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2009-05-07 Initial Post

Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, SP2

NOTE: It looks like some of the default settings mentioned below were not set the same way in the RTM version of Exchange Server 2003.

The relay settings are some of the most confusing that I’ve run across and I haven’t read anything that can explain them in detail clearly—I had searched through a few ebooks and online today. (more…)

2010-11-23 Updated (Clarified)

2010-02-04 Initial Post

Tested against Exchange Server 2003 SP2

This applies to mailboxes, public folders, and distribution lists/groups (collectively referred to as mail-enabled objects).

I tried looking this up today to verify how I think this works and didn’t really find the details that I was looking for. It's just one of these things that we don't think much about until we run into an issue that requires more research into the specific feature. I ran into such a situation today and that's why I'm documenting this. Here are my notes: (more…)

I made these notes in July and August of 2009 while going through the CBT Nuggets Exam-Pack 70-236 videos. I used other resources to supplement the CBT, so not everything in the notes was from the CBT only.

Download the notes in PDF format

2010-02-17 Update

2010-02-03 Initial Post

SUMMARY

Depending on the circumstances, Exchange will convert an attached e-mail (this means an existing e-mail that is attached/embedded into a new e-mail) from .MSG format to .EML format. The reason for the conversion has to do with the fact that Rich Text and TNEF formats are proprietary to MS Exchange/Outlook. (more…)