Automating MS Exchange Server 5.5 Backup With NTBackup.
While most Exchange admins are agreed on the necessity of performing regular backups, not all agree on which is the best way to do it. In fact, many Exchange newcomers are surprised at how strongly...
View ArticleIntersite Directory Replication via the Internet in MS Exchange 5.5
MS Exchange provides a method, known as Directory Replication, of combining the email directories from a number of sites so that they can function as one.
View ArticleUser Access To The Exchange 5.5 GAL With GALMOD32.EXE
If you are responsible for maintaining the mailboxes of many users this can become rather a time-consuming task. Perhaps it would be more convenient for you and for them to allow your users to change...
View ArticleInstalling Outlook Web Access 5.5 In Windows 2000 Server
When MS Exchange 5.5 was first introduced, having a permanent connection to the Internet was much less common than it is now. Consequently, Outlook Web Access (or OWA for short) was less likely to be...
View ArticleCustomizing The Outlook Web Access 5.5 Logon Page
As more and more people are discovering the usefulness of Outlook Web Access, or OWA for short, it is rapidly becoming one of the most popular add-ons for MS Exchange. It has to be said, however, that...
View ArticleConnecting POP And IMAP Clients To MS Exchange Server
The traditional method of connecting an email user to their MS Exchange Server mailbox is to use MS Outlook. However, as more and more mobile users wish to access their mailboxes remotely, Exchange...
View ArticleMS Exchange, SMTP, POP3 and Telnet
The visual complexity of modern email clients such as Outlook Express hides the simplicity of the underlying protocols that they use. If you know a few simple protocol commands it’s possible to send...
View ArticleEnhanced Deleted Item Recovery In MS Exchange 5.5
As an Exchange Admin, your users will often ask you if there is any way to recover a message that has been inadvertently deleted from their mailbox. Fortunately, Exchange 5.5 has a feature that allows...
View ArticleExchange 2003 Upgrade Checklist
For those about to migrate from Exchange 5.5 to 2003, refer to this handy checklist before you plunge into the upgrade process. Being aware of the things that need to be considered will help you...
View ArticlePreparing Exchange 5.5 Directory for Migration to Exchange 2003
How to make sure your Exchange 5.5 directory database is ready for the upgrade to Active Directory and Exchange 2000/3 based messaging. This article will evaluate the ways of making changes in the...
View ArticleAdding Email Disclaimer Text With The IMS Extension In MS Exchange 5.5
The casual nature of email belies the fact that an electronic message is still, in a business context, a legally binding document, and newspaper stories about the legal issues raised by email are...
View ArticlePreventing Third Party Relaying In MS Exchange Server 5.5
Unsolicited Commercial Email, or spam (as it has become more commonly known) seems to be with us to stay, in much the same way as the junk mail that lands on our doormat each morning. Most of the time...
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