Poll: Do you sync with a Smartphone?
This month we want to find out if users are syncing with a
Smartphone or PDA. You can enter your response at
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Support for
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) is now fully supported on
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and BlackBerry Technical Support
Services are available.
For more information, see
Blackberry support
or
Exchange team
Office 2010 Beta Released
Office 2010 Beta is now available for download. I highly recommend
users not install it on their “production” system. If you ignore this
advice, install the 32bit version, especially if you use add-ins or
sync with devices. Existing add-ins will not work with the 64bit
version. There is a good chance they will work with the32bit build.
For best results, uninstall your current version of Outlook and make a
backup copy of any PST in your profile. The old profile should work
ok, but you should consider making a new one.
If you use the Outlook Connector uninstall it before installing it
beta. Outlook should offer to download the new connector for you. If
not, make a new profile and add the Hotmail/Live account to it. This
should bring up the offer to download the new connector. Once
installed, it will work with the account in the old profile.
FYI: Look on the File tab for Options and Account settings.
Download links:
TechNet - Office Home |
MSDN -
Office Developer Home |
General Public
Exchange Server 2010 RTM
Exchange 2010 is now available to the public. Download a 120 day
trial to install on your hardware or a virtual disk for testing.
Online trials also available.
Exchange Server 2010 RTM
Birthdays Recur Every 12 Years
In this bug, all day events that
recur yearly are changed to recur every 12 years after using ActiveSync.
If your calendar is affected by this bug, set the events to have an end
date. This reportedly fixes the problem.
See Birthdays recur
every 12 Years for the latest information.
MSN/Hotmail Access Denied
Effective September 1 2009, access to Hotmail and MSN using the
HTTP protocol in Outlook and Outlook Express is disabled. Users will
need to use the Outlook Connector or POP3/SMTP to collect their email.
For more information, see: MSN (and
Hotmail) Access Denied?
Exchange 2007 SP2
Exchange 2007 SP2 is now available for download.
Looking to the future, you will be able to deploy Exchange Server
2010 in your organization once all of the client access servers in
your organization and Active Directory sites are upgraded to
Exchange Server 2007 SP2. All Exchange 2007 server will need to be
at SP2 level before interoperability with Exchange 2010 is assured.
Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a
Meeting Request Update Bug
We're seeing complaints that Outlook automatically sends
meeting updates to the attendees several times a day. When users
delete the responses from their inbox it triggers another update
to attendees.
This appears to be a problem only for people who sync iPhones
with Exchange.
The fix: Do not include yourself as an attendee.
iPhone and the
Meeting Request Bug
Office 2007 SP2
This update has all of the public updates, security updates, cumulative
updates, and hotfixes released through February 2009.
See Description of 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 SP2 for more information and links to the downloads. This was placed on Windows update and will be automatically installed on computers with automatic updates enabled.
See Outlook 2007 SP2 for
slipstick.com's coverage of SP2.
Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack
1
Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
(SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server
2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update
rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server
2007 SP1 customers. For a list of changes that are
included in this update rollup, see
KB 960384
Download Update Rollup 7 for Exchange 2007 SP1
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-003 - Critical
A critical security update is available for
Exchange 2000, 2003 and 2007 and addresses two
vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. The first
vulnerability could allow remote code execution
if a specially crafted TNEF message is sent to an
Exchange Server. The attacker could use this to
take complete control of the affected system with
Exchange Server service account privileges. The
second vulnerability could allow denial of
service if a specially crafted MAPI command is
sent to Exchange Server. A successful attacker
could cause the Exchange System Attendant service
and other services that use the EMSMDB32 provider
to stop responding.
For more information and to download the update, see
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code
Execution (KB 959239)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-003 - Critical
Appointment times randomly move by 2 - 8 minutes
We're seeing complaints about Outlook adding (or subtracting) 2 - 8
minutes to new appointments. For example, if an appointment is created
for 10:00 to 11:00 AM, it's changed to 10:02 to 11:02 AM. Users may
also receive an error message that the message is not recurring and
they need to close all open items.
This is not a bug in
Outlook, its caused by the anti-spam module from CA Security Suite
2008. Disabling or uninstalling the anti-spam module will fix it.
Fixed: iPhone and Disappearing Appointments
There is a problem with iPhone v2 software syncing with
Outlook where the events created on the device are only visible
in a table view, not Day/Week/Month view.
When new appointments are entered into the iPhone they're set
as repeating in Outlook but contain no data and Outlook doesn't
know what to do with them. To fix, open the event on the iPhone
and change it to recurring daily then end the recurrence on the
date of the event before syncing.
A hotfix is now available. See
Some recurring calendar items disappear
from the "Day/Week/Month" view in Outlook when a user uses Exchange
ActiveSync on a mobile device to modify a recurring meeting in an Exchange
2003 environment
For more information, see
iPhone, Outlook, and disappearing appointments
An Outlook - IMAP Virus? No, Read Receipts
We're seeing reports from a lot of panicked Outlook 2007 users
who have IMAP accounts in their profile that Outlook is infected
with a new virus because it sends upwards of 50 hidden messages
every few days.
It's not a virus, its a bug involving IMAP accounts, the Junk
Email folder and Read Receipts. Outlook 2007 is not honoring the
Read Receipt settings and returning Not Read receipts when the
Junk folder is emptied.
Microsoft is investigating and until it's fixed, mark Junk mail
read within Outlook, before deleting it.
See the latest updates at
Problem: Outlook is sending unknown messages
CDO1.2.1 for Windows 2008 and Vista
This version of CDO is compatible with Windows Vista and
Windows Server 2008. This will install on 64-bit systems but
works only with 32-bit applications.
Download:
Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1
Recurring Meeting Bug
If your Outlook seems possessed and turns all of your
meeting requests into recurring meetings, you have a Dell
laptop with MediaDirect.
There is a bug in the add-in that reads Outlook meetings
so Media Direct's Instant Office can display then without
fully booting into Windows. You'll need to uninstall or
disable the add-in called "Outlook Setup Addin (Cyberlink)"
to put an end to the errant recurring meetings.
Recurring Meeting Bug
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