RE: Change of IP address
LOTS of things need changing. LOTS of things to plan. DNS; WINS; all of those legacy LMHOSTS and HOSTS files that are still in use; every router that remembers routes; all default gateways; -Original Message- From: Bailey, Matthew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 March 2003 22:05 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Change of IP address We are in the process of planning a move of the server farm to a new IP subnet which includes 2 Exchange 2000 servers. Aside from the obvious issue with receiving Internet e-mail, does anybody know of any issue with this? Has anybody successfully pulled it off? Any advice would be appreciated, - Matt _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Adding a Contact via Visual Basic
How are you creating the Contact? Try: Set myOlApp = CreateObject(Outlook.Application) Set myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olContactItem) or even: Set myOlApp = CreateObject(Outlook.Application) Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNameSpace(MAPI) Set myFolder = _ myNamespace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) Set myItem = myFolder.Items.Add Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Chris tanner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 February 2003 16:17 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Adding a Contact via Visual Basic Hello All, I am trying to write a VB 6 program to add a entry to the contacts folder. The program will add the entry correctly complete with the address, but the entry will not appear in the Outlook address book until I open it and save it. What am I doing wrong. The Exchange server is vs. 5.5. Running Outlook 2000 (and Outlook 2002). The code creates a message with type IPM.Contact in the Contacts folders. Can an entry be added directly into the Outlook Address book address list? Regards, Chris Chris Tanner AECL Chalk River, Ontario K0J 1P0 _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Thin Clients
What applications? My take is that Terminal Services works best for one server running one application and accessed by many users. For the car rental application of 5,000 users all using one application - that is a good approach. But for normal professional workers, who typically use 5 or 6 applications that need to be integrated together in some form or another, then you don't get the savings that you might otherwise look for. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Dupler, Craig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 January 2003 23:21 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OT: Thin Clients I'm curious to find out about large organizations that either are already or are thinking seriously about switching a significant portion of their PC base to thin clients )probably Citrix based). If you done this, how is it going? What are your top five recommendations? What are the top five items on your wish list? If you are seriously thinking about doing this, when do you think you will start moving? As a footnote, we have enough licenses for about 15% of the company and are thinking seriously about making a much bigger move in this direction starting in about a year. So far, I can see some interesting conflicts with Security, VoIP and NetMeeting. So far the hottest button on my wish list would be for a range of PocketPC devices (lots of form factors) that were both good VoIP phones (Cisco SIP) and with Pocket Office applets that worked one heck of a lot better with big Office on Citrix. I get really annoyed with that PC Companion paradigm. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: OofO Assistant - Forward Rule - Changes to the rule could no t be saved
Make sure you have added the address you want to use to your Personal Address Book. Then point the rule at this entry, rather than entering the name directly. Be aware that this will be a client based rule, so you will need to have Outlook logged in for it to fire. You might get it to be a server rule i you create a Custom Recipient first. Be even more aware that you will create an e-mail loop that will not please you, your boss, your admin guys or their boss. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: MS Exchange Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 January 2003 18:47 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OofO Assistant - Forward Rule - Changes to the rule could not be saved Using Outlook 2k connecting to Exchange 5.5 I am trying to set a rule to forward all email to a different external email. The error message says: Changes to the rule could not be saved. There is not enough memory or the rules are tooo complex. Try deleting some rules This is the only rule I have and my email box is empty. Any ideas? Found nothing on Technet or Google search. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: How do I explain NDRs Question
Telephone analogy again. Once the phone connection is complete, then you might still talk English at one end, and try to talk to someone who only understands Russian at the other end. This type of fully connected but of no use at all can be used to explain the problems with the different layers in the network model, or the difference between SMTP and X.400 when sending e-mail. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 January 2003 04:48 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: How do I explain NDRs Question I've seen some that talk into the receiver and listen to the transmitter. Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP Technical Consultant hp Services There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Andrey Fyodorov Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:40 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: How do I explain NDRs Question I have seen some non-technical types that like to send telephones flying across the office and smashing into the wall. -Original Message- From: Akerlund, Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:29 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: How do I explain NDRs Question A nickels worth from the peanut gallery. I have found that a phone number analogy works quite well with the Non-Technical. They can associate with a wrong number, and number not in service, and circuit overloads (all phones lines busy), it's a picture they understand quite well. Plus it is very easy to draw the picture using non-technical terms. Best of luck Scott We may be in an E-Mail world, but phonology seems to be an instinctive trait in humans yet. -Original Message- From: Dupler, Craig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:45 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: How do I explain NDRs Question I did a delete of the thread and then thought that perhaps the data should be expanded. But, note that the comments including Daniel's were right on. Explaining how mail delivery works to non-experts is not easy. It involves explaining address resolution both within NT domains and in the DNS world. It also involves explaining the role of relay hosts and any address rewriting that is going on. For most people, words are not going to cut it. Years ago our Exchange team faced the same problem and developed a system of very simple charts that show a check list of each system or handshake that has to occur, and then a separate chart explaining exactly how each one works, packet by packet. They called these happy charts. Now admittedly, even these are not telling the truth, in that the role of caches in the switches and routers is left out, and it is assumed that things like DNS resolution actually hit the DNS servers every time, but that's a level of complexity (or honesty) that is not really necessary to get your points across. I think you would do well to draw your happy charts. They will make explaining the shorthand a lot easier. My hesitation in mentioning this stems from the fact that it is in the archives maybe a dozen times, but periodic repetition is not a bad thing I guess. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Very OT - txt handling
