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Free Jump Start course – Core Solutions on Microsoft Exchange Server 2013


Are you planning an upgrade to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, or do you want to know more about what it would involve? Would you like help preparing for Exam 70-341 or Exam 70-342? Take this fast-paced, demo-rich Jump Start course, and learn about planning, deploying, and managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Exchange on-premises.

You’ll find out how to manage the messaging infrastructure and provide high availability and security through demos geared to your business needs. This Jump Start is appropriate for anyone upgrading from earlier versions of Exchange, and gives as well as IT Pros who have prior networking experience the Microsoft Exchange training they need. You can visit Microsoft Virtual Academy’s Core Solutions of Exchange Server 2013 Jump Start.

This Jump Start is appropriate for anyone upgrading from earlier versions of Exchange as well as IT Pros new to Exchange but with prior networking experience. If you are pursuing the MCSE: Messaging certification, it will help you prepare for Exam 70-341.

https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Core-Solutions-Exchange-2013/01/player

Full course outline:

  • Mod 01: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
  • Mod 02: Configuring Mailbox Servers and Recipients
  • Mod 03: Deploying and Managing Client Access Servers and Clients
  • Mod 04: Configuring the Message Transport
  • Mod 05: Implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • Mod 06: Configuring Administrative Security and Auditing
  • Mod 07: Migrating to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

So, make use of it Smile

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Download: Exchange Server 2013 Architecture


Now you can download the Microsoft Exchange Serve 2013 Architecture in .PDF format. This poster highlights the significantly updated and modernized architecture in Exchange 2013, and highlights the new technologies in Exchange 2013, such as Managed Availability, the new storage and high availability features, and integration with SharePoint and Lync.  In addition, it illustrates the new transport architecture in Exchange 2013. 

Exchange Server 2013 Architecture

A zoom.it version of the poster can be found at http://zoom.it/BuoF.

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Custom CDO app throws error CDO_E_FAILED_TO_CONNECT


Recently I was working with a customer (at his Windows XP) where his CDO app (CDOSEND.vbs – given below) is failing to send email and throws the error “CDO_E_FAILED_TO_CONNECT” (you can refer the below given Output also). We tried setting CONFIG parameters like user name, SLL, password – but it doesn’t help.

Code Snippet: 

Option explicit

 

Dim iMsg

Dim iConf

Dim Flds

Dim strHTML

Dim strSmartHost

Dim strFrom

Dim strTo

 

Const cdoSendUsingPort = 2

 

If wscript.arguments.count <> 3 Then

   wscript.echo "Arguments must be: <smtp server> <sender address> <recipient address>"

Else

 

 strSmartHost = trim(wscript.arguments(0))

 strFrom = trim(wscript.arguments(1))

 strTo = trim(wscript.arguments(2))

 

 set iMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message")

 set iConf = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")

 

 Set Flds = iConf.Fields

 

 ' set the CDOSYS configuration fields to use port 25 on the SMTP server

 

 With Flds

 .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = cdoSendUsingPort

 .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = strSmartHost

 .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpconnectiontimeout") = 10

 .Update

 End With

 

 ' build HTML for message body

 strHTML = "<HTML><BODY>" &_

 "<b>This is the test HTML message body</b></br>" &_

 "</BODY></HTML>"

 

 ' apply the settings to the message

 With iMsg

 Set .Configuration = iConf

 .To = strTo

 .From = StrFrom

 .Subject = "This is a test CDO message (Sent via Port 25)"

 .HTMLBody = strHTML

 .Send

 End With

 

 ' cleanup of variables

 Set iMsg = Nothing

 Set iConf = Nothing

 Set Flds = Nothing

 

End If

Output:

   1: CDO.Message.1 error '80040213'

   2:  

   3: The transport failed to connect to the server.

They were sending the mail using Port 25 and we made sure it’s not blocked by any AV solution. We tested sending mail using TELNET without any issues and collected NetMon logs for further analysis.

When we investigated further, we noticed that the specific machine had Outlook Express installed and a specific account profile was configured for it. We just deleted the profile entry from it.

Now we tried the above CDO app, it worked like a charm. Happy debugging!!