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Category: Exchange

  • Arrest the “Reply All” scourge!

    Today, Microsoft Research published an interesting add-in that works with both Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 to help suppress the awful mess that users can get themselves into with the ‘Reply All’ button. As you probably know, “reply all” works by creating a reply addressed to every TO: and CC:…

  • Books and their foreword

    I’m pleased that Rajesh Jha, corporate Vice President for Microsoft Exchange Server, agreed to write the foreword for my Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out book. The book is also available from Amazon.co.uk and other online and traditional booksellers. I’m pleased to say that the book has now gone to…

  • Replacing missing RBAC roles

    There are reported instances where some RBAC roles “disappear” during the upgrade from Exchange 2010 RTM to Exchange 2010 SP1. Normally the symptom of this problem is when a user who is a member of the Organization Management role group (the most powerful of all the RBAC role groups) is…

  • Reflections on Exchange 2010 Maestro training

    Phew! We’re done with the Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar in Anaheim and have come to the end of our mini-series. Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I are fatigued and worn from the experience but the two seminars have been tremendously rewarding in terms of the passion and knowledge we’ve seen…

  • Exchange 2010 SP1 training in Anaheim

    Our Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar is now two days through in Anaheim, CA. We’re located in the Sheraton right beside Disneyland (its address is 900 South Disneyland Drive). The hotel is significantly better than the Doubletree that we used in Boston last week. The room is bigger and brighter, the…

  • Changes to retention tags in Exchange 2010 SP1

    It’s always good to have your material checked by someone who is detail-focused. Over the weekend, Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I have been updating our presentations and other material for the Exchange 2010 Maestro Seminars. In particular, Brian is very detail-oriented and does a great job of going through…

  • Exchange 2010 Inside Out: Final chapter emerges from technical review

    After some 16 months of work, today I had the distinct pleasure of returning chapter 17 of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out, also available at Amazon.co.uk to Microsoft Press after receiving it late last night from the copy editors. Chapter 17 will now join the other sixteen in becoming…

  • Day three of Exchange Maestro training in Boston

    We completed the first Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar in Boston today. Three days of intense training seems to have passed in the blink of an eye. Paul and I are completely shattered by the event and Brian has already left for Anaheim where we start another seminar on Monday. My…

  • Second day of Exchange Maestro training in Boston

    We began day 2 of the Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar with a review of the topics covered in day 1. A spirited discussion occurred about the notion of “backupless” Exchange. In other words, some commentators have advanced the thought that the advent of the Database Availability Group (DAG) and the…

  • First day of Exchange Maestro training in Boston

    Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I commenced our first Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar in Boston today. 41 attendees came along. This was a nice turnout that was helped by some “scholarships” funded by Microsoft and HP (Thanks to both companies!). About 55% of the attendees run Exchange 2003, 35% run…