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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123494.aspx Deployed inside your Active Directory forest, the Hub Transport server role handles all mail flow inside the organization, applies transport rules, applies journaling policies, and delivers messages to a recipient’s mailbox. Messages that are sent to the Internet are relayed by the Hub Transport server to the Edge Transport server role that’s deployed in … Read more

From the properties of the mailbox database, Modify the deletion settings.

Use the Get-MailboxStatistics command http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124612.aspx

Configure a Disclaimer Many businesses incorporate a disclaimer or footer at the bottom of their outbound messages. These disclaimers often advise as to the limitation or ramifications of using information within the message for purposes other than they were intended, or to assert ownership of creative works contained in them. While there is always a … Read more

http://www.sbslinks.com/DNS_Smarthost.htm Exchange server Smart host vs. External DNS address http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/101560-exchange-server-smart-host-vs-external-dns-address Typically you would use the Smarthost entry for some sort of outbound mail relay. The mail should flow without that filled in. Your internal dns should forward anything it cannot resolve out to the internet for resolution. You’ll definately want to correct those dns settings … Read more

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Enable and Configure  Protocol Logging http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124531.aspx Potocol logging records the SMTP conversations that occur between e-mail servers as part of message delivery. These SMTP conversations occur on Send connectors and Receive connectors configured on servers running Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 that have the Hub Transport server role or the Edge Transport server role installed. You … Read more

Enables system administrators to view and evaluate individual users’ usage and experience with Microsoft Exchange Server. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11461

http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/8833b4db-8016-47e5-b747-951d28faafe7 This script is used to monitor the redundancy of replicated mailbox databases by validating that there is at least two configured and healthy and current copies, and to alert you when only a single healthy copy of a replicated database exists.  

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email validation system designed to prevent email spam by detecting email spoofing, a common vulnerability, by verifying sender IP addresses. SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF record (or TXT record) in the Domain Name System (DNS). Mail exchangers use the DNS to check that mail from a given domain … Read more