And if you want a little VBS script to start from, you can always take this and develop it further. Paste this into Notepad, and save as a .VBS file. Then double click it. If it goes wrong (as it surely will), you will need to close the Excel process that has been started - use Ctrl-Alt-Del and the Task Manager, Processes. '--Code- 'Open the Excel spreadsheet - it should be empty to start with! set XL=WScript.CreateObject(Excel.Application) xl.Application.Workbooks.Open C:\temp\test.xls xl.Worksheets(1).Select 'Open the input file with the information in it set fso = wscript.createobject(Scripting.FileSystemObject) Set OStream = fso.OpenTextFile(C:\temp\INPUT.txt) 'Set some variables. iXLline says which row we will start to store the data on Dim X iXLLine = 3 'Loop around, reading lines from the text file Do while not OStream.AtEndOfLine InLine = OStream.ReadLine ' For each line read from the file, split it into chunks based on a space X = split(InLine, ) For i = 0 to ubound(x) 'Set a range where we are going to store the results. 65 = Column A strRange = chr(i + 65) iXLLine ' Now store the data read in. STore it in the cell range calculated if isNumeric (X(i)) then xl.Range(strRange) = ' X(i) else xl.Range(strRange) = X(i) end if Next 'Store the next line on the next row in the spreadsheet iXLLine = iXLLine + 1 Loop 'Finally we close the spreadsheet and input file OStream.Close xl.quit set XL = nothing '--End Code -Original Message- From: King, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 December 2002 15:29 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Very OT - txt handling Umm yeah that would be cool, but if you have Visual Basic that maybe a good route. It would be easy to parse the text file and then write it out to a csv file. A csv file will open in Excel and look fine. Then compile exe and schedule to run at any time. As a matter of fact you could probably do it just the same with VBscrit if you don't have visual basic. Good Luck, John -Original Message- From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:06 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Very OT - txt handling You could get the MS UNix service 3.0 very inexpensively.. It's cool..work pretty well for the tools Ive used so far.. cheap for what you get and it's power.. has may unix thing ported to MS/win32 bill -Original Message- From: King, Arron S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:37 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Very OT - txt handling Kim, There are several things that might be of help. A combination of Unix tools (ported to Win32 of course) grep wc (grep can search for text/regular expression and wc can count lines, characters etc. This will find out the stats you want; but won't automatically update the files. You can create text files; but would need to import them. Search google for the win32 ports of these utilites. I don't have an exact URL. Perl is an excellent language for parsing text. You should be able to use it to count up the statistics you are looking for, and then create/update a document like it sounds like you want to do. http://www.activestate.com HTH Arron === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:13 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Very OT - txt handling Hi there, I came across your address on the net, and I would like to ask you a quick programming question. Could you point me out to a sort of code that can count the number of characters and lines in a txt file and transfer that to exell or access? I have the following example (txt) 45 14:53:52 ENTRANCE ARTS (2) ACCESS GRANTED KIM SCHOTANUS (16788937) 46 15:14:52 EXIT ARTS GRANTED 47 16:00:48 ENTRANCE ARTS (2) ACCESS GRANTED PROCOPIO ALB (07723137) 48 16:52:24 EXIT ARTS (3) ACCESS GRANTED BECKERS PAUL (04906723) ... In this example the first line is the line number, that is reset to 00 after 99, then there is the time, the action performed -ENTRANCE ARTS (2) ACCESS GRANTED- and the name and permission code. Line 46 is a special command, this is when someone overrides the system (which happens quite often) after each 20 lines there is a blank line and then a line with the date The idea is to find/create a little code that pushes the data in this txt file to exell on a daily basis. Do you know of any code that could do this? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL
RE: eoo.log files
That made me smile as much as the original - but at least this time I was smiling happily :-) -Original Message- From: Bob Sadler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 05 December 2002 17:10 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: eoo.log files Our virus system replaced the message body with this text message. The original text contained prohibited content and was deleted.The message has been marked for deletion and the message body, replaced with this text. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: DL Export question
You could try this script. Not sure if it gives you what you want, but it might be a starting point: Save the code to a .VBS text file and double-click it. [START CODE] set fso = wscript.createobject(Scripting.FileSystemObject) set folder=fso.getFolder(C:\Temp) Set OStream = fso.CreateTextFile(C:\temp\ExchangeDLs.txt) OStream.writeLine Distribution Lists in Exchange OStream.writeLine -- OStream.writeLine ' mySpaces = SUB LookAtDL (thisDL) mySpaces = mySpaces if thisDL.DisplayType = 1 then OSTream.WriteLine mySpaces thisDL.name DL = DL + 1 for each myMember in thisDL.Members LookAtDL MyMember Next elseif thisDL.DisplayType = 6 then CR = CR + 1 elseif thisDL.DisplayType = 0 then OSTream.WriteLine mySpaces thisDL.name : MB = MB + 1 else MsgBox non-known thisDL.DisplayType :: thisDL.name Other = Other + 1 end if mySpaces = Left(mySpaces,len(mySpaces)-5) END SUB set out=WScript.CreateObject(Outlook.Application) set mapi=out.GetNameSpace(MAPI) Set GAL = mapi.AddressLists(Global Address List) Other = 0 DL = 0 CR = 0 MB = 0 for each addr in GAL.AddressEntries LookAtDL addr next OSTream.WriteLine Ended:- DLs DL . Custom Recipients CR . Mboxes MB . Other Other 'Now close the output file Set GAL = Nothing Set MAPI = Nothing set fso = nothing set Folder = nothing set oStream = Nothing set Out=nothing [END CODE] -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 25 November 2002 21:14 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: DL Export question Thanks, yeah I changed the logging to high and that seems to get rid of at least some of the issues, I got the email address to export by doing that and now I am trying to get members. I sure wish there was a better way to view the members though...has anyone written a script or anything to better format the DNs for members of a DL export? Excel's 65000 limitation is going to hinder the results. -Original Message- From: Johansson Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:09 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: DL Export question First of all when you do the export set the logging level to high. Also make sure that the you are logged in as for example the exchange service account so you are sure you can read all the data. The events are recorded in the application log on the computer that you are running exchange administrator on. Hopefully this helps a little. -Patrick -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:06 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: DL Export question Actually its not just the SMTP field that makes it stop on that DL, it worked when I did Directory and alias name only, but when I try to add other fields it fails...always on that one DL. I don't see anything different about this one than others. Where is the log file? I looked at the eventvwr on the server but there was nothing there. -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:56 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: DL Export question I am trying to export using a csv file to gather DL information...it works fine until I add the SMTP field, it actually works until it goes through about 100 DLs but always stops on one particular DL. Any idea of what can make it stop, or how to identify what the problem is? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives:
RE: Getting email addresses from Inbox
Its probably not what your users want, but it might help to move in the right direction. Paste this code into a text file in Notepad, and save it as a .VBS file. Then run it. (Change the file location from C:\Temp if you want...). Comment out with a single quote mark any lines you don't want written to the file. Get other field names to write out from the help system in Outlook, Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor. [START CODE] set fso = wscript.createobject(Scripting.FileSystemObject) set folder=fso.getFolder(C:\Temp) Set OStream = fso.CreateTextFile(C:\temp\Addresses.txt) OStream.writeLine Addresses from Inbox OStream.writeLine OStream.writeLine ' mySpaces = set OL = GetObject(,OUTLOOK.APPLICATION) set MAPI = OL.GetNamespace(MAPI) Set myInBox = MAPI.GetDefaultFolder(6) mySpaces = mySpaces For each Msg in myInBox.Items 'Write the subject lines out OStream.writeLine mySpaces Msg.Subject mySpaces = mySpaces For each Addr in Msg.Recipients 'Write out all the recipients OStream.writeline mySpaces Addr.address : addr.name Next mySpaces = mySpaces 'Write out the sender OStream.writeline mySpaces Msg.SenderName mySpaces = Left(mySpaces,len(mySpaces)-10) Next mySpaces = Left(mySpaces,len(mySpaces)-5) MsgBox Finished looking through the Inbox 'Now close the output file Set GAL = Nothing Set MAPI = Nothing set fso = nothing set Folder = nothing set oStream = Nothing set Out=nothing [END CODE] -Original Message- From: Chris Levis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 November 2002 16:16 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Getting email addresses from Inbox A user approached me and asked if there was a way he could get the email addresses from all messages in his inbox. I've never done anything programatically in OL, and I don't know if the following is possible: For Each message In Inbox Get From: address Add From: address to a text file Next This is in Outlook 2000. Anyone point me to a good resource? Thanks! ___ Chris Levis Applied Geographics, Inc. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: No more free/busy data?
