Exchange 2010 SP3 Rollup 5

News

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 is now available for direct download. It contains a total of 13 documented fixes.

Notable fixes are:

  • KB2913999 Meeting request body and instructions are lost in delegate’s auto-forwarded meeting request
  • KB2924971 RPC Client Access service stops when you select an inactive search folder in Outlook 2007 in an Exchange Server 2010 SP3 environment
  • KB2892257 Email items are lost when you move items between shared folders by using EWS delegate access

View: Description of Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3
Download: Update Rollup 5 For Exchange 2010 SP3 (KB2917508)


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Exchange 2007 SP3 Rollup 13

News

Update Rollup 13 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 is now available for direct download.

This Rollup Update fixes the following compatibility issue with Exchange 2013:

  • KB2926397 An Edge Subscription file from an Exchange 2013 Edge Transport server is rejected by an Exchange 2007 Hub Transport server

View: Description of Update Rollup 13 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
Download: Update Rollup 13 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2917522)


Adding header text or a top-banner to all outgoing mail

Aside from having a default signature, when creating a new message or reply/forward, some people (usually in marketing) also prefer to have a banner or special header text at the top of the message.

While this seems like an easy request, implementing it in such a way that it is added automatically is actually quite challenging and has its limitations in Outlook usability.

This guide provides several approaches how to solve this issue with the available Outlook features but also includes a VBA macro solution to fully automate adding the banner to your outgoing emails in a non-intrusive way.

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Outlook 2010 Hotfix for February 2014

News

Hotfix KB2863918 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 6 fixes for specific issues. Most notable fixes are;

  • When you select more than one email item from the Inbox, the OneNote button on the Home ribbon under the Move section is dimmed.
  • In the Exchange 2013 environment, the spam confidence level (SCL) -1 is not trusted by the Outlook Junk E-Mail Filter.
  • When you have an IMAP account together with an Exchange account in the same Outlook profile and resend an email message from the Sent Items folder in the IMAP mailbox, the sent email message goes to the Sent Items folder in the Exchange mailbox instead of the IMAP mailbox.

View: More details and download information for KB2863918

Obtaining the hotfixes
This is a Hotfix and not a regular update. You can request it via its KB article page.


Outlook 2010 Update for February 2014

News

A Rollup Update has been released for Outlook 2010 and can be downloaded and installed manually, but is also being offered via Microsoft Update.

Update KB2687567 for Outlook 2010
This is a non-security update and contains 2 documented fixes:

  • The .jndi file name extension has been added to the blocked attachments list.
  • In the Serbian (Latin) edition of Outlook 2010, duration changes for recurring meetings and appointments don’t always change correctly.

View: Download information for KB2687567

If you have Microsoft Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Microsoft Update or has already been updated automatically for you.


Quick Tips for week 5

Quick Tips

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

Limits to synching Outlook Contact information with Outlook.com
Delayed or no New Mail Notifications for Outlook 2013 on Windows 8

Quick Tip Highlights;
Save Sent Items in owner’s mailbox
Missing Categories when transferring to Outlook on a new computer
Insert Outlook Contact details into Word without Mail Merge

These tips and other headlines can also be followed via twitter


Outlook Anywhere: Fast vs. Slow network connection over HTTP or TCP/IP

Outlook Anywhere allows you to connect to Exchange even from outside of the corporate network via so-called “Microsoft Exchange Proxy Settings”.

Here you’ll find two options regarding fast and slow networks namely:

  • On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP
  • On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP

On occasion, questions are being raised about what exactly is considered slow or fast and whether or not this threshold can be configured.

While the direct answer is “yes, it can be configured”, the reality is that it might not actually really matter anyway for most configurations. Let’s take a closer look why that is.

Continue reading: Outlook Anywhere: Fast vs. Slow network connection over HTTP or TCP/IP