Ehlo All,
This posting of an interview with Charlie Kindel [Microsoft Program Manager for a Windows phone group] should excite the hard core Exchange users, support for multiple Exchange accounts on one mobile device. No other device can currently do this except for the planned Windows Phone 7. Sadly, ETA is most likely Q4 of 2010. Will I jump from my BlackBerry, unlikely, but competition is good since RIM is resting on their development laurels.
-Ben
Thursday, June 3, 2010
TechNet Article - Some Gotcha's for Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2003 Environments
Ehlo All,
This TechNet article has some good tips and fixes for scenario's involving Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2003. I recommend you review this if you are considering deploying 2010 and run Outlook 2003. Having said that, if you deploy Terminal Services and Exchange 2010, think Outlook 2007 and higher since there's still no fix for Outlook 2003.
-Ben
This TechNet article has some good tips and fixes for scenario's involving Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2003. I recommend you review this if you are considering deploying 2010 and run Outlook 2003. Having said that, if you deploy Terminal Services and Exchange 2010, think Outlook 2007 and higher since there's still no fix for Outlook 2003.
-Ben
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tip - To make OWA URLs easier for your end users
Ehlo All,
Did you always want to know how to get your OWA to be http://mail.domain.com? Well, now you can. This is called IIS redirection (all Exchange versions supported). There are 2 major methods to achieve. Option 1 (article below) modifies IIS to do it, and Option 2 is a very short html file. I prefer option 2 (this is what I use for my clients).
1) SearchExchange article explaining the IIS redirection technique. They fail to mention when you enable this it asks if you want to change the configuration for all sub-folders. The answer is NO!
http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid43_gci1363286,00.html
2) Simple html code on your Exchange Server. How I deploy for all my clients.
- within the inetpub directory (default is C:\inetpub\wwwroot), open with notepad "iisstart.html" on your OWA server (front-end, Client Access, all-in-one, etc).
- replace the contents with the following code (blog doesn't allow html code, hence the screen shot below or download it):
- save file and you're done. This URL I used obviously requires an SSL cert, but if you don't (you should), you could make the URL http://mail.domain.com/owa or http://mail.domain.com/exchange depending on your Exchange version.
Enjoy,
-Ben
Did you always want to know how to get your OWA to be http://mail.domain.com? Well, now you can. This is called IIS redirection (all Exchange versions supported). There are 2 major methods to achieve. Option 1 (article below) modifies IIS to do it, and Option 2 is a very short html file. I prefer option 2 (this is what I use for my clients).
1) SearchExchange article explaining the IIS redirection technique. They fail to mention when you enable this it asks if you want to change the configuration for all sub-folders. The answer is NO!
http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid43_gci1363286,00.html
2) Simple html code on your Exchange Server. How I deploy for all my clients.
- within the inetpub directory (default is C:\inetpub\wwwroot), open with notepad "iisstart.html" on your OWA server (front-end, Client Access, all-in-one, etc).
- replace the contents with the following code (blog doesn't allow html code, hence the screen shot below or download it):
- save file and you're done. This URL I used obviously requires an SSL cert, but if you don't (you should), you could make the URL http://mail.domain.com/owa or http://mail.domain.com/exchange depending on your Exchange version.
Enjoy,
-Ben
Article - Quick Tip to improve OWA caching on Exchange 2007
Ehlo All,
Quick tip to improve OWA caching on Exchange 2007. Most admins have plenty of CPU on their Exchange Server and not enough bandwidth. So, this enables more compression (gzip baby) and reduces bandwidth usage. A win win for the vast majority of us.
OWA 2007 configuration tricks to boost performance
http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid43_gci1371540,00.html
-Ben
Quick tip to improve OWA caching on Exchange 2007. Most admins have plenty of CPU on their Exchange Server and not enough bandwidth. So, this enables more compression (gzip baby) and reduces bandwidth usage. A win win for the vast majority of us.
OWA 2007 configuration tricks to boost performance
http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid43_gci1371540,00.html
-Ben
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Blog Post - Quick Look at Exchange 2010 SP1 OWA Differences
Ehlo,
Came across a good blog post comparison of a few improve views of Exchange Server 2010 OWA versus SP1 OWA. I'm not running 2010 yet (on 2007) since the CDP backup application (AppAssure Replay) I use does not support it yet, but should when Outlook 2010 ships (or I can hope).
Enjoy,
-Ben
Came across a good blog post comparison of a few improve views of Exchange Server 2010 OWA versus SP1 OWA. I'm not running 2010 yet (on 2007) since the CDP backup application (AppAssure Replay) I use does not support it yet, but should when Outlook 2010 ships (or I can hope).
Enjoy,
-Ben
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Article - Discussing cleaning up AD for Exchange 2010
Ehlo All,
If you plan to upgrade to Exchange 2010 from 2007, read this good article by Exchange MVP Brien Posey to learn how to clean up your Active Directory during the upgrade process.
Article - SearchExchange AD Clean-up from Exchange 2007 to 2010
I'm planning an Exchange 2010 deployment for a client in January, but it's a clean install with no pre-existing Exchange, so I won't need this, but for my own upgrade from 2007 to 2010, this would come in handy.
-Ben
If you plan to upgrade to Exchange 2010 from 2007, read this good article by Exchange MVP Brien Posey to learn how to clean up your Active Directory during the upgrade process.
Article - SearchExchange AD Clean-up from Exchange 2007 to 2010
I'm planning an Exchange 2010 deployment for a client in January, but it's a clean install with no pre-existing Exchange, so I won't need this, but for my own upgrade from 2007 to 2010, this would come in handy.
-Ben
Exchange 2010 is now supported by BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Ehlo All,
There was talk RIM would not release a BES compatible version for Exchange Server 2010 until Q1 2010. Well, RIM & Microsoft released updates to make it happen sooner. 3 updates are needed, 2 from Microsoft (MAPI update and Exchange Roll-up) and 1 from RIM (MR update). Specific details are here. Enjoy your BlackBerry functionality on 2010 now.
RIM Details on Exchange 2010 Support
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/exchange/2010support.jsp
Microsoft's Exchange Team's Exchange 2010 BES Support
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/12/09/453486.aspx
-Ben
There was talk RIM would not release a BES compatible version for Exchange Server 2010 until Q1 2010. Well, RIM & Microsoft released updates to make it happen sooner. 3 updates are needed, 2 from Microsoft (MAPI update and Exchange Roll-up) and 1 from RIM (MR update). Specific details are here. Enjoy your BlackBerry functionality on 2010 now.
RIM Details on Exchange 2010 Support
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/exchange/2010support.jsp
Microsoft's Exchange Team's Exchange 2010 BES Support
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/12/09/453486.aspx
-Ben
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