Java Sort Script for Disk Space Report

I was recently asked if it would be possible to add some type of sorting feature to the daily disk report script I created and have now decided to tackle the request! The easiest way to sort HTML based tables is to use some type call request to a Java based script.

Click on the title of this post for additional info on the script and how to implement it.

Out of Office Not Replying

In a previous post I discussed the use of MDBVUE32.EXE found on the Exchange 2000 CD. I recently can across an issue where a mailbox wasn't sending out automated "Out of Office" replies and the process using MDBVUE32 to remove corrupted rules didn't solve the issue. What to do?

After much searching the problem was actually an easy one. The mailbox was sitting at over 1 gig of consumed space with a 50 meg storage limit in which prohibit send was enabled.

As a heads up, check your storage limits on any send related issue and confirm that the prohibit send option hasn't been activated!

Perfmon Counters for Exchange 2000

Recently I was searching for counters that should be watched in Perform as part of a proactive monitoring environment for our Exchange 2000 systems. I didn't find much available from Microsoft but the user community seems pretty consistent with watching the following:

Categorizer Queue Length
Current Messages in Local Delivery
Local Queue Length
Local Retry Queue Length
Remote Queue Length
Remote Retry Queue Length

My initial tests agree!