RE: Android Contacts

[Rhett Thatcher]

Are you using Outlook 2010? If so, I had a similar experience. After I switched 
to the new version of Outlook I ended up getting a lot of strange contacts on 
my Android. Turns out there is a setting under Outlook Options --> Contacts --> 
Suggested Contacts. Having this checked created a new contacts folder on 
Exchange called Suggested Contacts and those had been syncing to the device and 
it ended up getting filled with a bunch of junk. I turned that off and deleted 
all the contacts and all was well.

Rhett Thatcher
Information Technology
St. Lawrence University
Madill Hall
Canton, NY 13617
Phone: 315-229-5413

From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:55 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Android Contacts

Thanks Kurt, I'll check that out.

Upon further review it looks like its not syncing PFs but he has contacts 
assigned to categories that sort of mimic the PF names. The phone is picking up 
all those categories and grouping them. Its a mess.

James
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kurt Buff 
mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I manage our Androids and iPhone here with http://www.good.com - and I
haven't had any particular issues with synching, though I haven't run
into anyone wanting to synch PFs as of yet, so haven't tried that.

Kurt

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:35, James Kerr 
mailto:cluster...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> We now have shiny new android phones and my CEO brought me his phone and
> showed me an issue he's having. The issue is that instead of just syncing
> his contacts folder like our Win Mobile phones for the contacts on the
> phone, it is syncing every single contact, other folders with contacts,
> distribution lists within those folders, and even all the public folders he
> has setup as outlook address books in Outlook on his desktop. Anyone know a
> way to only sync the contacts folder instead of absolutely EVERYTHING? My
> wish would be to be able to sync the default outlook contact folder and
> select public folders but I have the feeling that this is not possible. If
> not does anyone know of any third party apps? Touchdown perhaps?
>
> James
>
>
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RE: 2010 Training

[Rhett Thatcher]

Not specifically hands on training but I would recommend Exchange Connections 
if you want to go somewhere nice. Before we implemented 2010 I went and it 
really helped to put together all of the missing pieces from reading about it 
on TechNet and it gave an opportunity to ask a lot experts all of our 
outstanding questions. I believe one is coming up in March.

After getting back I did as Michael suggests, installed and tested scenarios 
repeatedly in a test domain using vms.

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23 Romoda Drive
Canton, NY 13617
315-229-5413

From: McCready, Rob [mailto:rob.mccrea...@dplinc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:27 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: 2010 Training

Has anybody taken any Exchange 2010 training that they especially liked?  I 
know places like New Horizons offer a 5 day class, but I've seen some companies 
offering 7 full days of training (8:30am - 10:00pm).  Just curious what you 
gurus found most informative.

Thanks,

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RE: forefront

[Rhett Thatcher]

We switched to Forefront for email and clients a few months ago from Sophos 
Puremessage and endpoint.  Coincidentally we got hit with a phishing attack 
just after we switched and blame was ready to be placed, so I ran some sample 
thought the Puremessage and it would have passed that as well. We also ran 
quite a bit of mail though Forefront before the change and they performed 
roughly the same. 

Proper deployment, management and reporting for Forefront Endpoint protection 
is accomplished using System Center Configuration Manger which requires SQL. 
Protection for Exchange (and SharePoint) can be managed using the Forefront 
Server Management Console, which needs a SQL database. Right now we don't use 
the management console as we only have it running on two Hub Transport servers. 
If we had any more or were quarantining messages I would want to be utilizing 
that to manage it all. 

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-Original Message-
From: Wayne Dueck [mailto:wayne.l.du...@state.or.us] 
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:47 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: re: forefront

We have Trend on the desktop, Proofpoint for the email gateway (SPAM)and 
Forefront on the Hub Transport servers. Forefront works very well for us. No 
SQL server needed for our implementation.
-Wayne
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RE: Lync uninstallation assistance

[Rhett Thatcher]

We had a similar situation, had to install it on a test SQL server (long story) 
then move it to a prod SQL server. You don't have to uninstall just move the 
SQL Store around. This process is a bit of a PITA but does work. The steps are 
basically


* Add a Standard Edition pool to you topology (It uses a local SQL 
Express type instance)

* Move the Central Management Server role to the Standard Edition server

* This allows you to remove the Central Management Server (old SQL 
server) from the topology

* Backup the DB of the old SQL server

* Update the topology with the new SQL server

* Restore the DB on the new SQL server

* Move the Central Management Server Role to the new server

* Remove the Standard Edition Pool

Here is the how to that I used, follow step by step for the most part. 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2010/12/20/change-a-pool-database-instance-when-the-pool-hosts-the-central-management-server.aspx

It's a whole lot of fun...

