Event ID 3
Nov17

Event ID 3

KB ID 0000341  Problem Event ID 3 Source: SystemServiceModel Error: WebHost failed to process a request. Sender Information. Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service ‘/EWS/exchange.asmx’ cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation.  The exception message is: Security settings for this service require ‘Anonymous’ Authentication but it is not enabled for the IIS...

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Exchange 2007 / 2010 change the SMTP Banner
Nov17

Exchange 2007 / 2010 change the SMTP Banner

KB ID 0000327 Problem If you want to shield the outside world from seeing what mail platform you are running, or even if you just want to deter the casual script kiddy who is trying to remote fingerprint a massive range of IP addresses. Changing the SMTP response banner is quite simple to do. Out of the box we know we are running a Microsoft mail platform Solution 1. Open Exchange System Manager and find the name of your...

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Exchange  – Unable to Mount Stores (log file missing)
Nov17

Exchange – Unable to Mount Stores (log file missing)

KB ID 0000348 Problem Exchange fails to mount a database and complains, with an error like the one below when you try and mount it manually. Error: Mailed to mount database ‘ database name’ Error: Exchange is unable to mount the database that you specified. Specified database {your server name}{path to database}{database name}; Error code: MapiExeptionCallFailed: Unable to mount database. (hr=0x80004005, ec=1032) You may...

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