In today’s article we’re going to learn how to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on Windows 2008. Exchange Server 2007 is still a fully supported email platform, and has some definite advantages for the small to medium-sized business over the newer Exchange Server 2010. For starters, it has lower hardware requirements (but with greater disk [...]
Read moreCreating a new mailbox database is the next task following the creation of a storage group. Bearing in mind the best practice of one database per storage group where, the creation of a new Exchange mailbox database can be initiated by a right-click under the desired storage group and selecting “New Mailbox Database…” An alternative [...]
Read moreConference rooms, projectors, loaner laptops, maybe even things like the on-call cell phone or company car, these are all things that employees may need to reserve, and that is where Exchange can come to your aid with resource mailboxes. Exchange 2007 resource mailboxes are created and managed to keep a calendar in Exchange, and to [...]
Read moreEnabling or disabling circular logging in Exchange 2007 is a pretty easy task, though it is important to first understand what circular logging entails. We know from previous lessons that the transaction logs will continue to grow as email continues to flow into the mailbox database. In certain situations however, it may be desirable to [...]
Read moreThe RPC Client Access service in Exchange 2010 is one of the most different services from any previous version of Exchange. The Exchange 2010 Client Access Server role handles all the heavy lifting for clients whether they use MAPI, IMAP, POP3, or OWA, but MAPI clients (such as Outlook clients connecting over traditional RPC connections, [...]
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