Gerod Serafin's WebLog
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Mr. Proactive and Miss T. Proactive
I have been quiet on this blog for a number of reasons. Check out the new site for all PFEs who want...
Date: 03/28/2011
Update: Direct Booking using Outlook 2010
There is now a KB article that is available regarding this. It answers questions about how to...
Date: 05/04/2010
Direct Booking using Outlook 2010 against Exchange 2003 Servers
Now that Office 2010 has RTM’ed, we’ve started to see a number of issues pop up where customers are...
Date: 04/29/2010
Our new phones –Kin
Looks like we can now get to https://www.kin.com/. Looks nice. First phone to ship with...
Date: 04/12/2010
Unboxing my Zune Originals Zune HD
It finally is here! Sweet…
Date: 09/29/2009
How I install Exchange 2010 RC on Windows 2008 R2
I have been messing around with the installation of Exchange 2010 RC on Windows 2008 R2. I...
Date: 08/24/2009
Exchange 2010 RC to RTM Upgrade… Can I Install into Production?
I mentioned in my last post that customers will be able to upgrade from the Release Candidate (RC)...
Date: 08/20/2009
Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available
Today we announced that Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate (RC) is available for download at:...
Date: 08/18/2009
Exchange 2010 Beta is here!
Finally. Exchange 14 is now officially Exchange 2010. Learn more at...
Date: 04/15/2009
Part 21 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Transport POP3 and IMAP4 In Exchange 2003, POP3 and IMAP4 were both...
Date: 04/05/2009
Part 20 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Transport Outbound SMTP connections to other messaging servers In...
Date: 04/05/2009
Part 19 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Transport Disclaimer messages In Exchange 2003, you needed to create...
Date: 04/05/2009
Part 18 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Transport Allowing anonymous relay To enable anonymous relay in...
Date: 03/20/2009
Microspotting
Every so often I like to head over to https://www.microspotting.com/ to see some of the stories about...
Date: 03/18/2009
Part 17 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Managing Client Access Always Up to Date \ Direct Push In Exchange...
Date: 03/17/2009
Part 16 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks: Resource Scheduling Resource Scheduling in...
Date: 03/16/2009
Part 15 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks: Mailbox Permissions and Query-Based  ...
Date: 03/09/2009
Part 14 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks: Creating Mailboxes and Exmerge ...
Date: 01/28/2009
Part 13 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks: Recovery Storage Groups In Exchange 2003, you...
Date: 01/27/2009
Part 12 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks – Public Folder Management and Public...
Date: 01/27/2009
Part 11 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks – MBConn.exe and Offline Address Books...
Date: 12/31/2008
Part 10 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks – Mailbox Manager vs. Messaging Records...
Date: 11/11/2008
Part 9 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Administrative Tasks - Address Lists In Exchange 2003, you created...
Date: 11/10/2008
Part 8 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Setting Recipient Policies in Exchange 2003 In Exchange 2003, the...
Date: 11/06/2008
Part 7 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Setting Connector Limits in Exchange 2007 Below are the 5 different...
Date: 10/21/2008
Part 6 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Message size restrictions In Exchange 2003, you would customize the...
Date: 10/17/2008
Me, In Avatar Form
Date: 10/13/2008
Part 3 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Stop or start Public Folder replication in 2003 vs. 2007 In Part 2,...
Date: 10/01/2008
Part 2 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
To return to part 1 click here Synchronizing Public Folder hierarchy replication in 2003 vs. 2007 In...
Date: 10/01/2008
Part 1 - I used to do it this way… Now how do I do it? Administering Exchange 2003 vs. Exchange 2007
A while ago I ran across an article by Andrea Fowler on TechNet entitled: Then and Now: Comparing...
Date: 10/01/2008
Microsoft Video: Your Digital Lifestyle
I first saw this nearly a year ago? Almost every person I know who has seen this thinks that...
Date: 03/14/2008
Preparing your AD for Exchange 2007 SP1
There are a number of switches that can be used for getting the Active Directory ready for the...
Date: 01/11/2008
Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008?
After spending some time thinking about the question regarding whether you should deploy Exchange...
Date: 01/11/2008
Getting a Head Start on Using Exchange 2007 SP1 with Windows 2008
I wanted to test out the installation of Exchange 2007 SP1 on a Windows 2008 server. Since you can...
Date: 12/28/2007
You Don't Have to be Running a 64bit OS to Extend the Schema for Exchange 2007
Whew! You finally got Exchange 5.5 out of the picture and are now are focused on getting Exchange...
Date: 07/18/2007
200 GB limit on Database Sizes?
A customer of mine mentioned that they were told by a vendor that Microsoft recommends that Exchange...
Date: 06/11/2007
I changed the title
I changed the title of this blog. It used to be "A day in the life of an Advisory Support Engineer",...
Date: 06/11/2007
Databases might not mount after installing Exchange DST fix 926666
There has been a decent amount of chatter externally about this, so I was very glad that we finally...
Date: 02/09/2007
A recommendation regarding DST 2007 patches
I am recommending to my customers that they not install the Windows patches for DST 2007 available...
Date: 01/19/2007
Running Outlook 2003 vs. Outlook 2007 against Exchange 2007
What functionality would you lose if you ran Outlook 2003 against an Exchange 2007 server instead of...
Date: 01/15/2007
Updated DST 2007 Information
Today, Microsoft posted some much awaited information about the steps that will be necessary for...
Date: 01/08/2007
Yes, Microsoft gave me a laptop and it has Vista on it
In the interest of being open about it... I am submitting this blog post right now using a Microsoft...
Date: 01/02/2007
Much Less Than An Unlimited Number
I found this funny....
Date: 07/03/2006
Not Live from Boston – It’s Tech-Ed 2006!!! (Sunday)
It’s been 3 days since I got here and I finally have gotten around to writing an update. Sunday: It...
Date: 06/13/2006
I'll be at Tech-Ed 2006
Just a note to let everyone know that I'll be at Tech-Ed 2006 in Boston. I'll be there with one of...
Date: 06/08/2006