There are four places where Message size is set in Exchange – in 2003, these were all in the gui, in 2007 three are powershell (although MS supposedly are adding it back in) and one has no admin tool at all – you get to use ADSI Edit to set it in the "raw" Active [...]
Archive for the ‘ADSI Edit's’ Category
23 Sep
Exchange 2007 DDL’s and EMC
Hello.
If you read through my blog, you will find I have had great fun creating DDL’s via PowerShell before.
Well, the fun continues.
If you create a DDL via the PowerShell, it automatically sets the RecipientFilter to DOMAIN/USERS. However, when you preview it in EMC it finds all users across your entire domain;
Whether this is [...]
17 Sep
2003 SBS, New Users, and Recovery Storage Groups.
Come across a semi-interesting “bug” / “feature” this morning in Server 2003 SBS. Old product, I know, but meh who cares.
If you create a new user with the SBS Wizard, whilst you have a Recovery Storage Group configured (even if it is offline), it will default to creating (or attempting to as you will see) [...]
16 Sep
Why oh Why?
Well it seems like any OPATH-based filter in Exchange 2007 has the same issues as my previously posted DDL.
Tried creating a new Addresslist policy today using a OPATH filter –> Guess what, it converted it to LDAP format again.
Quick ADSI edit later and I was good to go
Come on MS!!
15 Sep
Exchange 2007, DDL’s and OPATH Filters
Well well well.
MS Have done another Grand job implementing Dynamic Distribution Lists. I mean OK, I can cope with having to use the PS to create “fancy” one’s. I mean that’s what the PS is for, doing more “hardcore” admin. But for Jeebus sake, make it work.
My task? Customer wants to create a DDL for [...]