You asked: why the hell do we want our users in control of when their calendars are available? The answer is because they know a lot more about their calendars than you do! Why would a user want some lowly e-mail admin controlling how much information they show?? -Original Message- From: Yanek Korff [mailto:yanek;cigital.com] Sent: 13 November 2002 15:36 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: No more free/busy data? Yeah, I saw and read that article. The real problem here is that ... well... why the hell do we want our users in control of when their calendars are available? Seomtimes meetings need to be scheduled more than 1 month in advance -- so we make all users go into their settings and change them? I think not. I walk around to everybody's desk and change it for them? Also unacceptable. I load their profile and change it there? Nope, I don't want to do that either. There's got to be a better way... ? -Yanek. -Original Message- From: Tim Ault [mailto:timault;westat.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 09:43 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: No more free/busy data? Any value in excess of 12 is ignored. Only 12 months of F/B info is available (10 months past and one month prior to the current day, plus the current month). ref: Q262812 Tim. x3683 -Original Message- From: Yanek Korff [mailto:yanek;cigital.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:55 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: No more free/busy data? Well that was the first place I looked. Mine is set to 2 months, surely. However, I am one of the few individuals who has free/busy data available until the end of time (sometime in 4051 apparently). Why am I an exception (and no, I'm not making the appointment to check this)? There are other exceptions too but their free/busy is set to two months also. Why the discrepancy? Is it always the 1st of the month? I would have guessed that if today were the 13th (and so it is!) that free/busy data would be available until Jan 13, 2003. Is there any way to effect a corporate policy on this enforce it? -Yanek. -Original Message- From: Couch, Nate [mailto:nate.couch;eds.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 07:23 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: No more free/busy data? Check their settings under Tools - Options - Calendar Options - Free/Busy Options. -Original Message- From: Yanek Korff [mailto:yanek;cigital.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:43 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: No more free/busy data? I noticed something odd today and I'm wondering why this is the case. When a user goes into their calendar and tries to set an appointment for anytime after Jan 1, 2003, the calendar displays No Information. Starting exactly on Jan 1, 2003. Mind you there are exceptions... SOME users have regular grey squares ad infinitum. What's going on here? -Yanek. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Forms and VB or any other solutions welcome
According to the help - Yes. The OPEN EVENT occurs when an Outlook item is being opened in an Inspector. When this event occurs, the Inspector object is initialized but not yet displayed. The Open event differs from the Read event in that Read occurs whenever the user selects the item in a view that supports in-cell editing as well as when the item is being opened in an Inspector. This VBScript example uses the Open event to display the All Fields page every time the item is opened. Function Item_Open() Item.GetInspector.SetCurrentFormPage All Fields End Function Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 31 October 2002 19:29 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Forms and VB or any other solutions welcome Is there not a way to do a send on an open event? That way I could add the code to all types of forms, including contacts and appointments. -Original Message- From: Chris Jordan [mailto:Chris.Jordan;cmg.com] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 5:42 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Forms and VB or any other solutions welcome Either: - Edit the form and add an e-mail send option in there. On re-publishing the form, Outlook should down-load your latest version when it is needed. - Push a macro out to everyone using Outlook. This will be called on a Send event. This will check the form name that is being sent - and send you an e-mail if it is a certain one. BUT !! - The form might be used for reading, rather than for sending. - The form might not be used for 3 months, and then someone calls up the item in their mailbox that uses it. - Laptops and other disconnected users might not down-load your version of the form. -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 30 October 2002 20:16 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Forms and VB or any other solutions welcome Does anyone know how I could add some VB code to a form that would email me if it were accessed without the user seeing anything? I am trying to clean up forms and I did a survey and have gathered all of the information that I can, but there a few forms that were created by people that are no longer with the company that were not updated. I want to make sure they are not being used before I just get rid of them. I would like an email to be sent to me with the name of the form that it came from and who it was that accessed it...is this possible? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: X.400 issues
How many X.400 connectors do you have defined on the central machine? (And maybe on remote ones as well). If you have too many: you will need to increase the number of Control Blocks being used. Take a search through MS KB for TCPIP Control Blocks. These are set in the Registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMTA\Parameter s\ There are other parameters that may need to be modified at the same time. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett;cotelligent.com] Sent: 01 November 2002 16:05 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: X.400 issues Event ID 57: Source: MSExchangeMTA Type: Warning Category: X.400 Service The limit on the number of associations allowed to and from entity (X.400 address) has been reached. The limit is 9. [MTA XFER-IN 19 34](12) Event ID 289: Source: MSExchangeMTA Type: Warning Category: X.400 Service A connection to (X.400 address) could not be opened [MTA XFER-IN 19 26](12) Event ID 1290: Source: MSExchagneMTA Type: Warning Category: X.400 Service A locally initiated association to (X.400 address) was refused. The failure reason provider was 0 and the reason was 0. Control block index 6. Type 1. [PLATFORM KERNEL 25 130](12) Event ID 9202: Source: MSExchangeMTA Type: Warning Category: Operating System A sockets error 10061 on an accept[] call was detected. The MTA will attempt to recover the sockets connection. Control block index: /. [BASE IL TCP/IP DRVR 8 256](12) These are the Event ID's that continually pop up on the one remote server with the same symptoms, the other server just produces the 289 event id only. Thanks, Josh -Original Message- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:chris_scharff;messageone.com] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:53 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: X.400 issues Admission: I'm entirely too lazy to go look up the random odd event ID or guestimate what too long[1] means. It there any chance you (the collective you) could include the Event ID source and description in addition to the number? And that you could provide an example of sent/ received times which constitute a too long delivery time. [1] When I worked at $vbc we initially had an MS Mail PO config which routinely resulted in 8 hour delivery times of mail from the US to Indonesia. If a user called and said it'd been six hours and the mail wasn't delivered, we didn't troubleshoot it. -Original Message- From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett;cotelligent.com] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:55 AM To: Exchange Discussions Hello all, I have an incredibly annoying situation going on that I can't seem to get a grip on. I am not sure of the magnitude of the errors I am seeing due to the fact that mail is still flowing. Here is my setup: I am running WNT4.0 SP6 / EX 5.5 EE SP4 all hotfixes on all these servers. I have a hub and spoke configuration within my EX org. All my remote servers connect (through X.400 connectors) to a central EX server that serves as my IMS to the internet. All the spoke servers are BDC's in NT domains. The hub server is a member server in a central domain that all other domains have 2-way trusts to. All the remote servers (scattered across the US) are connected to the hub server by full T1 lines. My issue is this: The MTA on the hub server backs up and an Event ID: 289 is written to the App log then the queue flushes clear and all mail is delivered without incident. This seems to occur about every 10 minutes or so during the day. There does not appear to be, at least on the surface, any connectivity issues. Should I just ignore these errors, as the mail is being delivered? Or is this just the beginning of a major issue about to explode in my lap? Please help, I have dug around MS site and Google and come up with little to no help. Thanks, Josh Bennett Exchange Admin\Systems Engineer Cotelligent, Inc. 401 Parkway Drive Broomall, PA. 19008 610-359-5929 www.cotelligent.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com
