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Mobile Messaging & Exchange 2003 SP2 The User Group Tour…

Mobile Messaging & Exchange 2003 SP2 The User Group Tour… Lee Benjamin, MVP ExchangeGuy Consulting Chair, ExchangeServerBoston.com User Group Mobile Messaging & Exchange 2003 SP2 …The User Group Tour WindowsBoston Wednesday, April 5, 2006 www.WindowsBoston.com

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Mobile Messaging & Exchange 2003 SP2 The User Group Tour…

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  1. Mobile Messaging & Exchange 2003 SP2The User Group Tour… Lee Benjamin, MVP ExchangeGuy Consulting Chair, ExchangeServerBoston.com User Group

  2. Mobile Messaging & Exchange 2003 SP2…The User Group Tour • WindowsBoston • Wednesday, April 5, 2006 • www.WindowsBoston.com • New England Small Business Server User Group • Tuesday, April 18, 2006 • http://www.bostonusergroups.net/ • Southern New England Network Users Group • September 20, 2006 • http://www.snenug.org/ • The North Shore Computer Society • TBD • http://www.northshore.org/

  3. Exchange Server Boston User Groupaka Boston Area Exchange User Group • Largest Exchange User Group • 900+ Members, 450+ on TechTips • www.ExchangeServerBoston.com • Meetings • 3rd Wednesday, Either Physical or Virtual • October 11, 2006 (Physical) • Exchange 2007, Need to Know • SharePoint for Exchange Administrators

  4. Agenda • Exchange Service Pack 2 • WM5 Experience • What Next – E12 and Outlook 2007 • Mimosa NearPoint for Exchange • Archiving, CDP, Compliance, and More

  5. SP2 Improved Mailbox Fundamentals • Standard Edition: 16G  75G storage limit • How Did Your Backup Go Today? • Automatic to 18GB, Larger via Registry • Public folder management and controls • Administrative tasks and wizards • Folder deletion logging • Replication control • PF’s in E12 (but not after that) • Get to Know SharePoint • Connection controls and migration • Cached mode connection enforcement • Supported GroupWise 6.x connector/migration tools • Iberian & Brazilian Portuguese OWA spell check

  6. Exchange Best Practices Analyzer • GREAT Tool To Analyze Your Exchange Environment! • Recent changes • Global message size limits set • UCE (Spam) thresholds • Latest service pack and patches • Not replacement for Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) • DNS, Kerberos configuration • TCP/IP ports, protocols, suppress OOF to DL’s, Exchange Journal (Archive) • Anti-Virus installed, recent signatures, Symantec, McAfee, Sybari • Hot fixes (Windows and Exchange) • Also EXPTA and EXDRA • www.EXBPA.com

  7. SPAM and IMF • Exchange Intelligent Message Filter • Included in Exchange 2003 SP2 • (Free add-on for Exchange 2003 SP1) • Must Uninstall IMF(SP1) First • Basic Solution with Minimal Control • 3rd party Add-ons(See Slipstick.com) • More granular • Archive viewers • Products using SCL (Spam Confidence Level) • Deploy On The Perimeter • BTW… Sybari and FrontBridge

  8. Sender ID Framework • Message transits one to many e-mail serversen route to receiver • Look up Sender’s SPF record in DNS • Determine PRA or Mail From check • Compare PRA to legitimate IPs in SPF record or Mail From check • Match  positive filter input • No match  negative filter input • One time: publish SIDF record in DNS using Sender Policy Framework (SPF) text file format • No other changes required • E-mail message sent as normal

  9. Improved Mobile E-Mail • Improved mobile Outlook experience • Reduced bandwidth and latency • Direct Push email, calendar, contacts & tasks • Additional Outlook properties • GAL lookup • New policy provisioning for devices • Device password restrictions • Local device reset • Additional device and message security • Certificate authentication • S/MIME • Remote device reset

  10. New Windows Mobile 5 (WM5) devices • Must Use SSL Certificates (Port 443) • Can no longer disable cert checking • Could bypass cert in previous versions (still SSL) • Direct PUSH update from Cellular Vendors • Microsoft Messaging and Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile 5.0

  11. Device Policy Configuration Storage Cards…

  12. Mobile devices • Manage Security from Within IIS • IIS Virtual Directory like Outlook Web Access • Can apply SSL in IIS and on mobile device • Outlook Mobile Access (OMA) • Plain HTTP, no icons, no frames, no attachments • Cell phones and any browser (enable unsupported devices) • ExchangeActiveSync • Synchronize PocketPC and SmartPhones • Over the Internet or cellular network, also WiFi • Directly to the Exchange Server • Sync to Pocket Outlook • Pocket Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Notes • FYI… Desktop ActiveSync 4.2 • Removes Sync over Network (WiFi) • Why? Security, was not encrypted • Still supports BlueTooth (Link to Com Port) • Will return, but choice not to delay Windows Mobile 5.0 • Continue to use ActiveSync 3.8 if needed

