OWA Read Emails Are “Disappearing”
KB ID 0000032 Dtd 16/04/09 Problem After reading emails they are not visible in the inbox through Outlook Web Access. Solution This happens because the view has been changed. 1. Log into OWA 2. Next to Inbox there is a drop down menu 3. Change it from "Unread Messages" to "Messages" Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...
Exchange – Are you an Open Relay?
KB ID 0000087 Problem When Email was a new medium, pretty much all mail servers were open relays, and nobody really cared, after all if someone in Nigeria wanted to relay mail through a college server in Manchester then why shouldn’t they? Sadly with the explosion of Email and internet use this is no longer an option, because all those annoying Emails you get for Viagra or insider stock tips have probably been sent to you...
Exchange – New User(s) Not Showing Up On Global Address List
KB ID 0000775 Problem If you create a new user, give them a mailbox, and they seemingly fail to appear then don’t panic! Firstly and fore mostly: If you do anything in Exchange: Apply the “cup of coffee rule”, never make a change then go and prove that change works straight away! check it later. However most of us work in the real world and you have a user who needs to use this mailbox yesterday! Bear in mind, the process...
Exchange – Creating Dynamic Distribution Groups Based on Organizational Units
KB ID 0000820 Problem A Dynamic Distribution list, (as the name implies), maintains its membership for you. Unlike a normal static distribution list that you need to add/remove mailboxes manually. Solution Use PowerShell/Exchange Management Shell 1. I’m assuming you already have an OU populated with mail enabled users, in this example called Engineering. 2. Launch the Exchange Management Shell, Execute the following command, (change...
Exchange – Display/Export Users Mailbox Folder Sizes
KB ID 0000860 Problem A client asked this morning if there was a way he could see each users mailbox size, this is pretty simple to do see here. But he wanted to see each individual folder, and see a breakdown on the sizes of these folders. Solution Display Folder Sizes For an Individual User From the Exchange Management Shell, execute the following command; Get-MailboxFolderStatistics pete | Select...