RE: Forms and VB or any other solutions welcome
Either: - Edit the form and add an e-mail send option in there. On re-publishing the form, Outlook should down-load your latest version when it is needed. - Push a macro out to everyone using Outlook. This will be called on a Send event. This will check the form name that is being sent - and send you an e-mail if it is a certain one. BUT !! - The form might be used for reading, rather than for sending. - The form might not be used for 3 months, and then someone calls up the item in their mailbox that uses it. - Laptops and other disconnected users might not down-load your version of the form. -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 30 October 2002 20:16 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Forms and VB or any other solutions welcome Does anyone know how I could add some VB code to a form that would email me if it were accessed without the user seeing anything? I am trying to clean up forms and I did a survey and have gathered all of the information that I can, but there a few forms that were created by people that are no longer with the company that were not updated. I want to make sure they are not being used before I just get rid of them. I would like an email to be sent to me with the name of the form that it came from and who it was that accessed it...is this possible? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Public Folder Reporting Tool
I suspect its still running Error checking and status reporting (how far have I got) were NOT included. It could have run out of memory / resources, but it shouldn't have done so. It worked on my Public Folder list - which is about 4000 folders. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 28 October 2002 18:53 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Public Folder Reporting Tool This worked great on my small Org, but when I ran it on a larger one, it just stopped working after about 20% complete with no errors? Any ideas? Ken Hatley, MCSE Messaging Consolidation VM/Pgr. 877.500.2511 Office 972.997.9261 -Original Message- From: Chris Jordan [mailto:Chris.Jordan;cmg.com] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:58 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Public Folder Reporting Tool This is NOT a good Public Folder reporting tool - but as it gets the result in about a minute, it could be quicker than searching for a tool on the Internet... Take this code, and cut and paste it into a text file with a .VBS extension. Double click on the file. Then look in C:\Temp (or a different directory if you change the first few lines). '=StartOfCode set fso = wscript.createobject(Scripting.FileSystemObject) set folder=fso.getFolder(C:\Temp) Set OStream = fso.CreateTextFile(C:\temp\ExchangePublicFolders.txt) OStream.writeLine Public Folder Hieararchy OStream.writeLine OStream.writeLine ' mySpaces = SUB LookThroughFolder (thisFolder) mySpaces = mySpaces for each SubFolder in thisFolder OSTream.WriteLine mySpaces SubFolder.name if SubFolder.folders.count 0 then LookThroughFolder SubFolder.Folders End if next mySpaces = Left(mySpaces,len(mySpaces)-5) END SUB set OL = GetObject(,OUTLOOK.APPLICATION) set MAPI = OL.GetNamespace(MAPI) ' ' Step through all stores in your profile ' MsgBox Looking for all Public Folders . . . for each Store in MAPI.FOLDERS if Store.Name = Public Folders Then LookThroughFolder (Store.Folders) end if Next MsgBox Finished looking through the Public Folders. 'Now close the output file Set OStream = Nothing set fso = nothing set folder=nothing 'EndOfCode= -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 25 October 2002 19:09 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Public Folder Reporting Tool Does anyone know of any good PF reporting tools? I would like to be able to put the hierarchy into a text file and then add things like number of sub folders and such. Maybe a way to get ftreeinf.exe to put information into a text file? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5
Running Exchange 5.5 on a .NET server will very likely demonstrate a big difference between Does it work? and Is it supported?. -Original Message- From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:thlabse;hotmail.com] Sent: 28 October 2002 01:46 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5 Interesting. I had a few people comment that they where not going to 2000 instead just wait till .Net and Titanium to come out. Instead of upgrading twice. I wonder what the migration would be to go from 5.5 on Nt4.0 to the new stuff. Early indications is that you should go to 2000 first. I haven't seen or read much on this. - Original Message - From: Julian Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 8:06 PM Subject: RE: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5 I am also an MS beta tester for .Net \ Titanium \ Office 11 etc. and the only supported option for .Net will be Titanium only, i.e. no 5.5 or 2000. Yours, Julian Stone -Original Message- From: Bob [mailto:bob;simister.org.uk] Sent: 27 October 2002 20:17 pm To: Exchange Discussions Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5 Hi I'm a microsoft beta tester for .NET and have just installed 3xchange 5.5 on .net server and it works ok Bob - Original Message - From: Finch Brett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: RE: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5 Thanks, I guess I should be a bit more clear, I'm not looking for any change in the 5.5 program or for it to be aware of anything. I just want the services to start if I choose to upgrade a NT4 box to a .NET box. As in the upgrade path to Exchange2000 required the NT4 system first upgrade to Win2K, my thinking is for us holdouts to be attracted to the next Exchange version beyond Exchange2000, a upgrade path will probably be made available. That means NT4 - .NET first (hopefully). -Original Message- From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:danielc;dc-resources.net] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:42 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5 Do I know for sure? No. Can I make an educated guess? Yes. No, 5.5 will not be made .NET aware. -Original Message- From: Finch Brett [mailto:brett.finch;hrs.ualberta.ca] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:43 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: .Net Server and Exchange 5.5 Well I know SPK3 for Exchange2K was released for compatibility with .Net server but I am assuming it was more of a ADS issue. Does anyone know (or are they now) if running 5.5 on a .NET server is being done. I know MS hopes the last of us NT4 die hards go to .Net and AD 1.1 which is exactly what we are planning for. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Public Folder Reporting Tool
