The SMTP banner is the message which the remote mail servers receive when establishing an SMTP connection to a receive connector on Exchange Server 2007. By default the initial message has the following format :
220 ExchangeInternalName Microsoft ESMTP MAIL service ready at Date-Hour-Time

Disclosing the internal Active Directory name and the type of the mail server to the outside world is definitely not a good idea, from security point of view.

In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial, we will demonstrate how to configure the SMTP banner in Exchange Server 2007 SP1.

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Dean

We have already demonstrated How to Configure Outlook Anywhere in Exchange Server 2007, running on Windows Server 2008. We got requests about publishing a Step-by-Step Screencast about configuring Outlook Anywhere when Exchange 2007 is running on a Windows Server 2003.

In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial, we are using a single Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2003 R2 scenario. In addition, we have a multiple domain (UCC) SSL certificate installed.

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Dean

We have already demonstrated how to configure Standard Journaling in Exchange Server 2007. It is enabled per-Mailbox Database and affects all mailboxes residing on that database.

Exchange Server 2007 offers a more advanced form of Journaling – Premium Journaling. It allows you a far more granular approach when selecting the scope of the journaling process. You can target an Internal scope, External scope, Global scope, and Specific Journal Recipients, as you will see in the demonstration bellow.

In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial, we will show you how to configure Premium Journaling for all messages sent to/from the members of a distribution group.

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Dean

Exchange journaling is often required for the purposes of regulatory compliance, data retention etc.
Exchange Server 2007 supports envelope journaling – as you can see in the video bellow, the original message is wrapped in a journaling envelope. This allows you to see the sender and all recipients, including BCC recipients and recipients in distribution lists.

In addition, you can choose between two types of journaling in Exchange Server 2007 -standard and premium.

Standard journaling (the so called per-Mailbox journaling) is enabled per mailbox database and all messages sent to/from addresses on that database are journaled. As you can see in our demo, the destination (journal) mailbox should reside on a database which is not being journaled.

Premium journaling can target an Internal scope, External scope, Global scope and specific Journal recepients and we will demonstrate it in a separate Screencast.

In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial, you will see  how to configure Standard (per-Mailbox) Journaling to a trusted (locked down) mailbox in Exchange Server 2007 SP1.

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Dean