02.23.2010
You can use this site to test exchange activesync connectivity
https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/
The site is an official Microsoft site specifically for testing Exchange installations and connectivity. The test will fail if you use a self-signed SSL certificate, in which case, you’ll need to check the “Ignore Trust for SSL” checkbox. On the [...]
11.25.2009
By default if you change the client permissions settings on a public folder in Microsoft exchange 2003, the permissions do not propagate through the subfolders.
In order to manually force the propagation in exchange system manager Drill down to the public folder, right click and select All Tasks and Manage Settings…
This will open the manage public [...]
08.29.2009
If you have ever done a large cleanup of exchange mailboxes and then do an offline defragmentation using eseutil, you will frequently find that the defragmentation makes little difference to the size.
This can be because of the deleted items retention settings. Before you run the offline defragmentation right click on the mailbox store, go to [...]
08.26.2009
When attempting to access Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) you receive the following error:
“Item no longer exists. The item you are attempting to access may have been deleted or moved.”
08.23.2009
First create a mailbox to receive the archived e-mails.Â
All users must have at least contributor rights to the mailbox otherwise e-mails will get bounced.
You can create the folder as a public folder. If you only want particular administrative users to view the mailbox, set the relevant permissions so that users can contribute but not see [...]
08.6.2009
The following error appears when using Outlook 2003:
Task ‘Microsoft Exchange Server’ reported error (0×8004010F): ‘The operation failed. An object could not be found.’
This is caused by a misconfiguration of Address Books in Exchange. To fix it in Exchange 2003:
In Exchange System Manager, expand the Recipients container.
Click the Offline Address Lists container.
In the [...]
07.9.2009
Mailing lists, called Distribution Groups in Exchange, are an invaluable tool for sending regular messages to groups of people. Here’s a walk-through on creating a Distribution Group, in our example for a Sales Team
1. Open your Active Directory Users and Computers. Select the most relevant Organizational Unit (usually the one for your business). Create a [...]
07.9.2009
Normal users in your Active Directory are only for internal staff. Sometimes it can make sense to put in external contacts that you send mail to regularly. For example suppliers or customers. The advantage of putting a contact in your Active Directory is that you can the put the contact into a Distribution Group!
1. Firstly, [...]
07.8.2009
If you have not already configured outlook for your profile, when you first open at you’ll go through a configuration wizard. For the server type select Microsoft exchange server then next.
 Set the exchange server name to the name of your server on your network. An example is shown below. Check with a King computer network [...]
07.7.2009
I generally have grief getting send as to work, one of the main reasons being that I set the correct settings but it takes a while for them to update.
Here’s the instructions for setting the user permissions
From Active Directory Users and Computers go to the “View” menu and select “Advanced Features”
Find the user’s account that [...]