This is NOT a good Public Folder reporting tool - but as it gets the result in about a minute, it could be quicker than searching for a tool on the Internet... Take this code, and cut and paste it into a text file with a .VBS extension. Double click on the file. Then look in C:\Temp (or a different directory if you change the first few lines). '=StartOfCode set fso = wscript.createobject(Scripting.FileSystemObject) set folder=fso.getFolder(C:\Temp) Set OStream = fso.CreateTextFile(C:\temp\ExchangePublicFolders.txt) OStream.writeLine Public Folder Hieararchy OStream.writeLine OStream.writeLine ' mySpaces = SUB LookThroughFolder (thisFolder) mySpaces = mySpaces for each SubFolder in thisFolder OSTream.WriteLine mySpaces SubFolder.name if SubFolder.folders.count 0 then LookThroughFolder SubFolder.Folders End if next mySpaces = Left(mySpaces,len(mySpaces)-5) END SUB set OL = GetObject(,OUTLOOK.APPLICATION) set MAPI = OL.GetNamespace(MAPI) ' ' Step through all stores in your profile ' MsgBox Looking for all Public Folders . . . for each Store in MAPI.FOLDERS if Store.Name = Public Folders Then LookThroughFolder (Store.Folders) end if Next MsgBox Finished looking through the Public Folders. 'Now close the output file Set OStream = Nothing set fso = nothing set folder=nothing 'EndOfCode= -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 25 October 2002 19:09 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Public Folder Reporting Tool Does anyone know of any good PF reporting tools? I would like to be able to put the hierarchy into a text file and then add things like number of sub folders and such. Maybe a way to get ftreeinf.exe to put information into a text file? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users
And, with the known RPC issues of timing and drop-outs when running it over a slow link, what will happen when it is tunnelled through HTTP?? -Original Message- From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:bmellott;SND.com] Sent: 28 October 2002 14:53 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users I'll ask a Q.. on this topic IF it is going to be that you will be able to do RPC via HTTP... It's that kind'a wide open? Would you want to like run it over HTTPS or still thru a VPN too kind'a keep in secure? bill -Original Message- From: John Matteson [mailto:John.Matteson;geac.com] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:24 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users And the Uranium power source? John Matteson Geac Corporate ISS (404) 239 - 2981 Atlanta, Georgia, USA. -Original Message- From: Petschow, Jeff [mailto:Petschow;cdnet.cod.edu] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 10:20 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users Yes it is true you will be able to do RPC over HTTP so a VPN will not be needed. It will require .NET server, Exchange Titanium and Outlook 11. Jeff -Original Message- From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:thlabse;hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 9:15 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Maximum OWA concurrent users Well I heard that the new version of OWA will have built-in VPN type connections with RPC being the way to communicate. Is that true? - Original Message - From: Great Cthulhu Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 9:05 PM Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users That what? (:= -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-exchange-274642;ls.swynk.com]On Behalf Of Kevin Miller Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 8:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users That oh great tentacled one.. --Kevinm M, WLKMMAS, Exchange MVP, And Beyond -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-exchange-98850;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Great Cthulhu Jones Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 6:54 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users IIS 5.0 and Exchange 5.5 or 2000: as many as your bandwidth will take. Very nice. IIS 4.0 and Exchange 5.5: 200, tops. Once you hit more than 5 active server page requests per second on that box, the server tanks. Whitepapers, shmitepapers. My minions in PSS all know the awful truth: use one IIS 4.0 OWA box per 200 users in a 5.5 environment, or the whole thing goes PFFFT! Of course, if you're dealing with licensing, it's one user per license. Some companies can buy web-only licensing for cheap, but most pay for a regular CAL, which doesn't discriminate between MAPI and OWA users. One license, one user. Or something like that. They change licensing info every 32 seconds, so try to time your calls appropriately to get the same answer twice. (:= -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-exchange-274642;ls.swynk.com]On Behalf Of Tony Hlabse Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:23 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Maximum OWA concurrent users Yep I heard that 100 user theory too but with the new hardware and IIS, I really haven't heard anything from some deployments where OWA was a featured way of getting emails for users. The only thing is when a user connects for the first time then subsequent connections are quicker. Which makes wonder if there could be a way of preloading users laptops/desktops to have those files? - Original Message - From: Andy David [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:00 PM Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users According to a white paper that came out some 4 years ago, Microsoft estimated OWA 5.5 on IIS 4 was limited to 700-800 concurrent light users. ( read three emails a day average, replying to 5). Estimates for heavy users (8 emails a day,reply to about 20) was around 100 concurrent per box. But of course, the amount of resources determine the actual amount supported. We're all light users right? -Original Message- From: Kevin Miller [mailto:Kevinm;wlkmmas.org] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 6:34 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users I have looked High and low, cannot seem to find the answer to this one.. --Kevinm M, WLKMMAS, Exchange MVP, And Beyond -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-exchange-98850;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Martin Blackstone Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:09 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Maximum OWA concurrent users
RE: Comp Time Question
Nope. You have to work an EXTRA 4 hours to fix all the problems you introduced in the first 4 hours. We are professionals you know getting paid for what we do is purely a bonus! :-) -Original Message- From: Brian Dugas [mailto:brian;summit-technical.com] Sent: 28 October 2002 15:07 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Comp Time Question Does anyone know if there is a standard policy out there for Comp Time? I have been asked to find out what other companies do to compensate their employees For working off hours(nights, weekends), beyond their normal workweek. Example: If I have to come in on a Saturday to install a new antivirus package and it take 4 hours, do I get 4 hours off during the week or what? Thanks - Brian Brian Dugas MIS Director Summit Technical Services, Inc. Ph: 401-736-8323 ext. 11 Fax:401-738-9813 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.summit-technical.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: nice one for a Friday
Is the PC on a network? Where will you analyse the information? On the same PC or on another one? If on another one, how will you transfer it? What disk space is on the old PC? How can you control the application? Can you use the DOS copy command to append the data to an existing file? -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:schotanus;intas.be] Sent: 25 October 2002 15:30 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: nice one for a Friday Hi, I have a very awkward question. I have a very old PC here, running windows 3.1 (!), and there is a terminal file that runs on here, which is limited to 1024 b. I need the data that is generated in that file in a file that can be X times bigger, so that the data can be used afterwards to be analysed. 1st question: how does a terminal file from 3.1 work? 2nd question: how can I automatically get that in word or stg? Don't shoot me for this one? Kim _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Outlook Rules
