http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/this is the Exchange rss feed24 November 2008Exchange ArticlesBen LyeThe use of PowerShell with Exchange Server 2007 can do a great deal to ease the task of managing mailbox quotas. You can, for example, use scripts to customize quota messages, retrieve mailbox sizes, and set the quotas. Ben shows you how, in the 2nd installment of his Top Tips for SysAdmins.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/managing-exchange-2007-mailbox-quotas-with-windows-powershell/24 November 2008Exchange ArticlesBrien PoseyBrien Posey ponders an 'off the cuff' remark that Exchange 2007 runs so well with a default configuration that you don’t even have to worry about optimizing Exchange any more. He decides that there is actually plenty that can be done to help Exchange to perform even betterhttp://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/optimizing-exchange-server-2007/20 November 2008Exchange ArticlesJaap WesseliusMicrosoft now supports running Exchange Server 2007 in server virtualization environments, not just on Hyper-V, but on any virtualizing solution that is validated in the Server Virtualization Validation Program. Before virtualizing Exchange Server, you will need to be clear about the business advantages, and consider the size of the installation, otherwise the results can be a disappointmenthttp://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/virtual-exchange-servers/20 November 2008Exchange ArticlesNathan WintersWith the increasing acceptance of the use of Virtualization as a means of providing server infrastructure, this technology is being applied to production Exchange servers. This is a  solution that is not just limited to the small shop, Nathan Winters discusses the pros, cons and challenges that lay ahead in providing a flexible and highly available email systemhttp://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/virtualizing-exchange-points-for-discussion/10 November 2008Exchange ArticlesMichael FrancisThese are some screenshots from the newly released beta for Red Gate's Exchange Server Archiver tool.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/red-gates-exchange-server-archiver-screenshot-gallery/10 November 2008Exchange ArticlesMichael FrancisRichard, Robert and Marine at Red Gate Software talk about designing, developing and testing Exchange Server Archiver (ESA) to beta. Not to mention the copious amounts of user input to the project, and the use of Nerf shotguns in a software development context.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/the-road-to-beta---exchange-server-archiver-speaks!/07 November 2008Editor's CornerMichael FrancisIt’s the fall and the leaves are falling all around us. And so are the barriers to Exchange Archiving.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/editors-corner/exchange-server-archiver,-las-vegas,-lemons-and-whales/18 October 2008Exchange ArticlesJaap WesseliusIn the third of Jaap's popular series on Exchange Backups he explains Online backups. These have major advantages over offline backups since the backup application does all the logic, and work, for you. http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/online-exchange-backups/10 October 2008Exchange ArticlesBen LyeIn this new column giving practical advice on all things Sys Admin related, Ben Lye takes on the often difficult task of keeping track of mobile device activityhttp://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/reporting-on-mobile-device-activity-using-exchange-2007-activesync-logs/02 October 2008Exchange ArticlesBrien PoseyIn Exchange Server 2007, Information Rights management is easy to set up once you have set up the prerequisites. It is also much cheaper, and easier to use. This is just as well, because of the increasing statutory regulations to prevent the mishandling of confidential information in emailshttp://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/configuring-exchange-server-2007-to-support-information-rights-management/24 September 2008Editor's CornerMichael Francis“When you buy something from a self-assembly furniture shop, do you read the instructions?” This was the very first question in the very first usability trial I was involved in. I never do, but I don’t know how normal this is.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/editors-corner/asking-for-help-–-come-and-talk-to-us!/22 September 2008Exchange ArticlesJaap WesseliusExchange Server stores information in a database and uses log files for transactional processing. To restore, defragment  or repair a database, the ESEUTIL tool is essential . It is always possible to recover data when the database is lost, if you have backed up the database.&http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/exchange-server-log-file-replay/19 September 2008Exchange ArticlesNicolas BlankNicolas Blank recounts his Experiences deploying Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008, when not everything worked out of the box as it should have. In this article Nicolas writes about the fixes to the issues he faced when installing on Server 2008.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/deploying-exchange-2007-on-windows-server-2008/18 September 2008Exchange ArticlesNeil HobsonIn Exchange 2007, you can now classify your messages in any way you wish, so that, for example, you can flag messages as being sensitive information that should not be sent outside the company. You can also create transport rules for all messages of a particular category. It is an easy way of implementing email policies within a company: Neil Hobson shows you how ...http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/message-classifications-in-exchange-2007/27 August 2008Editor's CornerMichael FrancisKnowing enough about the routes that messages take is vital to being an effective Exchange admin, because just like my route to work, you can put this knowledge to work to boost the efficiency of your servers.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/editors-corner/go-with-the-flow/26 August 2008Exchange ArticlesOwen SandersonIn our mission to make history relevant to the busy IT executive, we speculate how Email might have helped pivotal events in history. Could the War of Independence have been due to a misunderstanding?http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/when-email-collaboration-could-have-changed-history/22 August 2008Exchange ArticlesJaap WesseliusOne of the most misunderstood technologies in Exchange Server, regardless of its version, is the database technology. Most people, even Exchange administrators know it is something to do with ESE and tools like ESEUTIL, but once it’s running they leave it that way for the rest of their lives. It’s too difficult and you’d better not touch it in case it breaks….http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/exchange-database-technologies/22 August 2008Exchange ArticlesMichael FrancisMichael Francis hands out imaginary Olympic medals to the winner of the August 'Top Tips for Exchange Admins'http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/top-tips-for-exchange-admins/12 August 2008Exchange ArticlesJaap WesseliusThe original, rather complex, Exchange clustering, 'Single Copy Cluster', protects you against a server failure but not a database failure. 'Local Continuous Replication' protects you from database failure, but not server failure. The more simple 'Clustered Continuous Replication' protects against both. If you use it with Transport Dumpster, you won't lose emails.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/exchange-2007-mailbox-server-clustering/22 July 2008Exchange ArticlesWilliam LefkovicsSome tasks that should have been easy in previous versions of Exchange just weren't. Now, with Transport Rules in Exchange 2007, administrators have a much improved set of tools to manage message flow.http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/exchange-articles/controlling-email-messages-using-exchanges-transport-rules/