Essential Exchange

In this post , I discussed the various ways that Exchange Server accesses Active Directory. In large environments, Exchange Server has the capability of stressing the domain controllers (especially global catalog servers) that it uses, based on the number of queries that Exchange Server (and Outlook...

I got in today and worked on the blog itself. I finally made the various search buttons work properly, on both the main site page and on the blogs pages. I also rearranged the content on the blogs pages and eliminated some sections that I thought were superfluous. I also created a couple of forums, just...

Microsoft is practically flooding us with service packs right now (similarly to the flooding that is going on in Washington state and Oregon this week!). As I earlier noted, Exchange 2007 service pack 1 is now released, and available here . For information about what is new in Exchange 2007 service pack...

In my recent EMO article, I referred to the fact that there are two different kinds of anti-virus that may execute on an Exchange Server: file-level scanning and information store scanning. In this article, I write more about information store scanning. While written specifically with Exchange Server...

Hi folks! I've left the employer who has hosted my blog for the last several years (at http://blogs.brnets.com/michael ). My new blog is at http://www.TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael All the content has been moved and I request that you please update your browser favorites and RSS feeds as...

Originally published March 7, 2006 Unfortunately, due to the volume of blog spam I've been receiving, I've had to disable comments. When I can upgrade to a more recent version of Community Server, I'll reenable them at that time.

Originally published on May 26, 2004. According to dictionary.com, meander means: To follow a winding and turning course To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction. See Synonyms at wander . Just in case there is any question: my intent is to wander . Although I certainly expect that, from time...

Welcome to Michael's meanderings... now part of TheEssentialExchange.com! I will duplicate all my old content here. Unfortunately, I am unaware of any way to "fix the dates" as part of the move. For that, I apologize in advance. Michael