Questions tagged [exchange-2010]
Exchange 2010 was a Microsoft collaboration server product offering e-mail, calendar, and other functions. It was released to general availability on November 9, 2009, and reached End Of Life (EOL) on October 13, 2020.
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Email hoarder intervention and education - (Exchange environment)
Throughout my career, I've encountered quite a few users who were email hoarders...
I'm managing a 100-user environment where users previously had 100mb quotas and a basic Cyrus IMAP/Postfix solution....
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Schedule/queue large e-mails in Exchange 2010, defer until latency drops
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We have Exchange servers at various sites, but also aboard ships. The ships are connected to our network through satellite links when at sea, but switch to WiFi bridges when in port.
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All External Mail to Office 365 Fails SPF, Marked as Junk by EOP in a Hybrid Deployment
In short: legitimate emails are landing in Junk folders as EOP (Exchange Online Protection) stamps email messages as junk (SCL5) and SPF-failed. This happens with all external domains (e.g. gmail.com/...
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Exchange 2010 Powershell command to check if an email address exists in the system
I'm looking for an Exchange 2010 command that would do the following:
Given an email address (fully-qualified with domain and all) check if the email address is associated to some mailbox or group in ...
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Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010 requesting password every time it starts
I have one Exchange 2010 server which is fully updated, the clients are running Outlook 2010 but some users are getting a prompt for credentials every time they open Outlook.
I have checked for ...
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Can't give 'send-as' permissions in Exchange 2010
I'm trying to give 'send-as' permissions to one user in Exchange 2010. Here is the Powershell command I'm running:
Add-ADPermission "User1" -User "Ourdomain\User2" -Extendedrights "Send As"
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What are the implications of converting all my groups to universal groups?
In Exchange 2010 distribution groups must be universal. This is supported by documentation
You can create or mail-enable only universal distribution groups.
I am trying to create a role based ...
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Outlook Email Abuse - Guide for email etiquette?
I've spent a lot of time performing mail migrations for companies that either had very little IT focus, or no fulltime staff to handle common issues. As a result, policies governing email use and best-...
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how to disable remote wipe for Exchange 2010 ActiveSync?
When connecting android mobile devices to Exchange ActiveSync some require granting device administrator privileges which permit an exchange administrator to remotely wipe the phone. The warning ...
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"Delivered-To" Header in Exchange
In some SMTP server implementations (i.e. Postfix) you can enable Delivered-To and X-Original-To headers that will be added to your email. (or [X-]Envelope-To)
This is very helpful with distribution ...
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outlook requiring password after exchange reboot
We recently moved from Exchange 2003 to 2010, and have noticed a quirk that is annoying us.
If our exchange server (single server) goes down, ie it gets rebooted, or client loses connectivity (or for ...
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how do I resolve "user isn't assigned to any management roles" error in Exchange 2010 EMC?
Newly installed Exchange 2010 box (technically, a partially installed box, as this error is preventing me from completing the install).
When I launch EMC or the Management Powershell, I get this ...
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Is it possible to log additional HTTP headers in IIS logs?
I need to analyze logs for Exchange and would like to get additional headers saved such as MS-ASProtocolVersion
Is is possible to configure IIS to log these additional headers?
POST /Microsoft-...
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Microsoft is blocking mail from entire netblock. ISP doesn't know what to do?
I recently moved a client from basic T1 service to a multi-site MPLS solution with same vendor. The ISP, XO Communications, provided a decade of stable service as a T1 provider. The process of moving ...
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Domain rename with Exchange 2010
I have taken over all IT responsibilities for a company that is using Active Directory (2008 R2 native level) and Exchange 2010. I have come to find out that their internal Active Directory domain ...
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Implementing Variable Envelope Return Path (VERP) using Exchange
We're looking into implementing Variable Envelope Return Path (VERP) for improved bounce processing for our application.
Our current mail infrastructure is MS Exchange 2007 but are in the process ...
