OWA 2007 E-mail Display Issue when a Plus Sign is in the Subject
This was a particularly odd issue, e-mails wouldn’t display in the web browser when a plus sign was present in the subject line. This manifested on a Windows Server 2008 system with Exchange 2007.
The answer was actually on a TechNet blog dedicated to Entourage, thanks to Amir for the answer. It makes sense that it would [...]
Lockdown in Sector 4
One of my customers yesterday contacted me because they were getting an error when connecting to GMail using Outlook. It was the dreaded ‘Lockdown in Sector 4” notice, which apparently happens when the Google bots come to the conclusion that there is some kind of unusual account activity.
Mail account access through IMAP or POP is [...]
Exchange 2007 Logging, Part Deux
I covered setting the logging level for IMAP with the Exchange Management Shell a few weeks ago, but I keep coming up with more items to track. The expected syntax is below.
Set-EventLogLevel “MSExchange ActiveSync\Requests” -Level High
To find the available processes for logging (you put them between the quotes if spaces are present) enter Get-EventLogLevel in the Exchange Shell [...]
Windows Server 2008 and UAC
I know a lot of people are really annoyed by UAC or User Access Control in Windows Vista. You know, it’s the the flash of the screen and a prompt for you to say it’s okay to install a program or modify your system.
I actually don’t mind it on my Vista system, since I only get [...]
Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer
This has been covered a number of places before, but this is really cool and bares repeating. This free testing site, with it’s amble result data, can be invaluable when rolling out Exchange services. Whether it’s ActiveSync, Inbound SMTP, RPC/HTTPS, plus more, this Microsoft troubleshooting website is great. (And the SMTP test works with more than [...]
SQL Server 2008 Express Prerequisites
Last week I installed SQL Server 2008 Express on Windows Server 2008 and there’s a short list of prerequisites I had to download over a slooooow link.
Hopefully this list will save someone the same pain I endured.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Windows PowerShell 1.0
Windows Installer 4.5
It was smooth sailing after the prereqs were installed. I have to [...]