If the rule doesn't do anything, then there are a number possibilities: 1. Rules don't work. Restart Outlook with a /ClearRules parameter (which doesn't exist!, but there is one similar). 2. Rules work, but nothing has arrived to cause this one to fire. Check to make sure this rule actually fires properly by matching the required input specs. 3. Rules work, this one fires, but it doesn't do what you want. Check what the rule is really doing. Also check for auto replies to the Internet which could cause problems. 4. Rules work, this one fires, it does what you want, but only when you are sitting watching it. This is typical with client based rules. AND you must use client based rules, as you are forwarding to an address in your contacts list. Anything else? Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Busby, Jacob [mailto:jacob.busby;hants.gov.uk] Sent: 24 October 2002 16:29 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Outlook Rules I've always found rules in Outlook to be somewhat unreliable at best. If you're really planning on forwarding all mail sent to mailbox X to internet address Y, you can set up a custom recipient of address Y (probably hiding it from the GAL) then use Forwarding Address (under Delivery Options in Exchange General) to forward the mail on. Personally I wouldn't advise automatically forwarding mail out to the internet as you can run the risk of a mail loop. Alternatively you could have an Outlook rule file the mail into a separate folder and then from time to time manually Forward Items on the mail in that folder. I have an Exchange 5.5 sp4 w/IMS running on NT 4.0 sp6a. My email client is Outlook 2000 on a WinXPsp1. I am trying to set up a rule that will forward an email sent to me. I can manually forward the incoming email from X. to Y. But when I set up the rule it does nothing. The X is in my Recepients the Y is in my personal contacts. When I am manually forwarding it I select it from my contacts. When I am setting up my rule I select it from my contacts. I don't see any obvious errors but it still doesn't work. Can anyone explain to me why the rule wouldn't work if manually forwarding does??? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: DL information
When you run the Admin Extract and specify a filename, it looks in filename to see what heading line you have given it. It will extract all elements that match your heading line. Either use Admin in /R format to get the correct field names, or better still use the HEADER.EXE that does this in a more controlled manner. -Original Message- From: Hatley, Ken [mailto:Ken.Hatley;bankofamerica.com] Sent: 18 October 2002 19:52 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: DL information Sorry if this is a repeat post, I first posted on the web and have not seen it yet. I need to gather DL information for 6 Exchange 5.5 Orgs and was wondering if anyone knows of a good tool. I ran the extract in the administrative console, but that only gives Alias, SMTP, and basic information. I am about to whip up a batch file that runs ONDL in the BORK to extract the members and numbers of members by plugging in the Aliases from the extract, but was wondering if anyone has a better solution. I am also supposed to get the owner of the DL, but I have not come up with an automated solution for that yet. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ken Hatley, MCSE Messaging Consolidation VM/Pgr. 877.500.2511 Office 972.997.9261 _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Recovering servers
We are writing the procedures that are needed to recover our hub Site: - Its a hub and spoke environment, with 100 or so spokes. - We have two servers in our hub Site. - We are running Exchange V5.5 SP 3. - Exchange on-line backups available. - NT server backups available. - Full server backups (with Exchange services set to off-line) are NOT available. On a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery exercise (for the hub only at present), we need to restore these hub servers onto new hardware. Both servers should get installed into the same named Organisation, the same named Site, and the same named Server as their originals. The first server that is recovered should be installed with SETUP /R, and Create new site should be specified. BUT - what about the second server?? - Do we use SETUP /R, or normal SETUP? - Do we join this site (its all happening on a totally separate test network) that was created when we installed the first server? Or do we also say Create new Site and give it the same name as the Site we want to join? Thanks for any clues / information / guidance Cheers, Chris _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Only server in a site
I have in the past followed the instructions involved with removing the first server in a site. However, we have a Site with just one server in it. We wish to remove the whole of this site / server. Is there anything particular we need to do to the rest of the Sites within the Organisation? Or can we just remove the server + remove the connectors + remove the directory replication connectors? There are no users left on this server (apart from our final test user). There are no Public Folders homed on this server. Thanks, Chris _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Archives
They probably analysed the statistics and realised that someone who posts as much as you do can't be saying anything useful - so kept you off to make it easier for the rest of us to make a mess of things! :-) -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 July 2002 18:33 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Archives It beats being unsubscribed and not allowed to resubscribe! Been there, Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Les Bessant Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:53 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Archives I've been collecting those. I'm told people have been getting those instead of acknowledgements, but since my account has never been set up to receive acknowledgements, I can only assume it's just BAS(tm). -Original Message- From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 July 2002 16:39 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Archives See? Morons... Re: your subscribe request subscribe Sorry, but the email address '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' is already a member of 'exchange'. Because you are already subscribed, internet.com did not subscribe you again. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% -Original Message- From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:37 AM Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List Conversation: Archives Subject: RE: Archives Because SWYNK is all fscked up and disorganized. Er... Subscribes to a laissez-faire, decentralized management philosophy. Whereas Simpler-Webb (http://www.swinc.com) is a dynamic company that does its shizatt right. -Original Message- From: Brett Wesoloski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:06 AM Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List Conversation: Archives Subject: RE: Archives I just want to know why you can't get the look up the SQL lists from SWINK _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The information in this communication and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient any use, review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify us immediately on 0191 261 2681 and delete the original message and any copies of it. Any opinions, conclusions or other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Sanderson Townend Gilbert are neither given nor endorsed by the firm. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Store.exe and NT backup
