The heated discussion that surrounds naming an internal Active Directory domain the same or differently than the external public DNS name lives on.
In my opinion, in these days of increasingly mobile, unmanaged device access, and with the "just works" mantra that I follow - using the same internal and external namespace is the preferred option. (i.e corporate.com for both your AD and public DNS).
By doing so, users get to use and remember a single logon and email address, and there's way less fuss when setting up user accounts. Any of the supposed security disadvantages are simple to overcome with split DNS servers, and the exceptional capabilities of today's application firewalls.
I recently found an interesting old thread on this topic, that is replicated below. It's a good read on the topic.
Read MoreExchange ActiveSync (EAS) is Microsoft's excellent protocol that most vendors have adopted as the standard for direct-push email to mobile devices. Thankfully, Microsoft has dramatically improved the ability to manage deces and restrict access to the Exchange or Office 365 environment in the latest versions.
The following are the various options and settings available, and some implementation details we've put together for clients.
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Surprising as it might sound, your script might actually not be ready to run in a scheduled task as is. This happens if it uses cmdlets from a particular PowerShell module or snapin, and it worked for you interactively because you used a specialized shell (e.g. Exchange Management Shell) or a tool like PowerGUI Script Editor which loads the modules for you.
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Microsoft has a number of great new utilities designed to make administration easier, especially in the Exchange space.
Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator (
link)Helps reduce the risks involved in Exchange Server network bandwidth planning. The Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator has been designed to help anyone planning an Exchange Server deployment to predict the network bandwidth requirements for a specific set of clients. The prediction algorithms used within this calculator are entirely new and have been derived after significant testing and observation.
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