When constructing Transport Rules, it is pretty straight forward to define a set of conditions and then specify the action to take when those conditions are met. It is easy to overlook an optional third component: Exceptions. Several customer questions Read More

Early 2008 we have posted a blog entry with a VB script that generates some pre-canned reports that are based on message tracking logs. The script has proven to be useful in understanding Microsoft's Exchange work load and guide some design decision for Read More

You requested it... and we delivered it in Exchange 2010! One of the most requested items in exchange 2007 was something like this... ...we have 5-12 external domains that we need to allow some users to send to, but prevent sending to all other domains... Read More

The Delivery Reports feature which was introduced in Exchange 2010 enables both Information Workers, and administrators to view delivery status of messages and discover answers to questions such as: why a message was not delivered, where a message is Read More

MailTips brings together information from many sources; its value to users is taking what can be complicated on the backend and presenting it very simply. This does mean, however, that there are a few different places to look when troubleshooting MailTips.  Read More

Let's say you have a business process that requires the approval of two different people. Well, with moderation and transport rules, you can automate that process with Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010. In this example, we'll set up transport rules so that Read More

Seeing that many will be finding a copy of Exchange 2010 under the tree soon (...right?), we wanted to let you know that we have been working to create the performance counter guidance for Exchange 2010 as we have for Exchange 2007 (see Monitoring Without Read More

The Exchange 2010 transport server role architecture diagrams are now available for download. The Hub Transport Role Architecture diagram can help you understand the different transport components involved in processing and routing messages, the different Read More

In Microsoft CSS (Customer Service and Support) we deal with many anti-spam questions. While the anti-spam features that come out of the box with Exchange 2007 provide a robust level of protection against unwanted garbage in your inbox, there is still Read More

I wanted to take a moment to get out the latest information concerning Exchange Anti-Spam Filters for the different Exchange products that have been released. This definitely will not answer all the questions but it should help in clarifying things that Read More

By now, you've seen a few of our Spotlight on Exchange 2010 postings. If you have, hopefully you're excited about the great work that has been going on to make Exchange 2010 the best version of Exchange yet. So then the practical side of you kicks in Read More

EDIT 10/14/2009: We updated the section that recommends settings for environments that need to support messages larger than default 10MB message size. Already an expert on large messages? You'll still want to check out the updated "Best Practices" section Read More

Moderation in Exchange Server 2010 In past versions of Exchange server, the best way to control mail flow to a distribution group or mailbox was delivery restrictions. Delivery restrictions allow you to reject mail from certain individuals or groups (sometimes Read More

Are you using Journaling in a mixed Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2003 environment? If yes, here are some mixed environment considerations you should be aware of. A Brief Overview of Journaling Exchange 2003 shipped with 3 different types of journaling: Read More

Transport Rules provides an organization with the tools needed to enforce messaging policies across their Exchange organization. You may be familiar with Transport Rules in Exchange Server 2007, and the ability to inspect different parts of a message Read More