ESEUTIL error –  “Unable to find the callback library jcb.dll”
Nov17

ESEUTIL error – “Unable to find the callback library jcb.dll”

KB ID 0000530  Problem Seen when trying to execute an eseutil command on an Exchange database: Error: Callback DLL not found Unable to find the callback library jcb.dll (or one of its dependencies). Copy in the file and hit OK to retry or hit Cancel to abort. Solution 1. Download this zip file, and extract the jcb.dll to the “bin” directory on your Exchange server, then click OK to continue and eseutil will complete....

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Exchange Error during/post upgrade from Exchange 2003 ‘ Mailbox manager settings cannot be managed by the current version of Exchange Management Console’
Nov17

Exchange Error during/post upgrade from Exchange 2003 ‘ Mailbox manager settings cannot be managed by the current version of Exchange Management Console’

KB ID 0000547  Problem I’ve already covered migration from 2003 here, I got an email today {Thanks Ashley :)} to say that when they tried to migrate the address policies from 2003 to 2010 using this command: Get-EmailAddressPolicy | where {$_.RecipientFilterType –eq “Legacy”} | Set-EmailAddressPolicy –IncludedRecipients AllRecipients They got the following error; Error on Exchange 2010 Set-EmailAddressPolicy : The recipient...

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Exchange 2010 / 2007 Enable or Disable Tarpitting
Nov17

Exchange 2010 / 2007 Enable or Disable Tarpitting

KB ID 0000549  Problem With Exchange 2003 tarpitting was turned on post SP2 with a registry hack, with newer versions of Exchange it is enabled by default. What is Tarpitting? This is a method to stop a mail sender sending you multiple mail requests, it was designed to stop miscreant from carrying out either a :- Directory Harvest Attack : Attempting to find out legitimate emails on your email server by randomly sending emails to...

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How to Create a Distribution Group in Exchange 2010 / 2007
Nov17

How to Create a Distribution Group in Exchange 2010 / 2007

KB ID 0000561  Problem A distribution group is an active directory group, that has a shared email address. A security group can also have an email address, but unlike a distribution group a security group can be granted permissions to objects e.g. public folders, calendars etc. A distribution group is used for sending mail to groups of people, like the engineering group or the sales group for example. Solution 1. On the Exchange...

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Exchange 2010 Install Error –  ‘Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server’
Nov17

Exchange 2010 Install Error – ‘Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server’

KB ID 0000577  Problem I had a nice clean install on a greenfield site today, Exchange 2010 Standard c/w SP1 on Server 2008 R2, so I was not happy when this happened! Error: The following error was generated when “$error.Clear(); if ($RoleStartTransportService) { start-SetupService -ServiceName MSExchangeTransport } ” was run: “Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on...

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