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Cannot edit transport rule in Exchange 2007? This is probably why.
10 Dec
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Cannot edit transport rule in Exchange 2007? This is probably why.

A pretty cool new feature was introduced in Exchange 2007 called transport rules. Transport rules enable the administrator to define rules (funnily enough) which effect message routing or restrict content. For example any incoming message for mailbox Joe Bloggs can be redirected to mailbox Mary Smith. As with any new feature there is always some gotchas, and lucky us came across one. Read more about Cannot edit transport rule in Exchange 2007? This is probably why. …

Powershell script to export Exchange mailbox sizes as a CSV
11 Oct
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Powershell script to export Exchange mailbox sizes as a CSV

The following one liner will export all mailboxes with size details to a csv file. Save it at as a .ps1 script for ease of use. Get-MailboxStatistics | where {$_.ObjectClass -eq “Mailbox”} | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | select-object @{expression={$_.DisplayName}},@{expression={$_.TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}},@{expression={$_.ItemCount}},@{expression={$_.StorageLimitStatus}} | Export-Csv mailboxes.csv

Managing multiple domain trees in the exchange console
27 Sep
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Managing multiple domain trees in the exchange console

The exchange management console defaults to the currently logged in domain. If you’ve got multiple Active Directory domain trees in your forest this poses problems when managing mailboxes from the other domain trees. To view all of the domains in the exchange console you need to select the Recipient Configuration container, and from the actions scopeRead more about Managing multiple domain trees in the exchange console[…]