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I have migrated Exchange all through the versions from 5 to 2010 and Windows from NT3.51 through to Windows 2008 R2. Â I enjoy solving problems and finding new solutions.
Over the years I have gained certifications in Novell, Microsoft, Citrix, 3Com which I have kept upto date throughout and more recently VMWare & Lefthand SAN/IQ and am looking forward to exploring these latest ones a lot further with the recent installation of a Lefthand iSCSI Virtualisation SAN with VMWare ESXi.
I started posting on EE at the begining of June 2009. Â The first question I ever answered was on the 1st June 2009 and it was this one: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24453196/copy-shortcut-to-desktop-batch-file.html
At the end of 2009 after posting for 7 months I finished the year with the following:
Exchange Zone - 8th Overall and 2nd for the year
Windows 2008 - 3rd Overall and 3rd for the year
Windows 2003 - 3rd for the year
Small Business Server - 4th for the year
Active Directory - 6th for the year
2009 Community Top Experts: https://www.experts-exchange.com/expertAwardsCommunity.jsp?year=2009
Most points by a rookie Windows 2003 Server
Most points by a rookie Exchange Email Server
Most points by a rookie Small Business Server
I finished the year in 9th place in All Zones for the year and 120th out of all experts overall.
My primary use of EE is to put something back into IT (I hope) and to continue to learn. Â I have worked in IT for over 17 years and find resolving other peoples IT problems very rewarding.
Articles I have written:
Have a look at my articles, if you find them useful then please vote for them. https://www.experts-exchange.com/ARTH_2355264.html?arthOrderBy=3&arthSort=1#arth
Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Small Business Server 2011:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/A_4234-Migrate-Small-Business-Server-2003-to-Small-Business-Server-2011.html
Additional Domain for Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3982-Additional-Domain-for-Exchange-2010.html
Open multiple mailboxes on different Exchange Servers with Outlook 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Office_Productivity/Groupware/Outlook/A_3963-Open-multiple-mailboxes-on-different-Exchange-Servers-with-Outlook-2010.html
Use Remote Desktop Services on multi-homed server:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Windows_Server_2008/A_3950-Use-Remote-Desktop-Services-on-multi-homed-server.html
SBS 7 – A first look:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/A_3834-SBS-7-A-first-look.html
Yahoo! Blocking your mail server:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3719-Yahoo-Blocking-your-mail-server.html
Controlling mail-flow with Message Classifications and Transport Rules in Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3710-Controlling-mail-flow-with-Message-Classifications-and-Transport-Rules-in-Exchange-2010.html
Use Smartphone for use on wifi network without the need to reconfigure:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3703-Use-iPhone-on-wifi-network-without-the-need-to-reconfigure.html
Move WSUS Repository Small Business Server 2008:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/A_3589-Move-WSUS-Repository-Small-Business-Server-2008.html
Disable Autostart of Server Manager:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Windows_Server_2008/A_3594-Disable-Autostart-of-Server-Manager.html
Choosing the correct domain name:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Windows_Server_2008/A_3575-Choosing-the-correct-domain-name.html
Deleting mail of a certain age from Exchange mailboxes:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3538-Deleting-mail-of-a-certain-age-from-Exchange-mailboxes.html
Get more from Windows Updates:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/Windows_7/A_3236-Get-more-from-Windows-Updates.html
Prevent users sending external e-mails with Transport Rules:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3222-Prevent-users-sending-external-e-mails-with-Transport-Rules.html
Configure Moderated Distribution Group in Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3221-Configure-Moderated-Distribution-Group-in-Exchange-2010.html
Configure a shared mailbox in Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3219-Configure-a-shared-mailbox-in-Exchange-2010.html
Configure iPhone for use with Exchange Server:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3211-Configure-iPhone-for-use-with-Exchange-Server.html
Exchange Server Mail Flow:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_3044-Exchange-Server-Mail-Flow.html
Mailbox Recovery Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2975-Mailbox-Recovery-Exchange-2010.html
Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2881-Migrate-Small-Business-Server-2003-to-Exchange-2010-and-Windows-2008-R2.html
Multi-Mailbox Search with Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2863-Multi-Mailbox-Search-with-Exchange-2010.html
Changing the default port of an Exchange Server Send Connector:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2857-Changing-the-default-port-of-an-Exchange-Server-Send-Connector.html
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange 2003:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2831-Google-Apps-Migration-for-Microsoft-Exchange-2003.html
Exchange 2007 Topology discovery failed:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2829-Exchange-2007-Topology-discovery-failed.html
Exchange Offline Defrag:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2730-Exchange-Offline-Defrag.html
High Availability Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2721-High-Availability-Exchange-2010.html
Importing PST files in to Exchange 2010:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2709-Importing-PST-files-in-to-Exchange-2010.html
Export mailboxes using Exmerge and Exchange 2003:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2710-Export-mailboxes-using-Exmerge-and-Exchange-2003.html
Notify External Recipient of email arrival:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2581-Notify-External-Recipient-of-email-arrival.html
Configure Exchange 2007 or 2010 to relay email for an additional domain:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2555-Configure-Exchange-2007-or-2010-to-relay-email-for-an-additional-domain.html
Migrate Windows 2003 with Exchange to Small Business Server 2008:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/A_2465-Migrate-Windows-2003-with-Exchange-to-Small-Business-Server-2008.html
Backup Exchange 2010 Information Store using Windows Backup:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2452-Backing-up-Exchange-2010-Information-Store-using-Windows-Backup.html
Migrate to Exchange 2007/2010 on same hardware:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2413-Migrate-to-Exchange-2007-2010-on-same-hardware.html
Exchange DNS Configuration:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2370-Exchange-DNS-Configuration.html
Outlook continually prompting for username and password:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2300-Outlook-continually-prompting-for-username-and-password.html