Exchange 2010 – Enable and Configure Protocol Logging – Identify why a server on the internet rejects email messages

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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

Exchange 2010 Sender Policy Framework – Sender ID

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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

Exchange 2010 Litigation Hold

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Understanding Litigation Hold http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee861123.aspx When a reasonable expectation of litigation exists, organizations are required to preserve electronically stored information (including e-mail) that’s relevant to the case. This expectation can occur before the specifics of the case are known, and preservation is often broad. Organizations may preserve all e-mail related to a specific topic, or all … Read more

Install the Windows 7 operating system prerequisites for the Exchange management tools

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354.aspx Open Control Panel, and then select Programs. Click Turn Windows features on or off. Select Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1. Navigate to Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility. Select the check box for IIS 6 Management Console, and then click OK.

Script Resources for Exchange 2010

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http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/site/search?f%5B0%5D.Type=RootCategory&f%5B0%5D.Value=Exchange&f%5B0%5D.Text=Exchange&f%5B1%5D.Type=SubCategory&f%5B1%5D.Value=Exchange2010&f%5B1%5D.Text=Exchange%202010 http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/03/13/use-powershell-to-set-exchange-server-aliases-for-an-entire-organizational-unit.aspx

Rebuild your address lists and other cool commandlets

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http://halfloaded.com/blog/exchange-2007-aliases-have-invalid-data/ Set-AddressList “All Users” -IncludedRecipients MailboxUsers Set-AddressList “All Groups” -IncludedRecipients Mailgroups Set-AddressList “All Contacts” -IncludedRecipients MailContacts Set-AddressList “Public Folders” -RecipientFilter {RecipientType -eq “PublicFolder”} Set-GlobalAddressList “Default Global Address List” -RecipientFilter {(Alias -ne $null -and (ObjectClass -eq ‘user’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘contact’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘msExchSystemMailbox’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘msExchDynamicDistributionList’ -or ObjectClass -eq ‘group’ -or ObjectClass -eq … Read more