If you have managed an Exchange server in the past, you’ve probably been required to set things up to allow printers, applications, and other devices the ability to send email through the Exchange server. Most often, the solution to this request is to configure an Anonymous Open Relay connector. The first article I ever wrote on this blog was on that very subject: http://wp.me/pUCB5-b…
Autodiscover is one of the more annoying features of Exchange since Microsoft reworked the way their Email solution worked in Exchange 2007. All versions since have implemented it and Microsoft may eventually require its use in versions following Exchange 2016. So how does Autodiscover work?
Prior to Exchange 2007, Outlook clients had to be configured manually.…
As of the release of Outlook 2016, Microsoft has chosen to begin requiring the use of Autodiscover for setting up Outlook clients to communicate with the server. This means that, moving forward, you will need to configure Exchange Autodiscover to get Outlook working properly.
This page contains some information and some links to other posts I’ve written on the subject of Autodiscover.…
In a previous post I explained how you can use a SRV record to resolve certificate issues with Autodiscover when your Internal domain isn’t the same as your Email domain. This time, I’m going to explain how to fix things by making changes to Exchange and Active Directory that will allow things to function normally without having to use a SRV record or any DNS records at all, for that matter.…
Exchange Transaction Logs are a commonly misunderstand facet of Exchange Server. There’s a lot of misinformation out there as well as a lot of confusing documentation. In this post, I’ll be going over the basics of Transaction Logs and explaining what they are, how they work, and, more importantly, what they are for.
What are Transaction Logs?…
The Issue
When you migrate from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007+ you can run into a number of problems that are due entirely to the differences in how Exchange handled public folders. One of these problems, as explained in KB 977921, is particularly annoying. The problem shows up after the public folders are replicated to an Exchange 2007/2010 server (Exchange 2013 uses a completely new system for Public Folders, and migration to it is completely different so the issue doesn’t really appear for that version of exchange).…
This is probably a rare issue, but something I’ve come across in my work. Occasionally an Exchange Administrator may need to remove an Email address domain (The part of the email address that comes after the @ sign). For instance, you may be in a situation where a portion of the users in an Exchange environment are migrated to a Cloud based email solution.…
This is just a quick post that is meant to help people out who are having some issues with creating a Hybrid Configuration with Office 365 and Exchange 2010 SP3. There are some serious bumps in the road that you can come across when setting this up that may cause you to spend countless hours troubleshooting without any real success.…
Ever since Outlook 2016 was released, Autodiscover has been a necessity, rather than an option.
Autodiscover allows any Mail Client that connects to Exchange server to configure the appropriate settings for communication so you don’t have to input everything manually. It’s very handy, but can cause certificate errors if not configured correctly. One issue you may run into occurs most often with Exchange Organizations with non public DNS domains like domain.local.…
Email Relay is one of the more annoying features of email servers. However, there are times it can be pretty useful. It’s annoying because Spammers love to exploit it, and it’s useful because it can allow you to centralize a lot of email services. If you aren’t sure whether you need a relay at all, check out my post on that subject.…