Exchange Bulk Export / Import Mail Contacts
KB ID 0001349 Problem I had to do this today and realised, it’s been so long since I did it last, I’d forgotten how to do it. Before we go forward, please be clear, I’m talking about MAIL CONTACTS, these are Active Directory Objects that have an Email address, but DO NOT have a mailbox in your Exchange Organisation, and DO NOT have an Active Directory User. I point this out because you can have MAIL USERS that have...
SEM – SPAMfighter Exchange Module – Installation and Configuration with Exchange 2013
KB ID 0000824 Problem “I seem to get a lot of spam”, and “I get a lot more spam than I used to” are right up there with “My computer is running slow”. It’s a problem that, eats up users time and fills your mail stores with junk, and time/disk space costs money. SEM is tiny! In a world where a graphics driver is now over 100MB the entire install suite is less than 11MB. This is going into my...
Windows – Change My Documents Location
KB ID 0000669 Problem I like to keep ‘My Documents’, ‘My Pictures, ‘Favorites’, etc, in one location so I can sync and back them up. Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 8 likes to put all that information into C:/Users/{username}. In Windows 7 you could just go from the Start Menu > {Username} and change the ‘Target’ or location, with Windows 8, there is no Start menu. Solution 1....
Remote Wipe Windows Mail Accounts
KB ID 0000681 Problem We have had the ability to ‘Remote Wipe’ phones using Exchange ActiveSync since version 2007. But now you can remotely remove your email account from a mobile device running Windows 8 (When connecting to Exchange with Windows Mail). Note: This WILL NOT remove any settings in Microsoft Outlook on the remote machine! Solution 1. Log into Outlook WebApp from another machine > Options > See All...
Copy Global Address List to Outlook Contacts
KB ID 0000019 Problem You need to copy a Global Address List address, or all the GAL to your Outlook contacts folder. Solution Copy Global Address List to Outlook Contacts 1. Open Outlook. 2. Tools > Address Book. 3. Ensure “Global Address List” is selected. 4. Select the contacts you require (Note CTRL+A will NOT work, to select ALL highlight the first one, scroll to the last one and hold down CTRL and select it). 5....