From: Phil Marcum [mailto:nusolm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:19 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Lync uninstallation assistance

Kewl!
I recently performed an install to a single-forest / single-domain environment 
to a remote standalone SQL database server. In this setup I have a W2K8 server 
running as the FEP along with another W2K8 server designated as the archive / 
monitoring server. The W2K3 AD schema was extended at the forest with the new 
attributes and the SQL instance was created allowing for a successful 
installation of the configuration store. That design has changed and I now need 
to install to a database to be created on a new W2K8 sql cluster. I don't have 
a test bed to test against so I'm running wild in production. From the looks of 
it I can navigate to the Control Panel and remove it but I'm looking for a way 
to remove the schema attributes along with removing the databases from the sql 
server. I've yet to run across a complete step-by-step so I'm wondering if 
anyone has run across any gotchas, can provide any direction, or links on this 
process?

Any responses appreciated.




On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Michael B. Smith 
mailto:mich...@smithcons.com>> wrote:
There is a yahoo group. But go ahead and ask here. Several of us run Lync.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Phil Marcum [mailto:nusolm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 4:57 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Lync uninstallation assistance

Would anyone from the list be able to answer a few questions regarding the 
removal of Lync 2010? If not are there any Lync discussion lists available 
anyone can point me to?

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RE: Moving Exchange to Co-Lo

[Rhett Thatcher]

Lists - Level Five  wrote:


Have you considered just using rpc/https with dual sign on? So exchange is in 
its own complete domain? Just a thought with everyone using rpc/https and 
OL2010 might be something to look at.

I would also think to move the MX record and Spam (Front End) into the cabinet 
as my first step leave that there and then you can bring exchange over at any 
time. If you keep with single domain, you might even consider just putting a 
new exchange box in the colo and swinging mailboxes over at your leisure …


From: John C Owen [mailto:jo...@efotobooth.com]
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 2:06 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Moving Exchange to Co-Lo

Will the new DC also be the Global Catalog server?

I believe that Exchange needs this as well as the AD

From: Steve Hart [mailto:sh...@wrightbg.com]
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 2:03 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Moving Exchange to Co-Lo

I’ve been asked to move our Spam Titan server and Exchange server to a Co-Lo 
facility. I also plan on moving one of our DCs to the Co-Lo, as well.

My tentative plan,

1) Create the LAN segment, get the routing working, create firewall 
policies, etc.
2) Create a new AD site for the Co-Lo
3) Move a domain controller to the Co-Lo. (When I reconfigure the IP 
address, it should automatically be in the new site.)
4) Move the Spam Titan and Exchange servers, reconfigure their IPs. (When I 
give the Exchange server the new IP, it should bind to the local DC.)
5) Reconfigure all DNS (Internal and external) with the new addresses.
6) Reconfigure our mapped IPs to route external traffic to the new internal 
IPs.

Are there problems that I’m overlooking?


Related question:
We are using SCR in our environment. The target computer is also a file server 
and it will remain in our Corporate office. The two servers will be connected 
by a 15M MPLS connection. Does this connection create any problems for SCR?



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RE: [Bulk] RE: [Bulk] RE: Outlook issues after changing domain password?

[Rhett Thatcher]

I saw something similar with old passwords saved in the Control Panel 
-->"Credential Manager" last week.

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From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:korl...@rogers.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:44 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [Bulk] RE: [Bulk] RE: Outlook issues after changing domain 
password?

And the password cache in the Users applet in the Control Panel has been 
cleared?

From: Paul Hutchings 
[mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]<mailto:[mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:31 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: [Bulk] RE: [Bulk] RE: Outlook issues after changing domain password?

Correct, no additional mailboxes in the profile either.

From: Orland, Kathleen [korl...@rogers.com]
Sent: 07 December 2011 6:12 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [Bulk] RE: Outlook issues after changing domain password?
Just to clarify, this user has only one mail account?

From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 12:35 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: [Bulk] RE: Outlook issues after changing domain password?

Not sure about the full reboot as that is something I wanted to try and avoid 
even though it "felt" like a client issue.

Restarting Outlook seems intermittent at best - my user today said she had the 
exclamation icon appear, restarted Outlook, seemed fine, then it appeared a bit 
later even though she'd been sending and receiving email in the mean time.

Of course it's a bit tricky to replicate, though now you've said that perhaps 
trying to manually download the OAB would cause it to occur - but then what is 
the fix?

From: Michael B. Smith [mich...@smithcons.com]
Sent: 07 December 2011 4:21 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Outlook issues after changing domain password?
Yes.