  13. Legend Wired line Wireless line Enterprise Deployment OWA from kiosk or from home Corporate Network Outlook from home (rpc/http) Exchange Front End server Internet (Cellular Networks) Mailbox Server HTTPS (443) ISA 2004 Server (recommended) MailboxServer Internet (802.11x - hotspots) Wireless Intranet (802.11x) HTTPS (443) Wireless PDA Smart phone Wi-Fi Laptop Wi-Fi PDA Wi-Fi PDA Wi-Fi Smart phone Wi-Fi Smart phone Wi-Fi Laptop Upgrade the Front End Server to Service Pack 2 for direct push

  14. WM5 Experience • Are You A Phone Person or a PDA Person? • Palm Treo 700 exclusive to Verizon (initially) • Hard Device Buttons for Calling • HTC Apache… • aka Verizon XV6700, Sprint PPC6700, others • Voice Dialing Software • Business Requirement? Personal Device or Corporate Deployment? • Tweaks and Hacks • Customization for Rollout

  15. WM5 Experience • Data Plans • Unlimited Cellular Data (not MB Plan), or WiFi Only • Don’t Need Providers Email Server! • Certificate Chain • Using Public Network, Get Public Certificate • Firewall • Port 443, Just Like OWA (Wink!) • Consider ISA for Exchange, Packet Inspection

  16. ExchangeGuy Evaluation • Based on 6 Months with Verizon XV6700 • Hardware is Solid, Slide-out Keyboard • Networks- Cellular, EVDO/1xRT, WiFi B, Bluetooth, USB • EVDO Clocked at 291.4 kbps (CNET Bandwidth Meter) • WiFi Battery Intensive • GPS for E911 Only! • Battery- 1 Day Reasonable Usage • More Powerful Batteries Available (Thicker) • Memory- 96MB for Storage and Running Programs • MiniSD Card is a Must (Mine 1GB) • 1.3 MP Camera

  17. Maintaining Stability • Install Only Applications Updated for Windows Mobile 5.0! • If Hanging, Remove Last Installed Application • Card Formatting and Card Protection • Install Today Screen Programs Into Internal Memory • Close Applications Running On Storage Card • Microsoft Security Feature Pack (MSFP) • Full ROM Update (Wipe)… From the Cellular Providers • Installed Fine... The Second Time • Consider Extended Warranty and Damage Coverage

  18. Tweaks, Hacks, Customization • Hidden Memory Partition • Unlock, Make Visible, You Win 10MB • Pocket Informant Uses Pocket Outlook Data Files • Providers Shut Off Some Functionality • Turn On Data During Calls • Registry Editor • My Documents • Move to Storage Card • Sync Requires Software • Apps Only Know One Folder Level • USB/Blue Tooth Tethering • Contact Your Provider For Pricing <Wink!>

  19. ExchangeGuy’s WM5 Software Picks • WebIS Pocket Informant • Uses Pocket Outlook Datafiles and ActiveSync • SOTI Pocket Controller • Demo Capability • Synchronize Alternate Folders • Smartskey • Volume Key Becomes Page Up/Down

  20. Exchange 2007 Exchange 2007 Edge Server Intranet DMZ Windows Server Exchange 2007 Windows Server Client Access HubTransport Exchange 2007 Edge Transport Unified Messaging Mailbox Exchange 2007 Server Roles

  21. 2007 Things I Like • Outlook 2007 Search • Auto-Discover Exchange Server From AD • Calendaring Improvements • Outlook Anywhere and Outlook Voice Access • EXBPA (Exchange Best Practices Analyzer) • Exchange 2007 Management Consoleand Shell Scripting (Monad) • Edge Transport Server Role and ForeFront for AV/AS • Server Rules on Edge/Transport • Secure Access to Files Through OWA • Opportunistic TLS • LCR and CCR…

  22. Exchange 2007Data Protection LCR/CCR • Evolution of Disk Backup • Copies of Exchange Databases • Transaction Log Shipping • SQL Server and Mimosa Today • Local Continuous Replication • Same Computer, Different Disk/Array • Cluster Continuous Replication • Shared Cluster Storage –or- Not Shared Cluster Storage • Stretch Not Shared Cluster Storage, Longhorn Server, Mid-Late 2007 • LCR/CCR Not An Archiving Solution • ISV Software Solutions… Mimosa NearPoint

  23. How Mimosa Is Different • No Journaling Hit • No Software on Exchange • Leverage VSS and Snapshots • Log Shipping- Doing Already • Preservation of Messages as Objects • No Outlook Install • Search Against NearPoint,Not Exchange

  24. Links • Exchange SP2 • http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp2 • Sender ID • http://www.microsoft.com/senderid • http://anti-spamtools.org/ • Send mail to mailto:check-auth@verifier.port25.com • Windows Mobile 5.0 with Messaging & Security Feature Pack • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/strategy/wm5exch03.mspx • Exchange Blog – “You had me at ELHO” • http://blogs.technet.com/exchange • Direct Push is just a heartbeat away • http://blogs.technet.com/exchange/archive/2006/04/03/424028.aspx

  25. Thanks!Join the Group!www.ExchangeServerBoston.com LeeB@ExchangeGuy.com Chair@ExchangeServerBoston.com

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