If you run into an issue where the Lync client shows the following error, a very likely cause is that the DNS settings are incorrect or are missing altogether. Symptoms…
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Many times I am working on a network where I need to either flush out an ARP table or just see if any hosts respond. So from a Windows system…
In Lync Server 2013, a change was made to allow end-users to specify their own Music On Hold files under Options- Ringtones and Sounds- Play Music on Hold. This is…
1. Userless VPN I almost titled this one “Users will consider you a hero” but it looked silly on paper. Apparently not too silly as I just typed it anyway. Think…
Overview Microsoft Exchange Server accounts can be set up with an Exchange Personal Archive by the Exchange administrator. The Exchange personal archive is a specialized Exchange mailbox in addition to…
One of the most compelling reasons to switch from an on-premises messaging solution to a cloud based solution is to switch from Capital Expenditures to Operational Expenditures. The ability to…
When migrating to Office 365 and setting up Exchange Online Protection (EOP), you may find that you have a large list of allowed and blocked email addresses and domains to…
In the newer versions of Internet Explorer, some add-ons are disabled automatically to improve performance of the browser. Unfortunately, one of the add-ons that tends to get disabled is the…
While performing a hybrid Office 365 migration for a client, I found that newly migrated users were getting their primary SMTP addresses changed. This organization uses %g.%s@domain.com in their email…
A client of PEI’s asked if Microsoft Exchange could block outbound emails that included Social Security numbers. We built a transport rule for emails sent to users ‘Outside the Organization’…
