Apparently, for most of the time, the Exchange Server used in my office does not correctly resolve when a reverse DNS lookup is performed against it. While this has not been a particularly big problem, it is causing an occasional problem when communicating with those mail servers that perform reverse DNS lookups on connecting mail [...]
Also tagged IT, WorkOne of the problems that I had put on my back burner was correcting a problem I had every time I used Exchange System Manager (ESM) to look at the Public Folders on our Exchange Server. I would navigate to the Folders node beneath my Organization, as shown below.
When I would do so, I [...]
Also tagged Technical, WorkAfter I resolved my problem with a Treo Smartphone last week, I was presented with another problem: getting email onto the device. Yesterday, I was finally able to VersaMail on the Treo to communicate with Microsoft Exchange via Exchange ActiveSync. The problem I had resulted from not having a rule to allow this traffic at the [...]
Also tagged Technical, WorkFollowing up on my previous patch-related post, I decided to apply some well-deserved patches to the server that runs ISA Server 2004 for our office. In addition to the released patches for Windows Server 2003, the server was in need of Service Pack 2 for ISA Server 2004.
The patch is a pretty straightforward install, [...]
Yesterday was Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday, but one patch stood out as needing to be applied immediately. Even Susan Bradley–an admittedly paranoid administrator when it comes to deploying Windows patches–applied this patch immediately.
The patch in question is Security Bulletin MS06-040. There exists a vulnerability in the Server Service that could potentially allow for [...]
