Exchange – Event ID 25006
Nov17

Exchange – Event ID 25006

KB ID 0000910  Problem Freshly installed Exchange 2013 Server (was migrated from Exchange 2007) and it threw out this error. Log Name: Application Source: MSExchangeTransport Event ID: 25006 Task Category: Configuration Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: PNL-Exchange.petenetlive.net Description: The path to the Queue Quota component log has not been set. Queue Quota component log will not be written. Solution 1. A...

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Exchange – NDR – Undeliverable – Backscatter
Nov17

Exchange – NDR – Undeliverable – Backscatter

KB ID 0000047  Problem If you look on your Exchange “Queue Viewer” you may see A LOT of “Undeliverable” Massages that are NDR’s (Non Delivery reports) that your server is sending, this happens because the server receives a message for something like this-address-is-not-real@your-domain.com and it sends an NDR Back. Solution You can simply turn off NDR’s In the Exchange Management Console >...

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Exchange 2010 / 2007 Alternate-port SMTP
Nov17

Exchange 2010 / 2007 Alternate-port SMTP

KB ID 0000089 Problem I’ve used the no-ip service for years, and untill recently the Exchange box I ran gave me no problems, well it still does not, but now my wife has her Email on it as well, and because of reverse DNS Lookups, she cannot Email her friends at Hotmail etc. Instructions at the site (at the time of writing) are for Exchange 2003, which as you aware is a different beast altogether, so to make it work…....

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Exchange – Message Tracking
Nov17

Exchange – Message Tracking

KB ID 0000170 Problem Unlike 2000 and 2003 message tracking in Exchange 2007 is enabled by default. (for a 30 day period only – which would seem a sensible figure). Note: To disable message tracking, issue the following poweshell command “Set-TransportServer SERVERNAME –MessageTrackingLogEnabled $false” Solution To use, Note: The logs are in Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerTransportRolesLogsMessageTracking. To...

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Event ID 12014

KB ID 0000174  Problem Event ID 12014 Microsoft Exchange could not find a certificate that contains the domain name {name.domain.com} in the personal store on the local computer. Therefore, it is unable to support the STARTTLS SMTP verb for the connector SendConnector with a FQDN parameter of {name.domain.com}. If the connector’s FQDN is not specified, the computer’s FQDN is used. Verify the connector configuration and the...

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Your Out of Office Settings cannot be displayed
Nov17

Your Out of Office Settings cannot be displayed

KB ID 0000197 Dtd 04/03/10 Problem Seen on Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 talking to Exchange 2007 (Note this fixes Outlook 2007 but NOT 2010.) When opening the “Out Of Office Assistant.” Your Out of Office Settings cannot be displayed, because the Server is currently unavailable. Try Again Later Other Symtoms 1. You see hash marks in the Scheduling Assistant. 2. You see “Object reference not set to an instance of an...

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Exchange – Export Distribution Groups AND Members to a file
Nov17

Exchange – Export Distribution Groups AND Members to a file

KB ID 0000209  Problem Yes you can use the Powershell commands, Get-DistributionGroupMember –identity “group name” | ft name, primarysmtpaddress But you have to do that for every group and I’ve tried Piping the Get-DistributionGroup in there but it does not seem to want to work 🙁 Solution 1. Download this script and extract it to the root of the Exchange servers C: drive. 2. On the Exchange server > Click > Start > All...

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Exchange – Uninstall Error – Source Transport Server
Nov17

Exchange – Uninstall Error – Source Transport Server

KB ID 0000228 Problem While trying to uninstall Exchange 2007 you see the following error. “Error: This computer is configured as a source transport server for 1 connector(s) i the organization, These must be moved or deleted before Setup can continue.” If you have other Exchange Hub Transport servers then you need to add one of those to the send connector. In my case I’m removing the only Exchange box. Solution 1....

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Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Upgrade / Transition / Migration
Nov17

Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Upgrade / Transition / Migration

KB ID 0000236  Problem I recently posted an article on Exchange 2003 to 2010 Transition, Only to be asked, “Can you do the same for Exchange 2007 to 2010?”, so here it is 🙂 Before we start, I’m aware “Migration”, “Swing Migration”, and “Transition” have three very different meanings, Depending on which KB, blog or piece of Microsoft documentation you are reading. Be under no...

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Exchange Mailbox Move Error”Property expression isn’t valid”
Nov17

Exchange Mailbox Move Error”Property expression isn’t valid”

KB ID 0000238  Problem Seen when attempting to move a mailbox. Error: Property expression “username” isn’t valid. Valid values are: Strings that include ‘@’ where ‘@’ cannot be the last character During the move. When the move process has finished. Note: If your error says “Property expression “username” isn’t valid. Valid values are: Strings formed with characters from...

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