.0 for Exchange installation does no
t finish in a server cluster environment that is running Veritas Cluster Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936740

Exchange Server 2007 may drop recipients out of the offline address book
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936197

A changed reminder time is not updated on a mobile device even when you successfully perform a resynchronization in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936203

How to obtain the latest update rollup for Exchange 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937052

MS07-026: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange could allow remote code execution
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=931832

Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: May 8, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935517

Error message when you try to use the Antigen 9.0 for Exchange client program to connect to a server: “Access denied”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936745

Forefront Security for Exchange Server processes a message that contains invalid uuencode header information as a CorruptedCompressedFile virus
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937543

Exchange services do not start after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936541

Error message when you try to send an e-mail message or to receive an e-mail message in Outlook 2003: ” ‘ – Receiving ‘reporting error (0x800300FD):’Unknown Error”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=936986