Create an Exchange Transport rule based on the recipient which is a group

Problem:
You need to create an Exchange transport rule to apply actions on the recipient address.  However if you select a distribution list as the recipient you will see the error SentTo predicate does not allow distribution groups. ‘YourGroup’.

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How to use Get-MailboxFolderStatistics in PowerShell to get detailed mailbox folder data from Exchange and Office 365

Problem:

How do you pull off all information about folders within a users mailbox or within a shared mailbox?  If you want to see detailed information about the folders within a user’s mailbox such as item count, folder size and much more please see below.

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Export a list of all mailboxes in Exchange using PowerShell including sizes and which database they reside on

This is a just a quick post to show an example of the Get-MailboxStatistics command in Microsoft Exchange.  This command is useful if you want to pull off information about your user’s mailboxes including size, mailbox database and other attributes.

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Step by Step Guide to Creating a comprehensive PRTG Enterprise Monitoring System

Setup a PRTG Monitoring Server from start to finish-30

I have been using my implementation of the PRTG monitoring system now for some time and for a large number of clients.  The system is inexpensive and works extremely well.  What I like most about it is its flexibility and ability to be customised heavily according to your needs.  Here is my guide to setting up a PRTG monitoring server to monitor all the typical enterprise systems including: AD, Exchange, DFS, Network equipment and more.

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