Rui Silva

Another cool Microsoft document updated: Front-End and Back-End Server Topology Guide for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server. Definitely a must read!Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server support using a server architecture that distributes server tasks among front-end and back-end servers. In this architecture, a front-end server accepts requests from clients and passes them to the appropriate back-end server for processing. This guide discusses how Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server support the front-end and back-end server architecture. This guide also describes several front-end and back-end scenarios and provides recommendations for configuration. Technorati : backend, exchange server, frontend Del.icio.us : backend, exchange server, frontend

I was reading Brettjo's Blog when I found this extraordinary tool:PowerShellIDE is the World's first PowerShell Editor and IDE.It is a graphical user interface that helps explore and exploit the vast power available with PowerShell. It contains a debugger, lets you step through PowerShell scripts, explore variables as you run your scripts and also supports many Intellisense-like functions.Currently, PowerShellIDE is absolutely free. It is an experimental editor we programmed to learn more about PowerShell.PowerShellIDE 1.0 is available at http://www.powershell.com/. Technorati : exchange 2007, monad, powershell Del.icio.us : exchange 2007, monad, powershell

There are some new exciting videos at the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog, aka, You Had Me At EHLO. You can watch a TechEd talk with Terry Myerson, General Manager of Exchange, or if you prefer to see demos about Exchange 2007, there are also lots of them available.Here are the links:Video: A TechEd 2006 talk with Terry MyersonA load of Exchange 2007 Beta 2 demos now available! Technorati : exchange 2007, teched, video Del.icio.us : exchange 2007, teched, video

Knowing that the Microsoft Exchange team is one of the most productive when it matters the creation of technical literature, it's no surprise to see updated Exchange documents being published.The latest ones are:Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Disaster Recovery Operations GuideOptimizing Storage for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Technorati : disaster recovery, exchange server, operations guide, storage Del.icio.us : disaster recovery, exchange server, operations guide, storage

If you are already using Microsoft Outlook 2007 Beta 2 and want to start playing with the new object model, this download is for you: Outlook 2007 Add-Ins.
Brief Description: The three sample add-ins provided in this download are available in both C# and Visual Basic .NET versions. They demonstrate many of the new and enhanced features of the Outlook object model.
Overview: The Outlook 2007 Sample Add-Ins are a learning tool that will help you understand some of the important new features in the Outlook 2007 object model. They provide coverage of the following important new areas:

Using the Rules object model, which allows you to programmatically create or access most rules supported by the Outlook Rules Wizard (Rules sample)
Implementing a form region for an Outlook contact item (Travel Agency sample)
Adding a custom task pane to an Outlook AppointmentItem (Prepare Me sample)

Technorati : .net, c sharp, c#, outlook 2007, visual basic Del.icio.us : .net, c sharp, c#, outlook 2007, visual basic

Microsoft published recently security bulletin MS06-029, which describes a new vulnerability that can affect Exchange Server 2000 and 2003. This vulnerability could allow script injection when Exchange Server runs Outlook Web Access. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing an e-mail message with a specially crafted script. If this specially crafted script is run, it would execute in the security context of the user on the client. More information in the following links:Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-029MS06-029: Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server could allow script injection when Exchange Server runs Outlook Web AccessThere are patches available for Exchange 2000 SP3, Exchange 2003 SP1 and Exchange 2003 SP2, but be warned that the installation of these security updates can break third party services such as BlackBerry or GodLink. Technorati : exchange server, owa, security Del.icio.us : exchange server, owa, security

Jim McBee posted his slide decks from the Exchange Connections shows in Orlando and Nice:Anatomy of a Disaster RecoveryExchange 2003: Best Practices Day to DayAchieving High Availability Without ClusteringExchange 2003: Your Top Questions AnsweredThere are also some presentations from Tech.Ed Israel available for download (Amit Zinman posted this information a couple of weeks ago):Exchange 12 Technical Overview Part IExchange 12: Look Ma' It's Alive! – Demonstrating Client Access and Unified MessagingExchange 12 Technical Overview – Part 2 Technorati : e12, exchange 12, exchange 2007, exchange server Del.icio.us : e12, exchange 12, exchange 2007, exchange server

Microsoft updated recently some of the Exchange Server Tools. Here's the list:Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer (v06.05.7830)Collect estimated statistical information from a single mailbox store or across an Exchange Server organization.Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool v2.7 (v2.7.7830.0)The Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their Exchange servers and topology. The tool scans Exchange servers and identifies items that do not conform to Microsoft best practices.Microsoft Exchange Server Quota Message Service (v06.05.7830)Generate custom quota messages that informs users that they have exceeded their message quotas.Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1 (v06.05.7830)Starting with Exchange 2007 Beta 2, neither the Messaging API (MAPI) client libraries nor CDO 1.2.1 will be provided as a part of the install of the product. As a result, there is functionality missing that many applications depend on. Microsoft Exchange MAPI and CDO 1.2.1 provide access to these APIs, which, in turn, provide access to the contents of MAPI stores.Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder DAV-based Administration Tool (v06.05.7830)Use the Exchange Server Public Folder Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV)-based Administration tool (PFDAVAdmin) to perform various management tasks related to public folders and mailboxes.Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes (v.06.05.7830)The Connector for Lotus Notes/Domino is a tool de

There's a new document from the collection Microsoft IT Showcase – How Microsoft Does IT. This time they focused on mobile messaging, so they released Mobile Messaging at Microsoft: Improving Security, Manageability, and User Experience.

If you have not yet implemented the new mobile features available with Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003, this is definitely a must read.

"Overview: Detailed discussion describing how Microsoft IT uses Exchange Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack to improve how it does mobile messaging. By using these new technologies Microsoft IT was able to manage mobile devices more easily, better secure mobile devices, and enable end users to take advantage of a more richer mobile messaging experience."

Technorati : 5.0, exchange server, messaging, mobile, sp2, windows mobile
Del.icio.us : 5.0, exchange server, messaging, mobile, sp2, windows mobile

In a recent post, Exchange documents in sync, I talked about the new documents Microsoft is releasing in order to keep online and downloadable versions of Exchange documents in sync. Well, here's the most recent addition: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Operations Guide."The Exchange Server 2003 Operations Guide provide guidelines for IT professionals to do disaster recovery tasks, and to perform the daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks required to keep your Exchange server performing optimally. The guide includes checklists that you can use as-is, or adapt them to suit your company's specific needs." Technorati : exchange 2003, exchange server, operations Del.icio.us : exchange 2003, exchange server, operations