Allow a Server to “Relay” Through Microsoft Exchange
KB ID 0000542 Problem Back in the early days of email, just about all mail servers let you relay mail though them. That was fine until someone worked out you could then get someone else to send out your “spam”, and they would look like the guilty party. Even today people misconfigure their Exchange servers and make them an open relay. But what happens if you have a particular server or machine that you want to let use your...
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 – Display/Export Users Mailbox Folder Sizes
KB ID 0000860 Problem A client asked this morning if there was a way he could see each users mailbox size, this is pretty simple to do see here. But he wanted to see each individual folder, and see a breakdown on the sizes of these folders. Solution Display Folder Sizes For an Individual User From the Exchange Management Shell, execute the following command; Get-MailboxFolderStatistics pete | Select...
Deploying Exchange 2013
Part Two – Prerequisites for Windows Server 2008 R2 KB ID 0000717 Problem Originally I was just going to write a ‘Prerequisite for Exchange 2013’ article, but the needs of Windows Server 2008 R2 are so much greater than those of Windows Server 2012, I split them up. With that in mind, Id suggest you use Window s server 2012 rather than 2008 R2. (It will be supported for longer). But if you are determined read on....
Deploying Exchange 2013
Part One – Prerequisites for Windows Server 2012 KB ID 0000716 Problem Originally I was just going to write a ‘Prerequisite for Exchange 2013’ article, but the needs of Windows Server 2008 R2 are so much greater, I split them up. Solution Planning ‘Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted’ If you are going to deploy Exchange 2013 within your organisation, then you either already have Exchange (or...