KC Lemson
By KC Lemson [MS]
David asks how you're using the Windows 2003 POP server
Talk directly to the owner of this feature and tell him what you like and don't like.
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/30/2004
I'm a killjoy
Brian Desmond recently blogged about some funny KB articles (”Sometimes Barney Starts Playing...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/30/2004
"Enable forms-based authentication" checkbox is grayed out on clusters
I noticed a thread on one of the Exchange yahoogroups a few weeks ago about how the "Enable FBA"...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/30/2004
Naming the colored flags in Outlook 2003
I noticed this blog entry (thank you, main feed!) with a feature request for Outlook, and I shared...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/29/2004
Friday, January 30th, is "Hug an IT Pro" day
Today, I was very rude to a helpdesk guy. I feel horrible about it - I was projecting my annoyance...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/29/2004
Blogging about existing technology versus "the future"
Michael Earls sparked quite a debate with his posts over the last couple of months about asking...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/29/2004
More on cleaning up Word's HTML
Brian Alvey points to a Word HTML cleaner, as well as explains why Word puts all those extra tags...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/29/2004
Does content indexing apply for search folders?
Short answer: No Long answer: No, because Content Indexing (CI) in Exchange server works in a...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/28/2004
Executable attachments can be bad, mmmkay?
We were asked to help disseminate information about the new MyDoom virus to the community, so here...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2004
Testing for the web
Lydia Ash, a tester I used to work with on Outlook Web Access (and have a huge amount of respect...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2004
Alanis Morisette - the Nostradamus for the Naughts
How did she know this would happen!?!?! And to think, we made so much fun of her - “that's not...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2004
Yummy
If you like grilled cheese sandwiches, try spreading some chive & onion cream cheese on it...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2004
ASP.Net samples of WebDAV against Exchange 2003
In a previous entry, I received a comment about how there were no examples of using WebDAV in the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2004
Should Microsoft add features in service packs?
This is an issue that gets debated around the company from time to time, and there are many people...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/21/2004
Check out the MVP-submitted KB articles!
PSS has created a new process whereby MVPs can submit KB articles. Hours after being submitted, they...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/21/2004
More than you ever wanted to know about mailbox management in Exchange 2003
The www.microsoft.com/exchange web team and PSS put together a page with links to a bunch of other...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/20/2004
Don't back up system state and mailboxes at the same time with Exchange 2003/Windows 2003
In Exchange 2003 running on Windows 2003, when using NTBackup (aka "Backup Utility for Windows"),...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/19/2004
The sweat equity of mapping software redux
A few months ago, I blogged about how mapping software gets its data. A friend recently posted this...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2004
This blog is the second coolest thing on the internet
At least, according to google... ;-)
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2004
Do a favor for your Exchange administrator
Neil posted today about lost time due to mailbox cleanup when users hit their e-mail quotas. There...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2004
Gee, where have I seen her face before?
The newest Bachelorette might seem a tad familiar, because that's her face on the Microsoft Digital...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2004
Discuss the latest patch from Microsoft with PSS tomorrow, 1/16
As William mentioned earlier this week, there's a security patch with a fix for Exchange in it. This...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/15/2004
Tips from Tosh
Tosh is a developer on the Outlook Web Access (OWA) team I used to work with when I was a PM on OWA....
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/15/2004
Enter the Windows 2003 challenge and win $15,000
https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/challenge/default.mspx Describe how Win2k3 and Windows...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/14/2004
How to make the "Links" folder not show up in IE's favorites
I keep my favorites hierarchy fairly flat, and I find the Links favorites folder pretty useless, so...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/14/2004
Use Alt+S to send a message in Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2000/2003 when using Internet Explorer 5+
The title says it all. This isn't very discoverable so I wanted to call it out. P.S. Meeting...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/12/2004
Archive from my old blog now available
Looks like Betsy and team finished the move of posts and comments from the old GotDotNet blog server...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/11/2004
Newsgator fans: A .Text plugin that supports categories
I'm late to the game on this one, but I just stumbled across this: James Guerts has updated the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/10/2004
What bugs you about www.microsoft.com/exchange?
Seen any broken links? Confusing pages? Suggestions? Add a comment here and I'll pass it along to...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/10/2004
What determines whether or not you get the Open/Save dialog when opening an attachment?
The main setting that controls this is actually a part of Windows: 1. Open Windows Explorer2. Tools...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/08/2004
A tool to remove Blaster or Nachi
Just helping spread the word: https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833330
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/07/2004
Attention Tom Lehrer fans...
Things like this are one of the ways in which technology has truly enriched my life:...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/07/2004
New download to remove 'hidden' data from Office files
A coworker pointed this out to me recently. Looks pretty nifty. I've been sent documents before that...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/06/2004
Count the number of items in your entire mailbox
First, let me preface this entry by saying that I am an abysmal programmer. I use my basic...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2004
HTML email: friend or foe?
JWZ asked recently how ubiquitous support for HTML mail is today in the various mail clients being...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/04/2004
How to avoid accidentally sending a message before you're ready
I feel bad for being so off topic lately, so here's a tip that I use nearly every day in Outlook: I...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/02/2004
What's the coolest thing you ever did with the Internet?
A few years ago, I dug up my grandmother's social security number (she passed away 15 years ago), as...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/02/2004
Finally went in on a home photo studio
David and I recently purchased a studio setup - backdrops + stand, umbrellas + stand for flashes,...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/01/2004
Blogging in a sunny winterland
David, Jared and I are currently vacationing in sunny Ft. Myers, Florida. Because of that, (and more...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 01/01/2004
Do you work with cookies? Worried about security?
Of course, to the question in the subject, I'm sure you are saying: “ah-doyyy...“ And to...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/24/2003
A new tool for helping put your Task Preparation Sheets together
I am in charge of a program whereby I give out small gifts to folks on the Exchange team once a...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/23/2003
Magical disappearing messages with Outlook 2002
If you're really bored, here's one way to amuse yourself in Outlook 2002 or earlier: 1. Start...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/23/2003
Why isn't "Allow comma as address separator" enabled by default?
Outlook has a setting to control whether or not a comma can be used as an address separator (the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/22/2003
Multi-generational video games
Tonight, David and I played Halo with his parents. For the first 20 minutes we were playing, I...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/19/2003
Outlook keyboard shortcuts
Here are some of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Outlook, from a self-proclaimed keyboard junkie....
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/19/2003
Never attribute to malice what can be explained by lack of customer love
I'm a huge fan of Amazon. Even though I live in Washington and have to pay sales tax on Amazon...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/17/2003