Exchange 2003 (Also Small Business Server 2003 / 2003 R2)

Setup and Configuration of the Exchange Server

Exchange 2003 Server Post Installation Tasks

Exchange 2003 Admin Tools Pre-Requisites

Migration

• Swing Migration to a new Exchange 2003 Server
  The preferred method to move to a new server while staying on the same version of Exchange is to do a "Swing Migration".
• Migration to Exchange 2007 from Exchange 2003
  Migrating to a new version of Exchange needs to be done with care. This page will guide you through the process.
• Finding Unused Mailboxes
  At the end of a migration you must uninstall Exchange - however if you have unused mailboxes, this process will fail. This page guides how to find those unused mailboxes.

RPC over HTTPS

ActiveSync

• Exchange 2003 Server Setup for ActiveSync
• Windows Mobile Sync Error Code 85010014 - Exchange 2003 Only
• Troubleshooting Exchange ActiveSync
• Typical Windows Mobile Device Setup for Exchange ActiveSync
• Settings Deployment by Config File

SMTP

• Using Exchange as a a Backup SMTP Server
• Create and Configure an SMTP Connector
  While Exchange 2003 can send email to the internet with no additional configuration, if you want more control, and/or need to send email via your ISPs SMTP server, then you will need to use an SMTP connector.
• Internal Email Address for External People
  Give someone outside of your network an email address in your domain.
• Restricting Users from Sending and Receiving Internet Email
• Co Exist With Another SMTP Server
• Using the Same Domain on Two Separate Sites
• Migrating from POP3 Connector Delivery to SMTP Delivery
  Mainly written for SBS 2003 users, migrating to SMTP delivery can make your email handling a lot more efficient.

Anti Spam, Cleaning up after a spam attack and securing the server.

• NDR and Open Relay Spam Clean Up
  If your server has been abused, this guide will show you how to clean up and find out what happened.
• IMF - Intelligent Message Filter
  IMF is the anti-spam filter built in to Exchange 2003 SP2.
• Securing an SMTP Relay Server
  If you need to allow relaying through your Exchange 2003 server, then lock it down so that the facility cannot be abused.
• Filter Email for Unknown Users
  Dropping email for unknown users is a very effective way in reducing the amount of email your server has to process.
• Email Black Hole
  An alternative to filtering email at point of delivery is to send certain addresses in to a black hole.

Relevant Blog Postings from the Sembee Blog.

• Why you shouldn't use a POP3 Connector
  This blog article provides resolutions to the main arguments for using a POP3 connector, rather than native SMTP Delivery.
• Routing Groups and SMTP Virtual Server Issues
  This blog posting details the problems with SMTP virtual server configuration on Exchange 2003 and routing groups.
• Usernames Tried During Authenticated User Attack
  This blog posting outlines some of the usernames that were tried during an authenticated user attack.
• Experiences with Greylisting
  In this blog posting, the site author shares some of his experiences with the anti-spam technique greylisting. You should also deploy the hotfix from this article: Hotfix for the Exchange 2003 Greylisting Bug
• The Problem with Backup MX Services and an Alternative
  A common request is for Backup MX Services, which your ISP may offer. This blog posting explains why they are not a good idea and an alternative.

Managing the Exchange Server

Permissions Best Practises

Offline Address Book Errors

Enabling and Using Message Tracking

What Users Disk Space on Exchange 2003

Exchange 2003 Server Shutdown Script

Groups

• Automatic Replies from a Distribution Group
  How to get a group to send a message back to the sender
• Moderated Groups
  Use Public Folders to moderate a distribution group
• All Staff Group
  Many of the techniques on this site need an All Staff group - this page tells you what that is.
• Hiding Groups or Membership
  How to hide a group or its membership, but still make the group useable by the users.
• Secure your Distribution Lists
  You should secure your groups to ensure that they do not get abused. This page shows how you can make a small change to all of your groups which stops the abuse.
• Make Distribution Lists appear at the top of the GAL
  How to make your distribution groups and public folders appear at the top of the Global Address List

Mailbox Functionality

• Folder Permissions
• Error Log Entries 1022 and 9548 With Disabled Accounts
• Options When a Staff Member Leaves
• User Name Change
• Configuration for a user to have an email address in two or more domains and send from them both.
• How to have two users with email addresses in different domains on the same Exchange server.

Exchange Database

• Event ID 1221
  For an inexperienced Exchange server administrator, this one event can cause confusion. This page guides though what it is actually telling you.
• Exchange Database Introduction
  An overview of the Exchange database, its sizes and limitations. Covers all versions of Exchange.

