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Patching Exchange? Don’t Overlook Outlook

Posted on 18th July 2013 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

When Microsoft performs an Exchange Risk Assessment Program (ExRAP) with a customer there are several work items related to patching. We discuss how the:

Server hardware, firmware and drivers get updated
Server OS gets updated
Desktop OS gets updated
AV gets updated
Exchange Service Packs and Rollups get installed

Most customers have an appreciation for properly managing and maintain the above, though … Read the rest “Patching Exchange? Don’t Overlook Outlook”

How To Read Exchange Autodiscover Response In Outlook

Posted on 10th November 2012 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Demystifying Outlook Auto-Configuration – Part One

Exchange administrators will inevitably run into issues with the interaction between the Outlook client and Exchange server. So how can we identify the configuration data that is sent to Outlook from the Exchange server, and troubleshoot?

This article will describe how to analyse the data returned to Outlook to assist with troubleshooting Exchange s… Read the rest “How To Read Exchange Autodiscover Response In Outlook”