Exchange Solutions

In-Depth Understanding of Virtual Directories in Exchange Server

In this article, we are going to see the features and functionalities of Virtual Directories of Exchange servers in detail. Introduction: Virtual Directories in Microsoft Exchange is used for applications and other clients that use web based services. For instance, services like ActiveSync, Outlook Web App etc., are some of the in-built features that uses Virtual Directories. They are mainly used by Internet Information services (IIS) for establishing access with the Exchange’s Web...

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In-Depth Understanding of Transport Rules in Exchange Server

In this article, we are going to see how the transport rules works in Exchange servers and its functionalities in detail. Introduction: Transport Rules are defined in the Exchange Systems to efficiently control, moderate and divert the mail flow as per our requirements. These rules take complete control of all the Incoming and outgoing emails and action as per the scope of the rule. These rules are acting upon mails before it reaches the mailbox at server end. Once the mails are reached...

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What are Retention Policies and Tags in Exchange Server

In this article, we are going to see the features of retention policies and its tag to manage our Exchange environment in a better way. Introduction: Retention policies are used to determine the life cycle of emails in the Exchange environment. Retention and Archiving are two different features, however they work hand-in-hand. Retention policy is also called as Message Records Management (MRM). Retention:  As the word denotes, it is used to retain emails based on the time frame. Retention...

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