Exchange Server Questions


Do internal and public Exchange Server domain names need to match?
I have an internal Exchange server called abc.mydomain.com. The Internet registrar registers my email server as mail.mydomain.com. Is it a problem if the actual server name internally is different from the public name?

Answer Question   |  November 11, 2008  6:48 PM
Exchange Server, Exchange Server Administration
580 pts.

How do I connect Mac OS X clients with Entourage to Exchange Server?
Are there any specific settings I need to enable on Mac OS X clients or the Exchange server to allow Microsoft Entourage 2004 to connect to Exchange Server? I have not purchased a trusted certificate for the server yet. Do I need to? If so, which trusted certificate do you recommend?

Answer Question   |  November 12, 2008  6:47 PM
Certificates, Entourage 2004, Exchange Server, Exchange Server Certificate, Microsoft Entourage
580 pts.

How can my boss access her emails remotely in Outlook 2007_advanced set up
Hi all I would be extatic if I could have this problem answered. My boss was away for a week and needed to access her emails. When she logged on she could only see 2 emails and they were not work related. I was sitting at he computer and there was close to 150 emails [...]

Answer Question   |  November 17, 2008  5:45 AM
Exchange Server, IMAP, Internet Message Access Protocol, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 configuration, Remote access, Remote email access, Telstra
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5 pts.

OST files
We are migrating users from one exchange server to another. the users sit in remote sites and use very slow links to connect to the exchange server. Is it possible to use the old ost on the pc for the new exchange server instead of recreating the ost with the new exchange server, which can [...]

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2008  12:32 PM
.OST files, Encryption keys, Exchange migration, Exchange Server
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10 pts.

SMTP address is not auto populated and user cannot open Outlook
We have a problem in the exchange server, when creating a new email account, smtp address is not auto populated and user cannot open outlook, I tried updating first RUS, then rebuilding RUS but still problem persists.As I check my event logs I was able to see this error below Type:Error Source:MSExchangeAL Category:Address List Synchronization [...]

Answer Question   |  November 3, 2008  2:41 AM
Event ID 8331, Exchange errors, Exchange Server, Outlook, Recipient Update Service, RUS, SMTP
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45 pts.

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10 pts.

XP Home with Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Exchange 2003
i need to get outllok 2003 on xp home to connect to microsoft exhange 2003 .the rpc over http componet is missing in network services . how do i ad this component so that i can then activate this service

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2008  11:37 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Server, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Remote Procedure Call, RPC, RPC over HTTP/S, Windows XP
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5 pts.

Exchange Server problems
please tel me about all frequently occured problem related to MS Exchange

Answer Question   |  October 27, 2008  8:44 AM
Exchange, Exchange errors, Exchange Server
250 pts.

Create domain tree
I have two domains connected to the internet. Both are local (domA.cocal, domB.local), with exchange server and DNS. Both servers have 10 users ( login to the domain, using mail server). The servers can reach each other through VPN. I need to create a domain tree that i could share the users calendars between the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2009  11:49 AM
Active Directory, Domain, Exchange Server, SBS, SBS 2003, Small Business Server 2003, Windows Server 2003
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45 pts.

Unable to receive email on Exchange Server
I have setup Exchange server in my organization. I can send Receive mail on intranet. Can send mail to outside domains like yahoo, gmail etc. But unable receive mails from outside that is from internet. I have domain with godaddy and created a MX record pointing to my public ip of my exchange server. What [...]

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2008  3:11 PM
Email Troubleshooting, Exchange Server, MX record
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16,755 pts.

Is hosting multiple email domains (TLD’s) on a single exchange platform possible.
Is hosting multiple email domains (TLD’s) on a single exchange platform possible. If so, is the method different between Exchange versions?

Answer Question   |  September 18, 2008  2:59 PM
Exchange administration, Exchange Server, Multiple email domains, TLD
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16,755 pts.

Junk mails showing from same exchange servers
Many of my users are receiving junk mails with fake mail Ids with smtp address of our exchange servers. Now everyone is thinking that our mail server is infected. But I know this can be done, but can someone tell me how to stop this?

Answer Question   |  September 10, 2008  6:38 PM
Exchange Server, SMTP, Spam
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120 pts.

Multi-site exchange
We have a central site with 2 satelite offices connected on ADSL lines to the central office. We are looking to centralise the mail system (currently using Outlook pst files). We have a server in each office so intend to use sites in AD to replicate domain information. What would the best solution be to [...]

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2008  5:56 PM
.PST files, Active Directory, ADSL, Exchange 2007, Exchange centralization, Exchange Server, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook Web Access
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20 pts.

Domain Controller and Exchange migration to new hardware
Dear friends I’d like to ask about How to migrate a domain controller onto different hardware as this domain controler is alsow an Exchange server ( one machine ) I have a new server and i’d like to replace the old one with the new one Thank you

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2008  4:20 PM
Domain Controller, Exchange migration, Exchange Server
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5 pts.

Duplicate Emails
We are having issues receiving duplicate and sometimes triplicate emails on our mobil phones. We are utilizing an exchange server with IMAP address on our Blackberry. I also had issues with receiving duplicate emails on the motorola Q so there is obviously something wrong with our server settings. Please respond in simple language as I [...]

Answer Question   |  October 15, 2008  9:29 PM
BlackBerry, Duplicate emails, Exchange Server, IMAP
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5 pts.

creating user accounts in exchange server active directory
hello, Can anyone please help me in creating a script, to create users accounts automaticaly in exchange server 2003 active directry.

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2008  6:09 AM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange Server, Scripting
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35 pts.

Outside email address added to AD can’t send to individual contacts
I just read Creating a distribution list of outside email addresses and I’m having a similar problem. We also have outside email addresses that need to be added to our global catalog. I created a contact in Active Directory (AD), and I can search for it in the “all contacts” list, which is the default [...]

Answer Question   |  August 19, 2008  4:23 PM
Active Directory, AD, Distribution Lists, Exchange Server
580 pts.

I set up a second Exchange server on a single domain, but installed AD on it before finding out this is not advised.
I set up a second Exchange server on a single domain, but installed AD on it before finding out this is not advised. Can you tell me what problems it causes and whether or not I can just use DCPROMO to remove the AD component without causing problems. I ultimately need to have redundant copies [...]

Answer Question   |  August 12, 2008  1:05 PM
Active Directory, DCPROMO, Disaster Recovery, Exchange Server
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16,755 pts.

Forcing the connection on Exchange
What is the disadvantage of forcing the connection on the exchange server queues. My queues are in retry state and i want to force the connection. is it fine to force the connection whenever the queues go in retry state?

Answer Question   |  August 13, 2008  12:39 PM
Exchange Server, Exchange Server queues
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15 pts.

can I run the exchange server for just the purpose of sharing the contact list and the calendar and nothing else
I’m taking down our exchange server and have gone to an outside service. I have two problems. I have a contact list that needs to be shared between 9 users. I also have a calendar that needs to be shared as well. Both items were shared through a public folder before. We are running outlook [...]

Answer Question   |  August 22, 2008  1:16 PM
Calendar, Exchange Server, Outlook, Outlook 2002
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16,755 pts.