Category: Email
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Exchange Unwashed Digest February 2013
February was quite an interesting month, if you like tracking various bugs and arguing whether Exchange 2013 is fit for deployment. Here’s what happened in my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com during the month: Exchange 2010 Datacenter switchover tool (February 26): It’s often difficult to decide on the best possible…
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Why even bulletproofed Exchange ActiveSync is no guarantee of future iOS client happiness
A comment posted to my post wondering whether Apple’s release of iOS 6.1.2 would provide a long-term fix for the problem that causes excessive transaction log growth on Exchange servers (without introducing any new problems) asked a pertinent question: “Maybe Microsoft could fix their ActiveSync protocol so this doesn’t happen…
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iOS 6.1.2 appears – it might fix the bug that screws up Exchange
It looks like Apple has released iOS 6.1.2 in an attempt to fix the calendar synchronization problem that causes Exchange servers to log a vastly increased number of database transactions and results in more transaction logs being generated, log replication within Database Availability Groups (DAGs) and potentially service disruption if disks…
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iOS problems continue, good tip about VM deduplication, and the MVP Summit
Apple’s continuing struggle to make iOS work properly with Exchange was a prominent topic of discussion last night when some Exchange MVPs assembled for dinner. We’re in Redmond for the annual MVP Summit run by Microsoft and I was delighted to meet a number of people in person for the…
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Weak Apple advice about iOS 6.1 bug – problems continue
I love this recommendation from Apple’s support article “iOS 6.1: Excess Exchange activity after accepting an exception to recurring calendar event” advising that one cure for the ActiveSync problem that causes Exchange servers (all versions) to be swamped by excessive transaction log generation is: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts,…
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Controlling problematic iOS6.1 devices
Reflecting the large number of iPhones and iPads that are connected to Exchange mailboxes via ActiveSync, I received a lot of email after I posted a note on February 7 reporting the problems with excessive transaction log generation that Exchange servers experience after iOS devices are upgraded to iOS 6.1.…
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Google flogging a dead horse with Motorola pager patent
For those who follow patent matters, the spat between Google and Microsoft revolving around whether Exchange ActiveSync infringes a Motorola pager patent dating from August 1995 has moved on to Germany, where an associated case is being heard in Mannheim. Google acquired the patent along with many others when it…
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Thoughts on Exchange’s new cumulative update model
Today’s announcement by Microsoft of a new approach to updates for Exchange is welcome in many respects. A new system of cumulative updates issued on a quarterly basis and applied to servers via Exchange’s B2B (build to build) installation program will be used to keep on-premises deployments updated at the…
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Exchange Unwashed Digest for January 2013
January seemed to go on forever, or maybe this was just because it was mostly cold, wet, and grey in Ireland (a distressingly usual state of affairs at this time of year). Nevertheless, “Exchange Unwashed” needed to be written, so here’s the digest of the January 2013 posts. Office 365…
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Exchange 2013 simplifies DAG management
As I work through the process of understanding Exchange 2013 so that I can write about it for “Microsoft Exchange 2013 Inside Out”, various odd thoughts come into my mind. One of those that recently arrived was that Microsoft has dumbed down the new Exchange Administration Center (EAC) when it…
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