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Living on the edge

2010-12-10

When it comes time to design your Exchange infrastructure, one of the key design decisions is going to include how you bring email in from the Internet to your system. Believe it or not, you have options, and you can read about them here. If you find enjoy the post, please retweet it. Thanks. And [...]

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‘Tis the season for spam.

2010-12-06

With Christmas (and the other VFOWS*) just around the corner, in this latest post on the AllSpammedUp.com blog I cover five steps you should take now to get your systems ready for the influx of crap that will soon be hitting your MTAs. Click the picture below to read more, and feel free to retweet [...]

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howto://set up IP Blocklist Providers in Exchange 2010

2010-12-03

Here’s how to actually set up IP Blocklist providers in Exchange 2010, as well as some examples using real BL providers.

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A call to action: Embrace SPF

2010-12-01

Embrace SPF records. Do it, be one of us.

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Outlook Anywhere versus VPN

2010-11-12

This week on TheEmailAdmin I discuss the pros and cons of offering Outlook Anywhere access versus using VPN connections to support remote users. If you have a remote or traveling workforce (or both) you may find this post interesting, and it should help you determine which solution will work best for your users. Please click [...]

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Today we have a two-fer!

2010-11-05

This week we have a two for one special on guest posts. The first covers SMTP tarpitting, and the second covers ways to help your users help you to reduce SPAM.

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The Exchange Certificate Wizard; PKI made easy

2010-11-03

In this week’s post on TheEmailAdmin, I cover The Exchange Certificate Wizard; PKI made easy. Microsoft really made the process of generating a properly formatted CSR with all the necessary service names quick and easy with this wizard, taking most of the hard work out of getting SSL enabled services up and running. Check it [...]

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SendAs vs. SendOnBehalfOf in Exchange 2010

2010-10-29

This week’s post on TheEmailAdmin talks about the SendAs and SendOnBehalfOf options users may want to take advantage of in Exchange 2010. We cover the differences, when each may be appropriate, and how best to administer them both. You can view it here or just click the pretty picture below. Please feel free to retweet [...]

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11 Ways End Users can help reduce spam

2010-10-27

In my latest post on the blog AllSpammedUp, I go over several steps end-users can take to help reduce SPAM. To tie in with National CyberSecurity Awareness Month, these steps were intended to be shared with your end users to help them help you. It’s never too late for that sort of thing. You can [...]

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Securing email in three part harmony

2010-10-08

This time around I have written a three part series for TheEmailAdmin on securing email. In part one I discuss the challenges that may lead you to investigating your options, in part two I go over the two dominant solutions for server to server encryption, and in part three I look at the two dominant [...]

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Troubleshooting SMTP/TLS with OpenSSL

2010-10-01

In this guest post on TheEmailAdmin, I cover troubleshooting SMTP/TLS connections using OpenSSL. One of the most difficult things to determine when troubleshooting secure email between MTAs is whether you are having an issue with SMTP, mail routing, or encryption. WireShark can only take you so far. OpenSSL can help you reach the next step [...]

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GFI delivers another win

2010-09-24

For the small to medium sized business, backup solutions tend to be overlooked, either because they lack the technical skillset, or the prices of the big boys’ solutions are just too steep to justify. GFI Backup Business Edition offers a very powerful solution with a price tag that even the most frugal business can’t help but like. This review takes you through the basics.

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