Exchange 2003 Questions


Error Message backing up public folders in Exchange 2003
I have recently installed Acronis Recovery for Exchange and it seems to work very well. However, the log contains hundreds of messages similar to “Error while reading the Public Folder//Database/name-68352703.EML message”. The referenced database is a contacts database and does not contain email. I would like to understand the error and fix it. Acronis help [...]

Answer Question   |  May 20, 2009  4:25 PM
Acronis Recover for Exchange, Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
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145 pts.

Exchange 2003 not sending auto reply to non domain email recipients
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/exchange-2003-enterprise-auto-reply/ At the end of this post it does not say what to do when the server is not sending the autoreply message to email recipients that are not on the same domain.

Answer Question   |  May 19, 2009  4:48 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Send/Receive, Outlook AutoReply
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5 pts.

Configuring OWA where more than one Exchange 2003 Server exists
We are adding a second Exchange server onto the domain with the hopes of retiring the first box when the configuration is complete, tested, and working. It was a fairly painless install with SERVER1 being the Master and SERVER2 being the Master. SERVER1 was set up with OWA and RCP over HTTP working without error. [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  1:41 PM
Exchange 2003, Firewalls, Multiple Exchange Servers, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, RCP over HTTP, SSL certificate, SSL Exchange, Windows Server 2003
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20 pts.

External email restrictions
Most users in company have to be able to have unrestricted external and internal email. One group of users has to have unrestricted internal email, but they should be able to send external email just to one client. Is there any safe way to do it with Exchange 2003?

Answer Question   |  May 19, 2009  8:29 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Exchange administration
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5 pts.

Rules limit in Outlook/Exchange 2003
A high-end user has run up against the limits on his Rules, using Outlook 2003 through an SBS 2003 with Exchange. I have been researching options for him, but have been unable to verify what the best ‘fix’ would be. The possibilities included upgrading to Exchange 2007, upgrading to Outlook 2007, amending rules to conserve [...]

Answer Question   |  May 25, 2009  7:27 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, SBS 2003, Windows XP
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6,150 pts.

Moving to a new domain with exchange 2007
Our organization currently has a domain that runs Exchange 2003 on Server 2003. We are replacing the old setup (machines and all) with new equipment and a new domain. The old domain is NNVC and the new one is NNVC.local. NNVC has an Exchange 2003 server. The new set up has Exchange 2007. My question [...]

Answer Question   |  May 20, 2009  1:57 PM
Active Directory, Domain management, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange migration, Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade, NNVC
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16,755 pts.

Forward Exchange 2003 user’s email to another user without being noticed
I got a task to be done, How could I configure exchange 2003 or users account so that mail coming to or from a “users” could forward a copy to a another users without being noticed.

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2009  6:17 AM
Email forwarding, Exchange 2003
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35 pts.

Unable to create mailboxes in Exchange 2003
We are currently migrating from Exchange 5.5 to 2003. We have successfully installed the main Exchange 2003 into the first of our two Exchange 5.5 sites. However, we do not appear to be able to create a mailbox using ADUC on the Exchange 2003 server as yet. Is this expected behaviour, and we need to [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  1:44 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange migration, Exchange Mixed Environment, Mailboxes
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45 pts.

Signature generation from within the Exchange Server
Can a Generated Signature response be created for Out Of Office and Read Receipt responses?

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2009  2:49 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange client applications, Outlook 2003, Outlook Out of Office, Outlook policies, Outlook read receipt, Outlook Signatures
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5 pts.

Exchange 2003 – Forward disabled user emails to Active user
Exchange 2k3/Server 2k3 – Having disabled a former employee’s AC profile, looking to forward emails rec’d by the former employee to the new employee. Cannot add the the email address via SMTP (get multiple SMTP addresses error). Adding the new employee as a forwarding option in AC’s Exchange General – Delivery Options does not work [...]

Answer Question   |  May 19, 2009  9:37 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Exchange user settings
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205 pts.