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Unable to share calendar free/busy info from O365 to external federated domain
I've got two domains that I'm trying to share calendar free/busy info between through federation. SiteA is an on premise deployment of Exchange 2010 SP2. SiteB is an Office 365 Enterprise deployment.
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How do I audit user's mailbox actions performed via IMAP in Exchange 2010?
I read through the Technet article on Mailbox auditing but it seems to only be working for MAPI access.
I perform the following cmdlet to enable auditing of the owner:
> Set-Mailbox -Identity "Mr....
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Export GFI MailArchiver e-mails for import into Exchange 2010 SP1 Personal Archiving
We have an existing installation of GFI MailArchiver 5 with several databases of archives (perhaps 100-150GB). The goal is to export each user's archived e-mail and then import it into Exchange 2010 ...
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If an AD user is disabled and another user has full access to their mailbox, will they still be able to access the mailbox?
In Exchange 2010, if an AD user is disabled but another user has access to their mailbox, will they still be able to access the mailbox or does that user need to remain enabled for this functionality ...
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Exchange restore backup. What happens to local ost files?
A virtual hard disk crashed containing our sql server and exchange server.
I have several backups but the one I can use is 3weeks old.
What happens to local Outlook clients when I restore that Hyper-v ...
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Difference between `proxyAdresses` and `mail` attributes in Active Directory
In Windows Active Directory (in connection with Exchange 2010), I am unsure about the semantic difference between mail: and proxyAddresses: attributes. As far as I can tell, mail: is one-valued ...
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Outlook 2011 client, Exchange 2010 server; letters missing in text of sent items
On a Mac client running Outlook 2011 connected to an Exchange 2010 server: all of a sudden, characters are getting dropped in outbound e-mail messages. The client machine has been rebooted and this is ...
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Any issues with increasing maximum mailbox size for Exchange 2010?
The boss of a company for whome I am responsible for their exchange server has a full mailbox. The current mailbox limit is 2Gb (pretty standard).
He's asked if I can bump his mailbox up to something ...
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Find users that are auto forwarding / redirecting their email in Exchange 2010 using Powershell
We are using Live@edu, which is essentially hosted exchange server with some additional features and limitations to work around, and I'm trying to find everybody that is forwarding or redirecting ...
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400 4.4.7 message delayed
Last week Exchange 2010 went live and I'm noticing in the queue viewer (in the exchange console) that it is coming up with a few emails that are having error 400 4.4.7 message delayed.
The kickback ...
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Best practice for Exchange 2010 HA topology considering 6 x Exchange licenses and TMG 2010
What would be best topology considering that:
6 x Exchange 2010 Standard Licenses
2 x Separate locations that are supposed to support redundancy in case of link problems
4 x Forefront TMG 2010 with ...
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How to get a list of emails older than 2 years in Exchange Database, sorted by user, using Powershell?
We are currently looking at archiving emails and revamping our retention policy. The big question is (for the legal department), how far back do we want to save? Currently our users have a huge ...
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PowerShell Remoting w/ Exchange 2010: Value cannot be null
I'm having difficulty running Exchange 2010 cmdlets through remote PowerShell sessions.
I start my local PowerShell session as Administrator and issue the following commands --
PS C:\Windows\...
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Exchange PowerShell in a Scheduled Task runs forever
I have a couple of Exchange 2010 PowerShell scripts that I'd like to run as Scheduled Tasks.
If I launch PowerShell using "Run as different user" I can run the scripts and they execute correctly.
If ...
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Exchange 2010 send from multiple domains
We have a Windows 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 server with multiple accepted domains configured on our Exchange 2010 console.
Configuration of exchange 2010:
In exchange console, under organization ...
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Exchange 2010 some users mailboxes have a green arrow
when we look at our Exchange Server and all the mailboxes we notice that some users have green arrows pointing right over their icon. This does appear to only be on older users on our system so I just ...
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When the Exchange Information Store Service stops, what's impacted?
My company recently experienced an email outage that impacted a majority of our users. My exchange team is telling me they can't find a root cause, yet when I pulled the system logs I can see the ...