And the random time is commonly when an OAB update is checked for. Does a 
restart (either of the laptop or of Outlook) not resolve the situation?

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:10 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Outlook issues after changing domain password?

Has anyone encountered issues before where, for some users, after changing 
their domain passwords, Outlook 2007 or 2010, usually in cached mode, prompts 
for credentials seemingly randomly, despite sending and receiving email just 
fine?

I've seen this a couple of times this week.  The most recent Outlook had the 
yellow exclamation symbol on the taskbar icon and complained that it couldn't 
connect to Exchange, despite being connected to the LAN at the time - I asked 
the user to change their password whilst I watched, at which point it seemed to 
connect.

So far the only common factor I've noticed is cached mode, and laptop users so 
whilst they can't recall exactly when, they may have been offsite when they 
changed their password.

When the problem occurs they are able to login using Outlook WebApp and it only 
seems to affect Outlook, no other file/print or other domain resources.

Our server is a multi-role CAS/HT/MBX running 2010 SP1 RU3v3.

Thanks,
Paul

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RE: Reminders always added to appointment

[Rhett Thatcher]

Same issue here, essentially secretary adds an all day event for pick your 
favorite holiday to the calendar for everyone in the department then it 
defaults to a 15 minute warning at midnight. Then everyone's handheld wakes 
them with an alarm at 11:45 PM, complaints follow. The organizer removes the 
reminder from the events and feels great, problem solved...  Next time all the 
events get the default setting of the client in Outlook and OWA this is again 
15 minutes although it was set to none on the event invite, complaining ensues, 
fingers are pointed and no one knows what is going on... Then we found the same 
article and did some testing.

In the end the organizer sent out a memo detailing the behavior for people so 
that they can choose to set their own reminder or not when they accept the 
meeting as we could not really find a good technical solution.

I would also note that coincidently, or maybe not, the default behavior in 
Outlook 2013 is to set the reminder to 12 hours if there is not one on an all 
day events, so my phone doesn't wake me up at least, the reminder is at noon 
the day before. Maybe useful if you are planning to upgrade:)

Rhett Thatcher | Manager, Server Technology | Information Technology
St. Lawrence University | Madill Hall | Canton, NY 13617 | 315.229.5413

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From: Jason Benway [mailto:benw...@jsjcorp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:39 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Reminders always added to appointment

Running into an issue were an all-day meeting is schedule and the person 
creating the meeting sets the reminder to none. But when a person accepts the 
meeting a reminder for 15 minutes is set.

I found this post.
http://www.slipstick.com/exchange/meeting-reminders-are-set-for-the-recipient

Has anyone done this?

I don't want to change the default behavior of a new meeting to have a 15 
minute reminder. I'm trying to get rid of outlook/exchange adding a reminder to 
meets that don't have one set.

It sounds like this config file will do that, but I was looking for the group 
for experience with this.

Thanks,jb


Jason Benway
Data Center Architect
JSJ Corporation

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RE: Calendar Repair Assistant

[Rhett Thatcher]

Thanks guys, we are on SP2 RU5Vlastest so that is good news. How did you end up 
communicating to the users? I am thinking making sure our IT support crew is 
very aware or email announcement. It will be a challenge to effectively explain 
to our users in a communication. And many don't use calendar and wont care.

Rhett Thatcher | Manager, Server Technology | Information Technology
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From: Shanks, Brandon C [mailto:bran...@utdallas.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 5:23 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Calendar Repair Assistant

It seems much better behaved post SP1. The main issue we faced was notifying 
end users to expect changes to their calendars when we first started running it.

Brandon

From: Rhett Thatcher [mailto:rthatc...@stlawu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 4:21 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Calendar Repair Assistant

Look for advice, any input or comments appreciated. We have run into some 
calendaring issues here and there and I'm wondering about the Calendar Repair 
Assistant, looks glorious based on the description and could solve all of our 
problems...

Are most people running it? Does it work as advertised? Is it just a set and 
forget operation with the potential for the need to review the logs 
occasionally in the event of a problem? How far out in the future do you set 
this to run?

Just wondering if there are other considerations or implications before turning 
it on as it's off by default. We have an extremely mixed client 
environment...as do most in EDU an as a result calendaring issues are pretty 
common.

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RE: Yahoo?

[Rhett Thatcher]

We have seen it here for a couple or weeks, the Display name in the message 
matches the name of someone on campus and it contains a link to a work at home 
scam page

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From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 3:49 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Yahoo?

Anyone else seeing extremely large amounts of spam from yahoo.com accounts 
today?  They all have a link and the subject line matches the person's name, 
probably as they have it in their account.

-Bonnie

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