Day: June 2, 2010

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 4

by ucinfo, posted in A Month in Exchange, Exchange, Flaphead, MsExchange, OCS

#Exchange2010

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2007
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164340.aspx

Nothing New

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Technical White Papers for Exchange Server 2010
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd795096(EXCHG.140).aspx

Nothing New

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Exchange 2007 Documentation Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164372.aspx

As ever nothing has been added here

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Documentation Updates from the Exchange Team Blog http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/category/11153.aspx

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Office Communication Server Documentation Updates
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd627231(office.12).aspx

The issue here is that they date the WebPages so its near on impossible to see what has been updated

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New KBs from Last Month
New means they appear in KB as Revision 1.0! 
Exchange 5.5:  http://kbalertz.com/Technology_55.aspx
Exchange 2000: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_53.aspx
Exchange 2003: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_313.aspx
Exchange 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_515.aspx
Exchange 2010: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1282.aspx
Exchange 2010 Coexistence: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_1281.aspx
Forefront For Exchange: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_523.aspx
Communications Server 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_557.aspx
Communicator 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_558.aspx
Outlook 2007: http://kbalertz.com/Technology_506.aspx
Outlook 2010: http://kbalertz.com/technology_1543.aspx

May 27, 2010
980291: An application that is developed by using Exchange Server MAPI Client and CDO 1.2.1 crashes when the application accesses the Exchange Server 2010 message stores
982227: Office Outlook does not automatically resolve the contact name when you schedule a meeting in Office Communicator 2007
981378: Message Classification selections are disabled unexpectedly when the “Do Not Forward” menu choice is disabled on the Permission menu in Office Outlook 2007
981579: Outlook stops updating the screen correctly after Outlook 2007 is running for a long period of time
981977: Office Outlook 2007 does not display the Windows logon domain and username when you are prompted for your login credentials

May 26, 2010
979955: You are prompted to prepare Office Outlook 2007 for first use after you apply security update 972363
982113: Hyperlinks are still active and clickable after you set Outlook to read email messages as plain text

May 24, 2010
2061535: Description of the Office updates: May 11, 2010
982767: Content that is copied from a non-Office program takes longer than expected to finish when an Office 2010 program is running in the background

May 19, 2010
980534: How to export email messages from Windows Live Mail into Outlook
982697: By default, shared mail folders are downloaded in Cached mode in Outlook 2010

May 17, 2010
982913: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Outlook RPC Dialog Box Troubleshooting
982911: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Exchange Health Check
982904: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Configuring Clustering in Exchange Server 2007
982907: Microsoft Advisory Services Engagement Scenario – Configuring Exchange Server 2010 Client Access Features for Remote Access
980084: An oversized message is transferred unexpectedly from Office Outlook 2007 to a computer that is running Exchange Server 2007

May 13, 2010
982577: The file size limits of .pst and .ost files are larger in Outlook 2010

May 11, 2010
978564: Description of the cumulative update package for Communicator 2007 R2: April 2010
981726: Description of the Office Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: May 11, 2010

May 10, 2010
980047: XADM: How to disable public folder Conflict Message notification
976368: Resource delegates in Exchange 2007 receive the whole meeting request details despite the resource configuration
980513: Error message when you try to sync Windows Mobile Device Center with either Outlook 2010 64-bit version or with a Click-to-Run installation of Outlook 2010: “Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging”

May 7, 2010
979175: Some e-mail messages become stuck in an Exchange Server environment
982349: “Changes to the distribution list membership cannot be saved” error message when you try to remove members from an Exchange Server 2010 distribution list

May 6, 2010
979227: You cannot back up an Exchange Server 2007 server CCR node after you install Exchange Server 2007 CCR Service Pack 2 on the CCR node
98
2698: The UseLegacyFB registry value does not work as expected in Outlook 2010

May 5, 2010
979145: The user interface for Office Communicator 2007 pops up for all users who log on to a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008
974599: Description of the Office Communicator 2007 update package:May 2010
978164: A conversation window opens unexpectedly when you press ENTER in the Search box in Office Communicator 2007