Public Folders

• Company Wide Contact List
• Good Practises for Public Folder Management
• Working with Public Folder Permissions

Outlook Web Access

• OWA Redirection from HTTP to HTTPS
• OWA URL Manipulation
• Making the OWA Login Page the Default Page on a Web Site

Exchange 2007 (Also Small Business Server 2008)

What Uses Disk Space on an Exchange 2007 Server

Exchange 2007 Server Shutdown Script

Exchange 2007 Best Practises Analyzer

Exchange 2007 Troubleshooting Assistant

Hub Transport Role

• Receive Connector
• Send Connector
• Mutual TLS
  Setup your Send and Receive Connectors to use TLS with specific domains.
• Filter Email for Unknown Users
• Secure your Distribution Lists
  You should secure your groups to ensure that they do not get abused. This page shows how you can make a small change to all of your groups which stops the abuse.
• Using the Same Domain on Two Seperate Sites

Client Access Role

• Enable Outlook Anywhere
• Reinstall the RPC Proxy Component on SBS 2008
• Change Expired Password in OWA
• Making the OWA Login Page the Default Page on a Web Site

Exchange ActiveSync

• Exchange ActiveSync Setup for Exchange 2007
• Troubleshooting Exchange ActiveSync
• Typical Windows Mobile Device Setup for Exchange ActiveSync
• Settings Deployment by Config File

Mailbox Server Role

• Automatic Replies from a Group
• Message Tracking
• Offline Address Book errors
• Two Domains One User
• Two Users Two Domains - Same Server
• User Name Change
• Exchange Database Introduction
  An overview of the Exchange database, its sizes and limitations. Covers all versions of Exchange.
• Internal Email Address for External People

Installation, Initial Configuration and Migration

• Installation
• Migration from Exchange 2003
• Single Server Setup (Exchange 2007 without Edge Transport Role server)
• Exchange 2007 Tools Prerequisites
• Shortcuts to the Exchange Toolbox tools

SSL Certificates

• Multiple Name SSL Certificate Request and Installation
• SSL Certificate Installation on SBS 2008
• Exchange 2007 with a Single Name SSL Certificate

Exchange 2010 (Also Small Business Server 2011)

Exchange 2010 Best Practises Analyzer

Exchange 2010 Shutdown Script

Hub Transport Role

• Mutual TLS
  Setup your Send and Receive Connectors to use TLS with specific domains.
• Filter Email for Unknown Users*
• Secure your Distribution Lists*
  You should secure your groups to ensure that they do not get abused. This page shows how you can make a small change to all of your groups which stops the abuse.

Client Access Server Role

• Enable Outlook Anywhere*
• Change Expired Password through OWA
• Making the OWA Login Page the Default Page on a Web Site

Mailbox Server Role

• Exchange Database Introduction
  An overview of the Exchange database, its sizes and limitations. Covers all versions of Exchange.

Installation, Initial Configuration and Migration

• Shortcuts to the Exchange Toolbox tools

SSL Certificates

• SSL Certificate Request
  Making the initial SSL Certificate request using the wizard built in to Exchange 2010.
• SSL Certificate Response
  Installing the response form your SSL provider.
• SBS 2011 SSL Certificate Instructions
  For SBS 2011, special care is needed to install the certificate in the correct order.

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Outlook (All versions as used with Exchange Server)

Setup and Configuration of Outlook

• Common Outlook Start Up Command Line Switches

Access to Outlook Data

• Remove a Password on a PST File
• Missing Email
• Recovering "Hard" Deleted Items from Outside of the Deleted Items Folder
• Granting Permissions to View Outlook Data and Accessing Shared Folders
  • Sharing Default Folders with Other Users
  • Sharing Non Default Folders
• Creating Rules to Manage Email
• Creating More Sophisticated Rules

Reading, Creating and Sending Email

• Delay the Sending of Your Emails
• Changing the Default Message Fonts
• New Email Message Options
• Create a Macro to Create a New Message with the From Field Already Populated
• Outlook Autocomplete Cache
• Create a Filter to Show Unread Items Only in Outlook 2010

Content for Older Versions of Outlook

• Configuring Offline Folders (Outlook 2002/XP and older only)
• Set Outlook To Ask if You Want to Work Offline (Outlook 2002/XP and older only)

General

• Quick Tips and Shortcuts for Outlook

 

Network Tasks related to Exchange Server Use

DNS and Name Resolution Configuration

• DNS Configuration for Email Delivery
• General Network Diagnostics (External Site)
• Using Exchange with a Dynamic IP address
• Dynamic DNS
• NETBIOS Alias
• Split DNS
• Hosts File

SMTP

• SMTP Gateway

Diagnostics and Tests

• SMTP Telnet Test
• Open Relay Test
• SMTP Diagnostics - Introduction
• SMTP Diagnostics - Inbound Email
• SMTP Diagnostics - Outbound Email

Others

• IMAP Telnet Test