Backing up Exchange database
I’m running Exchange Server 2003 on a 2003 Server. We have 2 storage groups totaling about 309G in size total. I’m trying to figure out the most effective and efficient way to back this up. We are trying to use Veame to accomplish this and I’m having a hard time trying to figure out how [...]

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2009  9:12 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
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10 pts.

Outlook 2007, Exchange 2003,and POP3
I recently migrated a customer from XP and Office 2000 to Vista and Office 2007. They now have SBS 2003 (which includes Exchange 2003) and 7 Vista desktops with Office 2007. All 7 users use the Exchange server email storage and internal mail. 4 users also have POP3 accounts for external (internet) email. The customer [...]

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  7:43 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2007, POP3
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40 pts.

Active Directory restore problem
Dear All, I have a machine1 on which the Operating System is Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (Service Pack 2). This is the Domain Controller on which Microsoft Exchange 2003 is installed. I want to perform backup of this machine1 using VSS (application specific writers for AD and System State) and restore it on [...]

Answer Question   |  July 11, 2009  10:16 AM
Active Directory, Backup, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Volume Shadow Copy Service, VSS Backup, Windows Server 2003
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Dkk
70 pts.

How do I recover an orphaned Exchange 2003 Public EDB to Exchange 2007?
Hi, 10 days ago I lost my c: drive on an SBS 2003 system. As I was in for a Server rebuild, I decided to rebuild with SBS 2008 (possibly a rash decision!) I have successfully recovered our 2 main mailboxes (we are a small business!), and therefore everything we need from the Private EDB, [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2012  7:49 AM
EDB, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Disaster Recovery, Private EDB, Public EDB
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5 pts.

Outlook unable to connect to Exchange 2003
Exchange services are running but outlook cant connect to exchange server we get error id 9236 source MSExchangeSA

Answer Question   |  May 11, 2009  8:30 AM
Event ID 9236, Exchange 2003, MSExchangeSA, Outlook
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5 pts.

Log files – Exchange 2003
I am looking to prune the log files in an Exchange Server 2003 installation. Before I actually delete the files I have a question regarding exactly what the log(s) are recording and whether deleting them will have an adverse effect on the performance of the server. Our environment also includes Symantec Anti-Spam for Exchange. The [...]

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2009  4:55 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Log Files, Log files
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2,175 pts.

Unable to access shared contacts with Outlook
We have Exchange Server (SBS 2003) and several Outlook mail accounts that use it. One of the accounts has a shared contact list that is accessible by all the other accounts except one. Why would that account get an error trying to access the shared contact list? The message says that Exchange Server is unavailable [...]

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2009  7:16 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook contacts, SBS 2003, Shared Contacts
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70 pts.

I have a 2003 store, that I need to import in to Exchange 2007
Hi, I had a 2003 Exchange server running and it had to be taken offline. It was never brought back online, instead new hardware was installed. Now I have a full copy of the public folder can this be imported or opened in Exchange 2007?

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2009  6:59 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Information Store, Exchange migration, Exchange Public Folders, Migrating Exchange public folders
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5 pts.

Exchange 2003 Priv1 & Pub1
I am running Windows 2003 SBS w/ Exchange 2003. I have Exchange and Windows OS on Disk 0: C: and the mdbdata folder containing the Priv1.edb and Pub1.edb on Disk 1: E:. I need to replace Disk 1: with a larger drive. If I do a complete backup of Disk 1: and restore it the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 7, 2009  2:45 AM
Eseutil utility, Exchange 2003, Exchange Server Database Utilities, SBS 2003
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870 pts.

OWA in DMZ or not?
Hi. I run a 2003SP2 Exchange environment with a single Exchange server and a single OWA server in a DMZ. Over the years I’ve had to open more and more holes between the two networks as I’ve added features, etc. Someone told me I should bring the OWA server back behind the firewall and only [...]

Answer Question   |  May 6, 2009  12:58 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, OWA, OWA 2003, WatchGuard
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5 pts.