The Edge Planning Tool for Office Communications Server 2007 is a tool that takes a user through a set of interview questions regarding the proposed or current edge server deployment. The tool interviews users about their perimeter network settings as well as some questions regarding their internal deployment.

Get it here: http://communicationsserverteam.com/archive/catego...6.aspx

A hotfix was released to Windows Server 2003 SP2 to fix SNP issues. We can see SNP issue with Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Exchange Server 2007 during a SCR replication when there is a large amount of data to be transferred and in many other situations, in the kb some scenarios are mentioned.

Read more at source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950224

MSExchangeteam has blogged how to troubleshoot VSS backups.

There have been some blogs on VSS backups in the past. Over last few months, we have worked on several cases where troubleshooting VSS was required. Seeing that the documentation around how to troubleshoot this is somewhat lacking, we decided to put together this blog post. This post will give you VSS troubleshooting tips using publicly available tools.

Read more at source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/25/449684.aspx

Even when an administrator clear the option Display sender’s name on messages all messages still displaying the name of the sender.

If you are experiencing this symptom you can look at this Microsoft KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935412

A nice post explaining how to solve the red “x” issue in Outlook 2003. The author blog and how to fix it can be found here: http://www.shahine.com/omar/FixingOutlookRedXProbl...m.aspx

A new version of Time zone Data Update Tool was released and it has better support or Israel and Brazil.

This August 2008, Microsoft has released an update to the Outlook Time Zone Update Tool. This new version (Version 3.0) offers, amongst others, better support for Israel and Brazil with regards to time zone handling and rebasing of calendars.

The Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool utilizes the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook for rebasing operations, which is why version 2.0 of the Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool included the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook, in a redistributable format, as part of the package.

Read more at source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/15/449583.aspx

An updated version of Mailbox Server Role Storage Calculator was released. You can download it from here: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/01/15/432207.aspx

Read more at source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/20/449649.aspx

Exchange 2007 was the first release of Exchange to include Unified Messaging (UM) and this was the first time many of our customers started considering replacing their existing voice mail systems with UM. As with any new technology, many have sent in questions or concerns regarding the legal implications of UM, and how to control the voice mail messages once they’re inside Exchange.

Read more at source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/21/449657.aspx

HA in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 webcast part 2 will be presented by Scott Schnool.

Are you prepared for outages that affect e-mail service or data availability? Have you defined recovery strategies and procedures for disasters big and small?

This Webcast will cover the recommended strategies for protecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 messaging service and data, with an emphasis on the ultimate disaster: a full site failure. Join Scott Schnoll this Friday (August 15, 2008) from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM PST as he dives deep into standby continuous replication (SCR), which was designed with these disasters in mind. This is a 300-400 level Webcast that covers disaster recovery options and strategies for Exchange 2007 SP1, standby continuous replication, and site resilience.

You can register for this free Webcast at http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032381322&Culture=en-US .

Read more at source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/13/449570.aspx

The Exchange Server documentation team is pleased to announce updates to the Exchange Server content.

To see what content has changed for Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1, take a look at Exchange Server 2007 Documentation Updates.

To see what content has changed for Exchange Server Analyzer, take a look at Exchange Server Analyzer Topic Updates.

In particular, we would like to highlight the following new or updated topics:

• Server Installation and Automation Guides: This section of content provides guidance on how to formally document your organization’s Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 build process, take steps to automate the build process to improve consistency, and reduce the possibility of operator error during server build and deployment. Installation guide templates cover both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003.
• Managing Public Folders with the Exchange Management Shell: This article gives tips and tricks for the day-to-day management of public folders by using the Exchange Management Shell.
• White Paper: Continuous Replication Deep Dive: Continuous replication is a key feature of Exchange Server 2007. Read about the technical details and inner workings of continuous replication technology in this white paper.

Read more at source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/13/449576.aspx