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 3

by ucinfo, posted in A Month in Exchange, Exchange, Flaphead, MsExchange, OCS

#Exchange2010

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New On-Demand Web Content from May 2010

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Powershell for Data Professionals (Level 200) 
In this episode of geekSpeak, Microsoft SQL Server guru Aaron Nelson shows you how to take control of your SQL Server with PowerShell. Aaron demonstrates how to perform everyday database administrator tasks like backing up user databases, scripting table objects, and evaluating disk space usage, and he shows what a timesaver PowerShell scripts can be for automating SQL Server activities. This geekSpeak is hosted by Glen Gordon.   The geekSpeak webcast series brings you industry experts in a “talk-radio” format hosted by developer evangelists from Microsoft. These experts share their knowledge and experience about a particular developer technology and are ready to answer your questions in real time during the webcast.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032449695&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed Exchange 2010 on Premises (Level 300) 
 Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 introduces numerous advances in performance, scalability, and reliability, while lowering the total cost of ownership. In this Webcast, we discuss the Exchange Server 2010 deployment within Microsoft IT. The session includes descriptions of the Exchange Server 2010 roles, design criteria, hardware choices, and operational changes.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032448860&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Protecting Exchange Server 2010 Using Hybrid Forefront Protection for Exchange (Level 300)
 Attend this webcast to learn how Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 work better together. Discover how Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) and Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) facilitate the protection of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 from malware, unsolicited e-mail, and other security threats.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032433627&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Security Best Practices for Hyper-V and Server Virtualization (Level 300)
 Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in IT today and security is a top priory for IT staff. In this webcast, we cover security best practices for Hyper-V and introduce the Hyper-V Security Guide, the Microsoft reference for hardening servers running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V enabled.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032445997&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Scaling Out Forefront Unified Access Gateway (Level 200)
 Deploying more than what’s in the box is a typical requirement for enterprise IT organizations. You do it to achieve high availability of your remote access service, and you do it to achieve better scale. Attend this webcast to learn how to scale out deployments with Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) array or cluster, how to take advantage of the integrated Windows Load Balancer, and how to use the external Hardware Load Balancer.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447237&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Forefront Unified Access Gateway and DirectAccess – Better Together (Level 200)
Attend this webcast to learn about the additional manageabilty, scalability, and security Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) brings to DirectAccess deployments. We provide a short overview of DirectAccess, a new innovative technology available in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, and we explain what Network Address Translation64 (NAT64) and Domain Name System64 (DNS64) are used for, why do you need two tunnels, and how to set tunnels up.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447229&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Business Insights Webcast: How to Migrate from Your POP E-Mail Account to Exchange Online (Level 200)
 Join us for the fifth webcast in this migration series. This week we discuss migrating POP and IMAP mailboxes to Microsoft Exchange Online. Learn about the workflow for POP and IMAP migrations, the availability of Microsoft partner tools for migration, and how to use the Microsoft Online Migration Tools to help you move to Exchange Online.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032447716&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Webcasts of interest showing at a desktop near you in June 2010

Wednesday, June 02, 2010_TechNet Webcast: System Center Configuration Manager v.Next Overview (Level 300) 
 The next release of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is coming. For more than a decade, Microsoft Systems Management Server and Configuration Manager have been used by thousands of customers and partners to deliver classic management capabilities to clients and servers. As we enter a new generation of IT technology, the System Center flagship product is evolving. In this webcast, we present the Microsoft vision for user-centric client management, and we demonstrate the changes since Configuration Manager 2007 using a functioning product to showcase some of these major improvements. This session promises to be very interesting, so you know you can’t miss it.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032453445

Thursday, June 03, 2010_Hands-on Lab Online: Exchange Server 2010 – Ignite Hands-on Lab
 What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445626

Thursday, June 03, 2010_ Hands-on Lab
Online: Exchange Server 2010 – Ignite Hands-on Lab
What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445625

Thursday, June 10, 2010_Hands-on Lab Online: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Ignite Hands-on Lab
What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445629

