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So! you’re still a busy-bee, aren’t you? After the success of the ‘Top 10 Email Security Blogs‘ article, I decided to go further and provide you with Email Security Matters’ Top 10 Exchange Blogs now. 1) ExchangeServerPro.com URL: http://exchangeserverpro.com/ Topics: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 & 2010, Tutorials, News, Reviews, Training Author: Paul Cunningham Frequency: 10-20 posts/month About: Exchange ServerRead more

There are still quite a few small and medium-sized ISPs out there who use technology such as POP before SMTP to allow mail relaying. However as threats increase, it’s become standard operating procedure to require proper authentication from end-users to allow outbound mail relay. One of my customers came up with a fairly gentle wayRead more

If you’re as busy as most IT administrators, you’re probably looking for the most efficient way to manage your Exchange server. The best tool you can use is PowerShell. Exchange 2010 ships with a well-defined PowerShell 2.0 web service that allows you to manage and automate administrative tasks using a remote session through HTTP. It’sRead more

About to leave for the Christmas and New Years holidays? Don’t forget about your holiday admin checklist! Make sure your daily backups are working, check your backup logs! Make sure you have a redundancy solution in place for your mail infrastructure, even if it’s a lowly mail spooler. Make sure you have your list ofRead more

I actually find the Gawker1 situation a bit of a mixed blessing. If you work in the IT industry, I’m sure you know how frustrating it can be to explain to users the hazards of reusing passwords, of using short, simple dictionary words, and blah, blah, blah. All that oft-repeated advice fell on deaf ears,Read more