Finally, long expected Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2007 is out. You can download it here:
Release notes can be found here. To find out what's new in Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 read the following article from the TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676323.aspx
A few days ago MS Exchange team published a script that helps you export CAS role settings. Usage of the script:
.\exportcasconfig -cloneConfigData:"C:\CASConfigData.xml" -Key:"A9ABA4D2C21C4bc58B303EA47BBE3608" (32 byte string used for password encryption/decryption)
-Key parameter is optional and is used in case there are any passwords that need to be encrypted.
Script will export:
The script can be downloaded from here.
Related article: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/11/14/447534.aspx
Dynamic distribution groups These are distribution groups for which membership is based on specific recipient filters rather than a defined set of recipients. Dynamic distribution groups were called query-based distribution groups in Exchange 2003.
Source: Microsoft Exchange TechNet library
If you created query-based Distribution Group in Exchange 2003 it was filtered by using LDAP query language. Exchange 2007 is using OPATH as query language which is simpler to use than LDAP. During transition from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, now called dynamic distribution groups, are not automatically converted to OPATH query-language. Query-based distribution groups work but if you want to see members from Exchange Management Shell or do something else with the group within Exchange 2007, you simply can't or the use is limited.
So, you need to convert LDAP query language to OPATH. When creating new Dynamic Distribution Group in Exchange 2007, there are some conditions (filters) you can choose from. But as you will see there are only few.
For example, if you have a query based distribution group that uses City as a filter point, then, if you check your conditions options, you will see that City is not included in the GUI. You can still use Exchange Management Shell though. To query users for dynamic distribution group that have City attribute assigned, you need to enter the opath query through Exchange Management Shell.
To change existing Dynamic Distribution Group which uses LDAP filter to use OPATH filter you use:
Set-DynamicDistributionGroup -Identity "GROUPNAME" -RecipientFilter {(Alias -ne $null -and City -like 'Ljubljana') -and -not(Name -like 'SystemMailbox{*') -and -not(Name -like 'CAS_{*')}
In this case all the users that have Ljubljana as the City attribute will be members of this Dynamic Distribution Group.
Lists of Active Directory group attributes can be found on Microsoft's web site for different operating systems but I suggest that you try the name as it is written in AD properties. For example, City in LDAP is l (L in small letters) but in OPATH you just write City (see example).
Yesterday I got my MCITP Enterprise Messaging Administrator certificate and was surprised to see that I am CHARTER member! First 5.000 pros in the world who pass the exams become Charter members.
I didn't know I was that fast :))))))
On 26th of October 2007 Microsoft released Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2007. There are 11 issues fixed in this update:
You can find description of the update here.
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