Gerod Serafin's WebLog
Helping to keep large organizations' e-mail running
New tools for Exchange 2003
There are some "new" or updated tools up on the Exchange 2003 download site. Exchange MAPI Client...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/08/2006
Vulnerability in Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution
I work with Exchange Server, but all Microsoft employees are very aware of security. I am posting...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2006
Permissions Changes in Exchange 2003 Post SP2
Under the heading of: "You may already be aware of this, but we wanted to make sure..." Some of our...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2006
MSExchangeSA Event 9325
In the Event log on the server that generates your OAB you may see the following: Event Type:...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2006
Exchange "12" is now Exchange Server 2007
Well it is officially public now. The name is Exchange Server 2007....
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2006
Cross Site Moves and Profiles Afterwards
I gave some thought to some of the issues you might experience after a cross-site move of mailboxes....
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 04/18/2006
OAB changes in Exchange 2003 SP2
Many people are aware of the changes in Exchange 2003 SP2 with the V4 OAB. What many are not aware...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 04/18/2006
CTRL-F in Outlook
Does anyone else find the fact that you have to do an F4 in Outlook to Find something extremely...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/31/2006
Scripts for Exchange
I am in Redmond today and next week. It is always nice to get away from my office since I tend to...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/31/2006
New EXBPA update available
On March 20, 2006 we released an updated set up rules for EXBPA. Next time you fire up EXBPA you...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2006
New Hotfix for those pesky 9548 Events...
One of the more common events we see in organizations that are migrating to Exchange 2003 from 5.5...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2006
What value should I put in the MinUserDC registry key?
There has been some confusion as to what number should be put into the MinUserDC registry key if you...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/21/2006
Post SP2 DSProxy update
Here is some recommended reading. Ross Smith IV has made another post about the changes in DSProxy...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2006
A Day or a Month in the life...?
As you can see, I don't post much to this blog. There are many reasons for this, but most have to do...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2006
Oops... KB 905872 only applies to IMAP accounts
The article "905872 You cannot limit the file size of the e-mail messages that you want to download...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/24/2006
Questions about using Move Mailbox with Exchange 2003 SP1+
I have been asked some questions recently regarding the Cross-site mailbox moves using the native...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/23/2006
Making Perfmon (System Monitor or Performance Monitor) Easier to Read
If you use Perfmon, it can get really old looking at all of the vertical lines in the graphs. Here...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2005
New EXBPA Config XML available
So, its been a while since I have posted. I've been on ICL and this time I actually took the whole...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 12/06/2005
New Content Available - Exchange Insider Articles
Internally at Microsoft, we have had these things called "Exchange Technical Bulletins" that were...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 10/19/2005
Links for More Information About Exchange 2003 SP2
Exchange 2003 SP2 was released to the Web early this morning. It's a good idea to install this...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 10/19/2005
Event ID 8197 - MSExchangeFBPublish with error 0x80040111
There is an article out there that addresses the issue that some of our customers are seeing:828764...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 09/28/2005
SP2 for Entourage 2004 released today
Just read this in the news: We are releasing SP2 for Office 2004 for Mac today. This includes much...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 09/20/2005
Read the Release Notes for Exchange 2003 SP2 CTP
If you have downloaded the Microsoft Exchange server 2003 SP2 Customer Technology Preview (CTP), you...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 09/13/2005
EXBPA May Incorrectly Report Low Free PTEs
When running Exchange Best Practices Analyzer (EXBPA) you may get a report saying “The number of...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 09/12/2005
New Version of MPSReports for Exchange
It looks like Paul Flaherty has updated the Microsoft Platform Support Reporting Utility...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2005
Desktop Search Engines Can Affect Exchange Server Performance
I was glad to see that we have a KB article stating this. (Very well written, Nino...) It is a very...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 08/30/2005
Why You May Want to Use a 64bit Global Catalog Server with Exchange
Microsoft has for some time given as a general rule of thumb the guideline that you should have 1...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 08/29/2005
Running Exchange System Manager on Windows XP
Recently I got asked (again) about running the Exchange System Manager (ESM) on Windows XP. It...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2005
One of the "Ten Useful Microsoft Blogs"
I was spending some time reading one of my favorite magazines, Redmond Magazine, this morning. If it...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 08/05/2005
How do I set up my domain for Sender ID?
With Exchange 2003 SP2 coming out soon, Sender ID will become more important. How do you set up the...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/29/2005
Acquisition of Sybari is now complete
The homepage of Sybari (https://www.sybari.com) has a new logo on it. Microsoft has completed the...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/21/2005
What are other companies using for archivingjournaling?
First let's explain the difference. A really good article on Journaling is included below as well as...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/09/2005
How do I change the mailbox size limit messages in Exchange?
Ok, this gets asked a lot because some companies have the policy of not allow their employees to...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/09/2005
Exchange 2003 SP2 - More information on Microsoft.com
The https://www.microsoft.com/exchange site now includes more official information about Exchange...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2005
Exchange 2003 SP2 - "Direct Push" to Windows Mobile 5.0
Credit goes to Paul's updates again... - You have heard the rumors. Exchange 2003 SP2 allows the...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2005
Exchange 2003 SP2 - Lifting the 16GB limit on Standard Edition
Paul wrote about it first (as far as I know) as he is at Tech-Ed this year and posting stuff as it...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2005
Restricted Views and Shared Calendars
Man what a week. Some customers are seeing that when opening someone else's calendar that it takes a...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2005
Too Many Address Types Can Cause Cached Mode to Not Work
My largest customer ran across this one. Here is the scenario: Exchange 2003 Mixed mode with mostly...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 05/10/2005
Windows 2003 SP1 Is Here, As Well As...
Windows Server 2003 SP1 Support Tools.Since we all use many of these support tools for Exchange, it...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/30/2005
Exchange Server 2003 Events and Errors
When you are looking at event in eventvwr.exe (Event Viewer) in Windows 2003 you see at the bottom...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/30/2005
Windows Server 2003 SP1 Is Coming. Before You Install It On Exchange Server 2003…
If you are looking to roll out Windows Server 2003 SP1 on your Exchange servers and you are doing...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/29/2005
A Better Monitoring Solution for Your Exchange 2003 Deployment
You've heard it before, but just in case... This blog has been moved to...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/28/2005
Exchange Product Version List
I don't know who started this list first, but it is useful for me. I thought that I would put it out...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/24/2005
Title Change - Advisory Support Engineer
When my wife used to get asked what I did for work she used to say she didn't know. So, I had to...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 03/06/2005
Nokia to use Windows Media Player
(Credit - Paul Robichaux)...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/14/2005
Nokia to use ActiveSync in the future?
(Credit - email from David Lemson) Nokia licenses Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol for...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/14/2005
Microsoft to Acquire Sybari Anti-Virus
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Sybari Software...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/08/2005
Another Place For Scripts and MSN Search
I found this while looking for some script help on installing Exchange 5.5 hot fixes. Interestingly,...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/02/2005
Personal Blog Link
I have added a link to my personal blog on the right hand side of the page. My first post is just a...
Author: GerodS [MSFT] Date: 02/01/2005