News: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Released
- Kenneth Spiteri May 09, 2008
Microsoft just released Update Rollup 2 for Exchange 2007 SP1. This includes various fixes ranging from correcting functionality to solving crashes. Read more...

Exchange 2007 Pickup and Replay Directories
- Alexander Zammit May 06, 2008
The Exchange 2000/2003 Pickup directory in Exchange 2007 evolved into the Pickup and Replay directory pair. Today we see how these provide an improved interface for submitting emails through disk. Read more...

Import-Mailbox Problems with Outlook PSTs
- Alexander Zammit Apr 17, 2008
Some users are discovering that the import-mailbox cmdlet has problems with importing emails from an Outlook generated PST. Today we reproduce this problem and identify some stopgap solutions. Read more...

Anti-Spam Golden Rules – Reject if You Can
- Alexander Zammit Mar 18, 2008
Which is the most appropriate method to filter emails classified as spam? We answer this question comparing the characteristics of rejection, deletion, centralized quarantining and per mailbox junk folders. Read more...

Exchange 2007 IP Allow List Inherits Old Problems
- Alexander Zammit Feb 25, 2008
The Exchange 2007 IP Allow List is supposed to whitelist emails allowing them to bypass the anti-spam Content Filter. However just like in Exchange 2003 this is not always the case. Read more...

Spam Wave Exposing IMF Achilles' Heel
- Alexander Zammit Feb 06, 2008
A new spam wave is currently giving some headaches to Exchange 2003 IMF and Exchange 2007 Content Filter users. Today we look at the root cause of this problem and look at some stopgap measures. Read more...

The Exchange 2007 Content Filter Agent
- Alexander Zammit Jan 24, 2008
The Exchange 2007 Content Filter Agent replaces the Exchange 2003 Intelligent Message Filter. Based on the same SmartScreen technology, the new filter offers a very similar feature set adding some key improvements. Read more...

Anti-Spam Golden Rules – Don’t Whitelist Your Domain
- Alexander Zammit Jan 10, 2008
Have you learnt lessons when configuring an anti-spam product that you would recommend others to follow? Today we start a column of practical tidbits that could make all of the difference when configuring a filter. Read more...

Replacing ExMerge by Import-Mailbox and Export-Mailbox
- Alexander Zammit Dec 19, 2007
For many years ExMerge provided for importing and exporting of mailboxes to/from PSTs. The Exchange 2007 SP1 cmdlets are now ready to take over the job bringing some improvements, but also disappointing in some areas. Read more...

Download the Final Exchange 2007 SP1 Now!
- Kenneth Spiteri Nov 29, 2007
Exchange 2007 SP1 is now final! For both 32-bit and 64-bit SP1 follow this link, Exchange 2007 SP1 Download. Read more...