Do 8197 free/busy errors appear in your application log every 25 minutes? The actual text states: Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeFBPublish Event Category: General Event ID: 8197User: N/A Computer: servernameDescription: Error initializing Read More

Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) adds functionality to allow the administrator to completely turn off MAPI access for a given user or grant access to a user whose Outlook is configured for cached mode but deny access otherwise. This functionality Read More

In Exchange 2003 RTM, as part of the cached mode Outlook initiative, we found that the Offline Address Book stored on the client was taking 300 megabytes at Microsoft, a phenomenal amount of space and far too much to be reasonable.  Other customers Read More

For those of you who have enabled Full-Text Indexing, you know that when it works it executes searches very quickly returning results for not only e-mail messages but also Word, Excel, HTML, and PowerPoint documents/attachments.  However, since Outlook Read More

A new frontier for Exchange was entered today, as we announced our intent to acquire FrontBridge Technologies.  They are one of the leading providers of managed services that address corporate email security, compliance, and availability requirements. Read More

"Spam is our e-mail customers' No. 1 complaint today, and Microsoft is innovating on many different fronts to eradicate it" - Bill Gates. With the release of Exchange 2003 Server SP2 Microsoft and the Exchange Server Product Unit are taking another Read More

If you have a SonyEricsson P900/P910 you can now synchronize with Exchange ActiveSync!  In fact, not long ago (7/5/05) DataViz announced the availability of the new RoadSync application for the P900 platform.   You can get all the Read More

Overview   The GalSearch command is a new feature in Exchange 2003 SP2 that will enable devices to perform a search query against the exchange server. This command does an ANR (Ambiguous Name Resolution) lookup to locate a mail-enabled object (Person/Conf Read More

It seems like a question of compatibility / incompatibility of current versions of Exchange (mainly Exchange 2003) and Windows Server 2003 x64 editions is coming up more and more, so let’s address it.   In short – running current versions of Exchange, Read More

Remote Wipe is a new feature in E2K3 SP2 that will enable the Exchange admins to force a device to delete its contents remotely. This can come in very handy when an end user loses their device or if the device is stolen -- and there is a risk that someone Read More

Microsoft IT Messaging team has a great opportunity in Redmond, WA for someone who is interested in designing Exchange based IT messaging solutions for the dynamic enterprise environment, such as Microsoft’s internal messaging deployment! We need a strong Read More

Introduction Exchange 2003 requires specific memory tuning to function optimally.  This flash outlines Windows 2003 boot.ini configuration settings for Exchange 2003 and highlights recent changes.  See the following KB articles for relevant Read More

Tosh Meston mentioned this on his blog a while ago, but as OWA customization subjects seem to be very popular, here it is: There are two relatively new TechNet articles out there that talk specifically about customizations of Exchange 2003 OWA in lots Read More

I’ve worked for Microsoft for about 8 years, all in the Exchange group, and I really enjoy it.  The people who work here are bright, self-motivated, and we have the resources we need to get our jobs done.  It feels great to ship world-class Read More