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Messaging. Damian Leibaschoff Support Escalation Engineer Microsoft. Agenda. Exchange Server 2007 Forefront Security for Exchange Server Outlook and Autodiscover Windows Mobile support SBS 2008 integration Pop3 connector wizard Advanced outbound option wizard ( smarthost )
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Messaging Damian Leibaschoff Support Escalation Engineer Microsoft
Agenda • Exchange Server 2007 • Forefront Security for Exchange Server • Outlook and Autodiscover • Windows Mobile support • SBS 2008 integration • Pop3 connector wizard • Advanced outbound option wizard (smarthost) • Fix my network wizard Messaging goal: Get the Small Business prominently on the Internet (their own e-mail domain name) and all the enterprise features (Outlook, OWA, Windows Mobile) with minimum effort
Messaging Features • Exchange 2007 is setup out-of-the-box! • Fully integrated with SBS wizards • Steps to complete Exchange customization • Connect to the Internet wizard • Internet address management wizard • Configure a smarthost for Internet e-mail (optional) • Add a trusted certificate (optional) • It’s just Exchange 2007!
Forefront Security For Exchange • Antivirus pre-configured to scan well known extensions • Scans at the transport and store levels • Anti-spam set to Quarantine
Advanced Internet Mail Options • Commonly used to configure smarthost • Outbound e-mail settings when on a dynamic IP address
Configuring Outlook • Domain joined clients create Outlook profile on first launch • Non-domain joined clients use Outlook Autodiscover service • Requires Outlook 2007 SP1 • Or Windows Mobile 6.1 based phones • Take-home package required for self-signed certificate • Using IAMW, everything is automatic • Manual steps required if not using GITME
Windows Mobile Support • Small Business Server 2008 comes pre-loaded with server-side software for Windows Mobile connectivity Works best with Windows Mobile 6 devices and higher. Windows Mobile 5 is supported, but due to certificate issues, not recommended SBS Self-issued Certificate may or may not work, depending on how the device is locked by device provider
POP3 Connector • Re-written for SBS 2008 • E-mail delivered through SMTP • All spam checks are in place • No support for global mailboxes • 5 minute minimum check
Fix My Network • First place to stop when having a networking issue • Detects (and corrects) over 70 network configuration issues • Two phases • Detection • Fixup
Fix My Network • Some checks • DNS service is started • Server A and AAAA record exists and are accurate • CA service is not installed • External DHCP server running on the router • Check that foreign gateway connector to SharePoint is installed, and pointing to e-mail drop directory • Check that RPC over http is enabled
Partner Overview Partner Profile TAP Customer Profile Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce 7 employees; 5 interns Business Focus: Chamber of Commerce; Also runs the largest festival in our area – Ski to Sea Key Pain Points: Keeping track of Ski to Sea from year to year; Remote workers; Mobile Workers How is SBS 2008 helping: Sharepoint/Wikis; Windows Mobile; RWW • Hardlines Company • Bellingham, WA • 4 employees • 40 active customers • Solution focus areas: Webcasting and Small Business Outsourced IT • MSPP Level: Microsoft Certified Partner; Small Business Specialist
A Real-World Perspective • Our experience with SBS 2008 • Exchange 2007 is a big, big change. It’s better… Webmail is now as good as Outlook 2007 • It’s a lot of work to migrate to SBS 2008, but worth it • As always, customers will do amazing things with the product • The way the Chamber is using the Sharepoint Wikis is changing their workflow and will make next year’s Ski to Sea much better • Three things we have learned and recommend • Install SBS 2008 in your environment. Eat the dogfood… • Build a relationship with your local Chamber. Our relationship will help grow our business for years • Using Vista, Office 2007, and SBS 2008 will make your customers very, very happy
Exchange Connectors • “Internet Address Management” wizard • “Fix My Network” wizard • Three Receive Connectors • Default • Accepts from: Internal Subnet • Relay: Authenticated • Windows SBS Internet receive • Accepts from: Internet • Relay: None • Windows SBS Fax Sharepoint receive • Accepts from: Localhost • Relay: Authenticated
Exchange Connectors • One Foreign Connector • Address space: Companyweb • Not seen in GUI • Created by • Setup • “Fix My Network” wizard
Exchange Connectors • “Internet Address Management” wizard • “Fix My Network” wizard • One Send Connector • Windows SBS Internet Send • Address Space: * • Network: Use DNS • “Configure Internet Mail” wizard • Configures Smarthost • Outbound authentication
Exchange Settings • Remote domains • Default: * • Windows SBS Companyweb domain: Companyweb • Accepted Domains • Domain.local • Windows SBS external domain • E-mail address policies • Windows SBS e-mail address policy • Default policy
Exchange Settings • All anti-spam agents are enabled • Sender ID set to Stamp only by default. • Activesync • Windows SBS Mobile mailbox policy • Allow non-provisionable devices • Require password • Allow simple, 10 attempts, 4 characters, 5 minutes
Exchange Settings • Two storage groups • Mailbox database on first storage group • Public folder database on second storage group • 2 GB mailbox limit at the store and per user • OWA configured to require user name only
Sender ID Considerations • Receiving • Are you using a hosting company? • Need to add them as trusted or else risk failing SPF checks • Set-transportconfig -InternalSmtpServers • Your SPF DNS records do not matter here • Sending • On managed hosting we create the following • TXT, “v=sp1 a mx ~all” • Soft fail request • If using smarthost and not the same as your MX, you will need to correct it
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