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We have recently upgraded from Exchange 2003 to 2010 and we are still in the midst of the details. At first glance, it would seem that the biggest hurdle is to get a good understanding of the differences and plan your migration. However, we have found the undocumented details about how to configure a number […]
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There has been a lot of discussion about running Exchange 2003 SP2 on a Windows 2003 server while upgrading the domain to Windows 2008 R2 native mode. There are two real authorities that I rely upon and unfortunately there is disagreement. First is Microsoft TechNet. According to their Exchange Server Supportability Matrix, last updated on […]
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We’ve all been there. The CEO, corporate council and/or other executives are demanding that the company have a legal disclaimer at the end of all E-mail messages. Their obvious solution is to demand that every user put the disclaimer at the end of their signature block. That quickly becomes a nightmare as every internal message […]
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Given our experience with GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity, we have been looking for a replacement E-mail security gateway replacement product. Like most administrators, we know about the major players and we decided to go back and see where they were at. We stumbled upon the Symantec 8300 Mail Security Appliance during that investigation. From the […]
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No sooner had I posted about the abysmal 88.blacklist.zap, that I now find our mail servers at the mercy of BarracudaCentral. Yet again, here is an organization totally unwilling to work with fellow mail administrators and unresponsive to phone calls or requests for information. I have no idea how, when or why my domains have […]
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Well, I just had my first interaction with 88.blacklist.zap informing me that one of my E-mail messages had been blocked because mail from my mail server IP address was banned. News to me! Well, first things first. I already subscribe to one of the best monitoring and management systems around called MxToolbox. They informed me […]