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Exchange 2010 - Need to gather emails for a court subpoena
We've been subpoenaed to send all emails exchanged with a couple different individuals for a court case.
How would I go about doing this in an Exchange 2010 environment?
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How to reconcile user with both on-premise and cloud mailboxes?
We are in the middle of hybrid coexistence migration from Exchange 2010 on-premise to Office 365. That means we have ADFS and "Dirsync" (now called Windows Azure AD Sync) running. We are more than ...
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How do I get the full parent path of an Exchange public folder in Exchange 2010?
If I need to perform a procedure on an Exchange public folder, such as changing permissions, but I don't have the full path to the public folder (which is required in the -identity parameter for most ...
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Why do some sites have a TXT record with only a base64 hash code? [closed]
What is the purpose of the TXT record in (for example) the root Microsoft.com zone? I don't see any reasonable tie into SPF, SenderID, DomainKeys, or even TLS-OBC or DANE for TLS.
microsoft.com IN ...
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Users can't change password trough OWA for Exchange 2010
Here's our problem, users who want to change their password trough OWA get this error "The password you entered doesn't meet the minimum security requirements.", even if users are respecting the ...
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Single-Signon options for Exchange 2010
We're working on a project to migrate employee email from Unix/open-source (courier IMAP, exim, squirrelmail, etc) to Exchange 2010, and trying to figure out options for single-signon for Outlook Web ...
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Two emails receiving the same Message ID
A user is experiencing a problem whereby when sending emails, some emails are being allocated the same Message ID. The issue looks to occur when the user has a draft email and they forward the draft ...
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Recipient receives mail not addressed to them
I have a very bizarre set of circumstances. One of my staff received an e-mail addressed to me from a consultant, however this consultant would have no idea who this staff is or their e-mail address. ...
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Restored 2 day old Microsoft Exchange - lost one month of entries
I have a strange situation. On the weekend our Exchange 2010 system got fried, so I pulled out the backup from Friday 12/12/2014 and restored it.
Now when our users reconnect to their mailboxes, ...
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Can Exchange 2010 high availability be achieved with only 2 servers?
In Exchange 2010, you can define Database Availability Groups and have your mailbox database(s) automatically replicated between multiple servers, and you can have mailbox server which are members of ...
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For an internet-facing, all-roles-in-one Exchange server, what do I need to let through the firewall?
As the result of a recent penetration test, in which we did not fare well, it has been brought to my attention that our internet facing, all-roles-in-one, Exchange 2010 SP3 server has no firewall in ...
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Powershell 2: Add multiple members to distribution group with one call?
Assume I have a distribution group in Exchange which currently exists, and holds about 20 members.
In Powershell 2, I have acquired a list of about seven hundred more individuals who need to be added ...
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Sending unauthenticated mail through MS Exchange with powershell (Windows Server 2008 R2)
I'm trying use Task Scheduler to run a powershell script and emails the output of a few commands. I'm using "Send-MailMessage" to do this. When I run the scheduled task with a domain admin account, I ...
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Updating to Exchange 2013 - any way to do it now?
Exchange 2013 is out, available for some epople already. Got if from the VLC Center, now trying to get an upgrade path that works for some customers.
Problem:
There is no upgrade. It is "install on ...
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How to migrate 200+ people company from hosting to Exchange 2010 in most non distruptive way
We want to implement Exchange 2010 in our organization which is spread over couple of locations. Right now we're using POP3/SMTP at hosting and all people are using Outlook 2007 and 2010. Mail for our ...
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How do I reconfigure Exchange Autodiscover?
So I've had issues for a long time with out of office, i believe my exchange has been setup incorrectly.
When running tests on testexchangeconnectivity it connects to http://mydomain.com/autodiscover ...
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How to expand "Get-ADPermission"'s "ExtendedRights" property?
I need to enumerate the permissions that are embedded within Get-AdPermission's property "ExtendedRights".
How do I expand the properties within this multi-valued object and display them?
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