How to find .NET Framework version using PowerShell

Often times when I am getting ready to install Exchange 2016 or Exchange 2013, I look at pre-requisites and wonder if correct version of .NET Framework is already installed on […]

Reading email headers using apps for Outlook

Not too long ago, my fellow Exchange Server MVP Paul Cunningham recently published an article “Email Fundamentals: How to Read Email Message Headers” on his blog. Just like he mentioned, […]

What does Heartbleed vulnerability mean to you

A lot has been said lately of Heartbleed since its announcement few days ago. However, as it goes with overload of information at times, media attention has managed to create […]

Exchange 2003 support and Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers

When I originally wrote this post, Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers were not supported for Exchange 2003, however, in recent months the guidance from product team has changed and […]

Force Mount-Database

I wanted to mount All mailbox databases from all servers that had them. This was a scenario where I had servers recovered with no DB files. I did not need […]

Exchange 2007 Setup Error: Setup Cannot use Domain Controller…

On one of my tests I was trying to add Hub role to a server that already had Mailbox role installed. When I started the setup, I got an error […]

CustomAttribute is too long

I recently had an opportunity to learn about an issue that I have not seen personally but I found it very interesting. When you introduce Exchange Server in your environment, […]

Update Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 is released

Update Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 has been released. Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 is announced.

Benefits of using Outlook 2007 with Exchange 2007

I get asked many times why should one switch to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003 when using it with Exchange 2007 platform. I understand the reason as besides the obvious […]

DAS vs. SAN in Exchange 2007

I have spent a lot of time recently investigating storage solutions as part of a migration design for Exchange 2007. The current implemented solution is a multi-node Exchange 2003 cluster […]