Exchange Server Address List Service Failed

While creating a new user mailbox on an Exchange 2007 server a few moons ago, I received an error stating: “Exchange server address list service failed to respond“, obviously stopping my creation task in its tracks. This function is apparently one of the many that fall under the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant Service, once this [...]

List of Exchange Scripts

I started following Pat Richard‘s blog a few months ago and have since found his scripts to be quite useful. Even if I’m not using them directly, they’ve been useful as a reference when writing my own. He recently created a list of scripts available on his site; stop by and take a look. Share this:

Exchange Keyword Search

So you want to look for a specific word in all the mailboxes on your server without buying a 3rd party application? Try the Exchange Management Shell. You need three things on your client system before running the command (this is not recommended to be run on the Exchange server itself) Outlook 2003+ Exchange Management Tools [...]

Script Samples

There are times when I spent an inordinate amount of time looking for just the right syntax for a command or even the correct command to get the job done. Here are four I put to use in the last few months… Change Printer Spooler Service Recovery options to Restart sc failure spooler reset= 60 actions= [...]

How Big are those Mailboxes

One thing I truly miss about Exchange 2003 is the list of mailbox sizes that were easily accessible in the GUI. But things must move on and the display in the Exchange Management Console for both 2007 and 2010 lack the ability to populate and view this information. Exchange Management Shell to the rescue! If [...]

Free PowerShell Editor

Yesterday I began to really dive into a new user script (which uses Exchange Management Shell) to bring it up to date and include more fields and features. As the script complexity grew, Notepad was no longer cutting the mustard. I thought I’d be using Notepad++ or TextPad, both fine in their own right, but [...]

Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed

A few months ago I had an Exchange Server 2007 install stop cold, caughing up this error: Error: Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach  status ‘Running’ on this server. Apparently if you disable IPv6 on a Windows Server 2008 the error will occur. Not to be picky, but how many networks are actually using IPv6 and why is [...]

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