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 PST Import Error – ‘Couldn’t connect to the target mailbox’
KB ID 0000801 Problem I was trying to import some PST files into SBS 2011, and got the following error; Couldn’t connect to the target mailbox Solution Before you proceed, make sure the user you are logged in as, and are attempting to perform the New-MainboxImportRequest command has been granted the rights to carry out mailbox imports, read the following article; Exchange 2010 (Post SP1) Bulk Importing Mail From pst Files Note:...
Exchange – Change OWA Login to Username Only
KB ID 0000861 Problem The procedure for changing the user login process from domainnameusername to just username, is a little different with Exchange 2013. Solution 1. Connect to the Exchange admin center > Servers > Virtual Directories > Select OWA > Edit. 2. Authentication > Select ‘User name only’ > Browse and select the domain > Save. 3. At the warning click OK > Windows Key+R > cmd {enter}...
Mailbox move failed: Error 1056717336
KB ID 0000037 Dtd 10/06/09 Problem Error, “Error occurred in the step: Approving object. Current mailbox size is larger than the limit set on the target Exchange store or the target mailbox. To preserve source mailbox size limit, parameter PreserveMailboxSizeLimit must be set., error code: -1056717336” Cause: Mailbox is too big, for the Mailbox policy on the destination server. Solution 1. Launch Exchange Management...
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 >...
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…....