a) STORE.EXE at 100% CPU is not normal. Typical values for a well used system would be 30 to 50% CPU. b) STORE.EXE can take close to 100% of memory without a worry - but NOT CPU. c) Stop and start the Information Store if you like - it sounds as though it wouldn't do any harm and may do some good. But NOT when the backups are running. d) What version of Exchange, what Service Packs and what hot fixes are you running? Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Mike Omilian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 July 2002 14:58 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Store.exe and NT backup I was reading a Technet articles that the store may be corrupt (Q272570). Even though the criteria listed doesn't all match us, I was wondering if there could still be corruption. Since we don't work any 2nd or 3rd shifts here, I didn't think too much would be missed from 11:00pm to 2:00 if the information store was stopped. It didn't seem like this would be too bad to try to troubleshoot, but I could be wrong. I just don't know. Why would you want to do that? -Original Message- From: Mike Omilian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:37 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Store.exe and NT backup Forgot one thing - The only thing I haven't tried is stopping the information store while the backup is running. Our store.exe is running at 100%. I know this is normal that NT is supposed to take the resources from that as it needs it. But for the past 3 weeks, it is now taking over 10 hours for the backup of the exchange server when it used to be done in about 3. The priv.edb is only 565M and the pub.edb is 21 M. The backup is only backing up about 4.5G in total (user directories). Response time in Outlook 2000 is not slow. The queues are not backing up. Trend Serverprotect is running on that server, but the exchange directories are being skipped. Nothing new has been added or removed from the server. There is no delay when stopping or starting the information store. No errors (Dr. Watson) have happened and it has not not responded. Nothing out of the ordinary in the event logs Nt server 4.0 sp6a Exchange 5.5 sp3 NTbackup using AT command for backup with the following .bat file: ntbackup backup c: e: ds \\server1 is \\server1 /v /b /e /l c:\backup\backup.log /hc:on /t normal I have also started receiving about 80-100 blank e-mails with no body and no subject starting at the time the backup starts Mike _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify Veronis Suhler Stevenson by telephone (212)935-4990, fax (212)381-8168, or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and delete the message. Thank you. == _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server
Minimum: About 9.6K Minimum to avoid errors: About 64K Minimum to avoid users shouting: About 256K (although this does depend on whether the users will use the conferencing server, and how many users there are, and how often they will want to use it, and what sort of performance they expect to see when they click on something, etc etc). -Original Message- From: Michel Fayad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 July 2002 09:48 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server Hi all, I have a question concerning Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server. What is the miniumum connection speed needed to run Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server between two locations. Thanks Best Regards, Michel Fayad _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: VB - Retrieving contacts from Exchange Server
You can't do it. Yes you can write code to get all your contacts [see below], but to get other peoples contacts you need one of two things: 1 - E-mail account name and NT Password for each and every account. 2 - Permissions set on each users account so that you can go and look at their e-mail. Even if you modify your access permissions to have everything, Exchange will still prevent you from abusing your position. If you can get around this, then you can go in and read everyones e-mail. [Below] If you (or anyone else) wants some simple code to list out the contacts, paste this snippet into a text file with a .VBS extension, and double click on the file. You don't need VB, just to have the scripting host enabled. set OutL=WScript.CreateObject(Outlook.Application) set mapi=OutL.GetNameSpace(MAPI) Set myItems = MAPI.GetDefaultFolder(10).Items for each myItem in MyItems msgbox FOUND IN: myItem.PARENT . myItem.FullName myItem.JobTitle myItem.Birthday next -Original Message- From: sammy rashid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 July 2002 10:13 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: VB - Retrieving contacts from Exchange Server I want to ue VB to retrieve retrieve all contacts from everybodys mailboxes in the organisation and then put those into a SQL Server database. Any ideas? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Exch 5.5 Backup Server?
You might need to define what you mean by Backup mail server. If you mean a message store (e.g. Exchange's Information Store) where e-mail gets delivered and placed in a users mailbox... then you can't do this with Exchange. If you mean a routing server, then you are continuing the idea that e-mail is delivered across a network on a store and forward basis - each server in the chain gets the message, and then hands it onto the next server when the next server accepts it. At any store/forward point the e-mail can get delayed waiting for the next server to be ready. This delay can be seconds or days, depending on configuration. Typically, any store/forward routing server will also have a time-out, so that mail that has been delayed for too long can be returned as non-deliverable. Now, in your situation, you are preparing to accept e-mail addressed to your company, even though the final destination (the Exchange Information Store) is not available. You will then be responsible for delivery of that e-mail. This could be done by a simple Win2000 IIS SMTP router; or by accepting it into an Exchange Bridgehead server. All that the Bridgehead means is that within your Exchange Site (not necessarily in the same location) you have a server responsible for all incoming and outgoing mail into that Site. Sometimes this bridgehead is the only server in the Site; sometimes it is just one of the servers (with user mailboxes on it as well); sometimes it is a dedicated server within the Site whose only purpose is routing mail between Sites. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Rob Berger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 25 June 2002 20:05 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Exch 5.5 Backup Server? I would like to create a backup mail server in our Boston, MA office in case our Columbus, OH office server becomes unavailable (due to server failure or Internet problems). I am still at the design stage, so I would love suggestions. (I checked the MS newsgroups but found nothing useful.) Environment Assets: -Exchange 5.5 SP4 server on WinNT4 SP6 in Columbus handling all incoming and outgoing mail for our small company. -This server is behind a Netscreen firewall. All mail is directed to the Exchange server by the Netscreen device. -I will put in another Netscreen firewall in the Boston office to allow constant VPN connection between the 2 offices. I would configure the Netscreen similarly to direct all mail to the BostonMail server. -Columbus has a 3mbps Internet connection -Boston has a DSL connection (speed unknown) Design: -I will modify the MX record on file with our host such that if the Columbus mail server is unavailable, mail will be delivered to the Boston IP address. -As long as the Boston server can accept mail until the Columbus server is back online (or rebuilt), I'm happy. If BostonMail will actually deliver it, that's fine, too. -What is a bridgehead server? Is this a situation where I'd use this feature? -How do I make sure the servers have synchronized mailboxes/addresses? Thanks for all suggestions, -Rob _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
V5.5 SP3 to SP4
We have a concern with an Exchange V5.5 SP3 to SP4 upgrade issue. The issue we have is: - We have over 300 X.400 connectors coming into a central hub site consisting of 4 servers. (150 remote sites, each with two connectors to different servers). - At present we need to stop and restart the hub MTAs a number of times each week. - SP4 is supposed to prevent this need for a restart on the MTAs. - BUT we have heard rumours [1] that say it might introduce worse problems because we have that number of connectors. Can anyone confirm, or deny, the rumours? Cheers, Chris [1] Someone installed SP4. The server crashed[2]. It had to be re-configured[3] from scratch. [2] It might or might not have been SP4 that caused the crash. [3] The Someone is no longer available, as he didn't take appropriate steps before the upgrade to allow a smooth recovery. _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question
