How to Move Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2010
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Mailbox moves in previous versions of Exchange were interactive in nature, in that a wizard, script or shell command was used to move the mailbox and it occured in real…
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Exchange 2010 – List All Mailbox Sizes
Using the Exchange Management Shell, you can create a create a report of all mailboxes and list their size. List all mailboxes in a database – Exchange Management Shell The…
Exchange 2010 – Enable External Automatic Replies
By default, Exchange 2010 doesn’t allow sending automatic forwards, replies and Out of Office Assistant Messages (OOF) to external email addresses. This is mainly for security and performance reasons, as…
Exchange 2010 – Allow external senders to use distribution list
By default when you create a distribution group (also known as a distribution list) external email addresses are unable to send emails to the group. To allow external email addresses…
Exchange Best Practices: Mailbox Storage Quotas
The trend for Exchange Server in recent years is towards larger mailboxes. Email is a heavily used application, users are demanding more storage for their email, and current versions of…
A Sender Policy Framework (SPF) Primer for Exchange Administrators
Email spam continues to be a huge problem for organizations these days, and it usually falls on the Exchange administrator to do something about it. Aside from the usual anti-spam…
How to Create or Convert Shared Mailboxes in Office 365
As the name suggests, a shared mailbox is one that is used by multiple users to receive or send email. You’ve probably seen shared mailboxes used for situations such as…
Testing Connectivity and DNS Changes with a Hosts File
Many Exchange Server migration scenarios involve making DNS changes that can impact a very large number of customers at once if they go badly. Similarly, we often need to isolate…
Giving one user access to another’s mailbox via PowerShell
There are plenty of reasons why you might want to give one user access to another user’s mailbox. The first user may be in the hospital, or under HR review,…
How to Configure an Internal SMTP Relay Server for Office 365
Most organizations have internal application servers and appliances that send emails to users or groups. Examples include copier/scanners and application servers, such as backup servers that notify admins of a…