Force Outlook Autodiscover to use SRV Record

How to force Outlook Autodiscover to only use SRV for autodiscovery

create this batch file and run it:
Outlook 2007:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\AutoDiscover]
"ExcludeHttpRedirect"=dword:00000001
"ExcludeHttpsAutoDiscoverDomain"=dword:00000001
"ExcludeHttpsRootDomain"=dword:00000001
"ExcludeScpLookup"=dword:00000001

Outlook 2010:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\AutoDiscover]
"ExcludeHttpRedirect"=dword:00000001
"ExcludeHttpsAutoDiscoverDomain"=dword:00000001
"ExcludeHttpsRootDomain"=dword:00000001
"ExcludeScpLookup"=dword:00000001

Using SRV Record for Exchange 2007/2010 Autodiscover

You can use a SRV record for exchange Autodiscover services, just create a srv record named:

Service: _autodiscover
Protocol: _tcp
Port Number: 443
Host: [Hostname of the server]

Eg.
Host: _autodiscover._tcp.kasperk.it, Port 443, host: mail.kasperk.it

source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940881

You can test the configuration here: https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/ choosing Outlook Autodiscover

Cisco ASA 8.4 Port Forwarding (Pat/Nat) ASDM

Cisco ASA 8.4 Port Forwarding Port 25 with ASA 8.4 with ASDM


Step 1. Open ASDM and jumb to Configuration mode:


Step 2. Click Add, choose Network Object… (Found in the Right side panel)


Step 3.
Ip address: type the Inside ipaddress of the pc/server
check Add Automatic Address Translation Rules
Type: static
Translated Addr: choose the WAN interface (default it is outside)
Click Advanced


Step 4.
Souce Interface: Choose the interface which the pc/server is connected
Destination Interface: Choose the WAN interface (default it is outside)
Protocol: tcp
Real Port and Mapped Port: Type smtp og the port nummer your want to open


Step 5. Create a Access Rule, click Add, and choose Add Access Rule…


Step 6.
Interface: Outsite
Action: Permit
Source: Any
Destination: The object we just created

.gitignore for Xcode

Create a file named: .gitignore and place this in the same folder as the .git folder


# Exclude the build directory
build/*
 
# Exclude temp nibs and swap files
*~.nib
*.swp
 
# Exclude OS X folder attributes
.DS_Store
 
# Exclude user-specific XCode 3 and 4 files
*.mode1
*.mode1v3
*.mode2v3
*.perspective
*.perspectivev3
*.pbxuser
*.xcworkspace
xcuserdata


Allow PPTP traffic through ASA

Insert the following in the configuration:

class-map inspection_default
match default-inspection-traffic
!
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect pptp
!
service-policy global_policy global

Extend Cluster Shared Volume (CSV)

This is how you Extend Cluster Shared Volume (CSV)

Extend Cluster Shared Volume

1. Expand the LUN used to CSV
2. Find the CSV owner
3. Login local on the CSV owner node/host, and run diskpart from Command prompt
4. Type “rescan”
5. Type “list volume”
6. Type “select volume [Disk Id of the CSV volume]
7. Type “extend”

To check the size has extended type “list volume” to see that the volume size now has extended.

Microsoft kb:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304736

Use Smarthost with Exchange 2003

1. Open Exchange System Manager
2. Select [ServerName], click Protocols, and then click SMTP.
3. Right-click the Default SMTP Virtual Server object, and click Properties.


4. Click the Delivery tab

5. Click Advanced

6. Inset the hostname off the smarthost/relay server


Change Outbound Port:
1. Click Outbound connections

2. Change TCP port to 26

 

Change smtp Receive port Exchange 2003

Here is how you change det Listening port on Exchange 2003

Change Receive Port:
1. Open Exchange System Manager
2. Select [ServerName], click Protocols, and then click SMTP.
3. Right-click the Default SMTP Virtual Server object, and click Properties.
4. On the General tab, click the Advanced button, click the Edit button.

5. Change the port number to port 26

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274842