This topic seems to arise every other year or so since early in Exchange 4.0. There is a heated debate on e-mail, with no-one really proving anything. Then it all goes quiet. At least this time we seem to have two valid approaches for those that want to bother. A book by Curt Aubley and a website at Tricord. I agree with Ed. I would like someone with more time than most of us have, go out and investigate this in a real-world situation. Then report back here, there and everywhere (MEC) to let the rest of us know whether we were right or not in not worrying about it. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 June 2002 05:01 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question I would recommend that you beat this to death in the lab and then present your findings at the MEC. I would truly be interested (no sarcasm, really) if there were any significant difference. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin, Jon Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 4:01 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question Actually, my boss prefers that I get the most out of the money he spends on hardware and software. When I ask a group of knowledgeable folks a question concerning a little documented but potentially useful way to increase system performance, my boss sees that as a useful expenditure of my time. Trading shots with someone who has indicated she really doesn't know the answer probably would not meet his idea 'useful expenditure of time', but he will probably get over it. -Original Message- From: Baker, Jennifer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:37 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question If performance is really an issue maybe you should consider different hardware configurations. For instance, RAID 0+1 instead of RAID5, use more disks in your RAID array to spread the data access, faster disks, higher end controllers with more R/W cache, etc. To worry about negligible performance (probably .01%) increases while investing actual productive time probably means you need your boss to assign you more work. Unless, of course the time you spend measuring all the differences in performance while tweaking your system with different configurations actually translates to no extra cost. -Original Message- From: Martin, Jon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:55 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question Uh, if I understand you correctly, you are not much interested in tweaking a few easy (during system installation, anyways) settings to optimize (at no extra cost) the performance of your system. Jon -Original Message- From: Baker, Jennifer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:32 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question If I understand you correctly, you are talking about some nit-picky settings that probably will have very little, if any, affect on performance. -Original Message- From: Martin, Jon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 9:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Allocation Unit (Cluster) Size Question Exchange writes to the database in 4k pages. This being the case, does it not make sense to format database drives in 4k Allocation Units (clusters)? And beyond that, since my RAID controller gives me the ability to control the stripe size, shouldn't make this 4k also? Get everyone (database, OS and hardware) in 4k harmony, so to speak. On a similar track regarding transaction logs, if we have valid information as to the average size of messages in our system, would there be a performance boost by configuring the transaction log drive to use clusters and stripes close to (but a little bigger) that the average message size? Or, do I have no clue as to how these things work (always a possibility)? Thanks . . . _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe:
RE: Stand-by servers
Thanks for the feedback. I suspect that this will get too complicated for e-mail very quickly... We already use the idea of minimum and maximum cost X.400 connectors to different servers in two physical locations (but in the same Exchange Site); and this works well. We now want a third location, just in case both of the first two disappear! As this third location is on a different companies premises, and we can not manage and operate the servers on a day to day basis as though they are ours, we were looking for alternate ideas for a rapid restore of the central hub routing site capabilities. The present plan is to build the servers as exact replicas on their own separate network, and restore the Exchange system from the live environment to these servers on a regular (probably monthly) basis. These servers will then sit there doing nothing, until the original servers disappear in a massive puff of smoke. When that happens we link up the spare servers to the network, and the ends of the spokes don't realise that they are different servers. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 June 2002 00:56 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Stand-by servers I think you should build these servers with new names and create new X.400 connectors to each of the hub sites but with higher costs than the X.400 connectors to the primary hub site. Leave them online all the time. Then if the primary hub site goes away, Exchange will automatically reroute via the secondary site with no effort on your part whatsoever. If you want a BDC or two at the secondary site, then build them, but don't follow your idea of promoting and taking offline. You can always promote any BDC to PDC at any time if the PDC goes away; just promote one of your BDCs to PDC if the need arises. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris Jordan Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:45 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Stand-by servers We have a hub and spoke network of 150 Exchange 5.5 Sites. The centre Site of the hub is just a routing Site with 2 servers (no user mailboxes). All spoke Sites are connected to the hub Site with X.400 connectors (to one or other of the servers). We now need a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery environment for the Hub. We want to build 2 spare servers in another location, and have these servers take over the role of the routing hub in as short a time as possible. Our plan is to build these spare servers as copies of the live servers (same NT name, same IP address, same Exchange configuration). They will be kept off the network until the central hub is no more, and then the network will be switched, and these servers will become live. How should we build the server?? One idea is: Build a BDC in the normal domain. Then disconnect the BDC from the network, and promote it to a PDC. Then the new (member server) Exchange server can be built off the network and connected into the stand-alone domain using the new PDC. The Exchange server and configuration can then be restored, probably on a monthly basis to maintain it in (approximate) step with the live environment. Anyone know whether these ideas will work? Anyone got other ideas that we should explore? At the present time we are less worried about the spoke Sites, which is where the users reside. Thanks, Chris _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Stand-by servers
We have a hub and spoke network of 150 Exchange 5.5 Sites. The centre Site of the hub is just a routing Site with 2 servers (no user mailboxes). All spoke Sites are connected to the hub Site with X.400 connectors (to one or other of the servers). We now need a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery environment for the Hub. We want to build 2 spare servers in another location, and have these servers take over the role of the routing hub in as short a time as possible. Our plan is to build these spare servers as copies of the live servers (same NT name, same IP address, same Exchange configuration). They will be kept off the network until the central hub is no more, and then the network will be switched, and these servers will become live. How should we build the server?? One idea is: Build a BDC in the normal domain. Then disconnect the BDC from the network, and promote it to a PDC. Then the new (member server) Exchange server can be built off the network and connected into the stand-alone domain using the new PDC. The Exchange server and configuration can then be restored, probably on a monthly basis to maintain it in (approximate) step with the live environment. Anyone know whether these ideas will work? Anyone got other ideas that we should explore? At the present time we are less worried about the spoke Sites, which is where the users reside. Thanks, Chris _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