Thursday, June 10, 2010_Hands-on Lab Online: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Ignite Hands-on Lab
What is a HOLO event? It’s an online event where you listen to a live presentation and work on lab exercises. As you work on your labs, Microsoft experts can assist and provide guidance by chatting with you one-on-one or by virtually taking control of your lab.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032445628

Tuesday, June 22, 2010_TechNet Webcast: Technical Introduction to System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (Level 200)
It’s here; Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 delivers unified data protection of Microsoft application, virtualization, and file servers and client workstations running Windows operating systems. In this webcast, we highlight the new features in DPM 2010, including Microsoft SQL Server database auto-protection and self-restore, Microsoft Exchange 2010 database availability group (DAG) protection, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 protection, Hyper-V R2 with Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV) protection, and item-level recovery. We start the webcast by installing the new DPM 2010 server, and then we provide an overview of the core capabilities and enhanced protection/recovery scenarios. More than half of the webcast is spent on demonstration with time left for questions and answers.
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454008

Wednesday, June 23, 2010_TechNet Simulcast: Forefront Virtual Event (Day 1) 
 You may have already heard about the Secure Messaging, Secure Endpoint, Secure Collaboration, Identity and Access Management, and Information Protection solutions which are a part of Microsoft Forefront’s Business Ready Security. Now, you can dive deep into the new Forefront products which are a part of those solutions. Hear from and ask questions directly to the product team as we teach you about the product and deliver some amazing technical demos on FEP, FIM, TMG, UAG, FPSP, FPE, FOPE, and ADRMS + Exchange
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454002

Thursday, June 24, 2010_TechNet Simulcast: Forefront Virtual Event (Day 2)
You may have already heard about the Secure Messaging, Secure Endpoint, Secure Collaboration, Identity and Access Management, and Information Protection solutions which are a part of Microsoft Forefront’s Business Ready Security. Now, you can dive deep into the new Forefront products which are a part of those solutions. Hear from and ask questions directly to the product team as we teach you about the product and deliver some amazing technical demos on FEP, FIM, TMG, UAG, FPSP, FPE, FOPE, and ADRMS + Exchange
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454004

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 2

by ucinfo, posted in A Month in Exchange, Exchange, Flaphead, Microsoft, MsExchange, OCS

#Exchange2010

##*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Exchange and OCS Downloads from May 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server protocols documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) used by Microsoft Exchange Server to communicate with other Microsoft products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d1b4ce22-8312-4669-bd59-6b13528a833a

Microsoft Outlook Live Connected Campus using Exchange Web Services API
 Provide your school or university with seamless integration of campus applications, information systems and portals to Outlook Live using the Exchange Web Services (EWS) API and PowerShell. This whitepaper details a scenario of integrating a course registration system with Outlook Live using the EWS Managed API and explains the EWS Managed API with code snippets so that you can plan for a similar implementation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=80a02d11-e540-40f4-8703-6929cdc6517e

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server protocols documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) used by Microsoft Exchange Server to communicate with other Microsoft products.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a9aae935-ad23-4117-a3d9-9ed6093d6d7f

Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder DAV-based Administration Tool
 Use the Exchange Server Public Folder Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV)-based Administration tool (PFDAVAdmin) to perform various management tasks related to public folders and mailboxes. The tool checks the permissions status of each public and mailbox folder and corrects any problems found. The ability to bulk export/import the permissions and replica lists make this tool invaluable in achieving greater productivity in managing public folders. The program can also reports content information of each public folder and mailbox folder such as the number of items in each folder, size of folder and most recent modification date of any item in the folder.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=635be792-d8ad-49e3-ada4-e2422c0ab424

Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
Updated! SQL Server
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c

A Month in #Exchange and #OCS: June 2010: Part 1

by ucinfo, posted in A Month in Exchange, Exchange, Flaphead, MsExchange, OCS

#Exchange2010

Okay so let me try this .. I am going to split out the sections this month instead of one big blog post .. let me know what you think.

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Microsoft Exchange … In Blog Posts & News from last month
Microsoft Office Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month Microsoft Communications Server … In Blog Posts & News from last month

Check out Google fast flip too .. for Exchange and OCS

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Interesting Blogs and Tweets I read this last