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Microsoft Exchange 2007 terms

101. Exchange Management Console The Exchange 2007 graphical user interface (GUI) from which administrators can perform tasks to configure and manage Exchange servers.
102. Exchange Management Shell A command-line interface and associated command-line plug-ins for Exchange Server that enable automation of administrative tasks.
103. Exchange Organization Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Organization Administrators role have full access to all Exchange properties and…
104. Exchange Recipient Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Recipient Administrators role have permissions to modify any Exchange property on…
105. Exchange Server 2007 Setup wizard The wizard for installing Exchange Server 2007. This wizard has a graphical user interface (GUI) that guides an administrator through the installation of…
106. Exchange Server Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Server Administrators role have access to only local server Exchange configuration…
107. Exchange View-Only Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange View-Only Administrators role have read-only access to the entire Exchange…
108. Exchange Web Services A set of features that provides a programming interface for accessing Microsoft Exchange data through the Client Access server role by using Web services.
109. failover A cluster's ability to redirect requests from one server to another. Failover occurs when a user tries to access an application on an unavailable server…
110. fallback action The action that an Exchange Server 2007 transport rule takes if a disclaimer cannot be applied to an e-mail message as, for example, when a message is…
111. false positive test result that states that an analyte is present, when, in fact, it is not present or, is present in an amount less than a threshold or designated…
112. fan out The process of splitting a message to deliver e-mail messages to individual recipients. [Exchange 2007]
113. fan-out thread A thread that creates multiple message copies and places them in the appropriate link queues.
114. file share witness A new type of Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum in Windows Server 2003. In Exchange Server 2007, cluster continuous replication (CCR) uses the MNS quorum…
115. Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act of 2001 Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide enhanced protection of nonpublic personal information. [Exchange 2007]
116. Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act of 2003 Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide enhanced protection of nonpublic personal information. [Exchange 2007]
117. Foreign connector An Exchange Server 2007 connector that uses a Drop directory on a Hub Transport server to send messages to a local messaging server that doesn't use the…
118. foreign gateway connection handler In Exchange Server 2007, a component of the Microsoft Exchange Transport service that manages delivery of messages to Drop directories that are configured…
119. forms-based authentication Forms-based authentication provides a Web logon screen for users to authenticate to gain access to their mailboxes when using Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
120. FQDN (fully qualified domain name) A Domain Name System (DNS) that has been stated unambiguously to indicate with certainty its location in the domain namespace tree.
121. FRS (File Replication Service) A multimaster replication service that is used replicate files and folders between servers. [Exchange 2007]
122. full mesh topology A network architecture in which each network segment can reach any other network segment directly through a point-to-point physical or logical connection.
123. GAL (global address list) A list that contains all Exchange users, contacts, groups, conferencing resources, and public folders in an organization.
124. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Financial Modernization Act) A U.S. federal law that protect consumers' personal financial information held by financial institutions. [Exchange 2007]
125. GUID (globally unique identifier) A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number.
126. handoff This occurs when information on positions, velocities and tracks are given by one sensor or system to another and the first sensor or system continues to…
127. Healthy One of four health states of a storage group copy. Healthy indicates that the passive copy of a storage group can be advanced by log replay.
128. heartbeat interval The amount of time that can elapse before the Exchange server asks a mobile device running Exchange ActiveSync to connect again. [Exchange 2007]
129. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) A US federal law that provides rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries in group health plans. [Exchange 2007]
130. HIPAA Privacy Rule A rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and…
131. home server The Exchange server that contains a user's mailbox.
132. Hub Transport server role An Exchange Server 2007 server role that provides routing within a single organizational network by using the Active Directory directory service site.
133. hunt group A group of servers that are assigned one phone number. Clients dial the one phone number and connect to any available server.
134. IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) An open community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of Internet architecture and the smooth operation…
135. impersonation The ability of a thread to run in the security context of a security principal different from the security principal that started the process.
136. In-Country/Region Number Format The string that is used to define how to create an in-country/region number to use when making calls from a dial plan. [Exchange 2007]
137. in-place upgrade In Exchange Server documentation, this is the scenario in which you upgrade to a newer version of Microsoft Exchange software on a single computer.
138. informational announcement An audio message that is played when a user first dials in to a Unified Messaging system that describes some temporary condition of interest to all users.
139. Intelligent Message Filter The underlying technology of the Exchange Server content filter that evaluates inbound mail and assesses the probability that an inbound e-mail message is…
140. International Access Code The prefix that is used to direct a call internationally. The International Access Code is 011 in the United States and 00 in much of the rest of the…
141. International Number Format The string that is used to define how to dial someone from outside of their country/region. [Exchange 2007]
142. Interoperability The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services to or accept services from other systems, units, or forces and to use the services so…
143. interoperate See "interoperability." [Exchange 2007]
144. IP Allow list A filtering list that is used by the Connection Filter agent in Exchange Server 2007.
145. IP Block list A filtering list that is used by the Connection Filter agent in Exchange Server 2007. IP addresses on the IP Block list are considered spam.
146. IP gateway A third-party hardware device or product that connects a legacy PBX to a LAN. An IP gateway translates or converts TDM or telephony circuit-switched…
147. IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) An authentication method in which the user name and password, also called credentials, are hashed before they are sent over the network.
148. Japan's Personal Information Protection Act A law promulgated by the Japanese government to regulate the collection, use, and transfer of personal information.
149. journaling A function of e-mail systems (such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes) that copies sent and received items into a second information store for…
150. Journaling agent A compliance-focused agent that is configured to journal e-mail messages that are sent or received by departments or individuals in an Exchange Server…
151. junk e-mail Unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). Also known as spam. [Exchange 2007]
152. LCR (local continuous replication) Local continuous replication (LCR) is a single-server solution that uses built-in technology to create and maintain a copy of a storage group on a second…
153. Lightweight Directory Services A stand-alone directory service that is designed specifically for use with directory-enabled applications.
154. LinkAccess A feature that allows access to SharePoint documents and sites and documents on shares inside of a corporate network through Outlook Web Access when it is…
155. linked connector In Exchange Server 2007, a Receive connector that is linked to a Send connector.
156. lossy failover An unscheduled outage of a clustered mailbox server (CMS) in a cluster continuous cluster (CCR) environment in which data was lost. [Exchange 2007]
157. mail contact A mail-enabled Active Directory contact that contains information about people or organizations that exist outside an Exchange Server organization.
158. mail user A mail-enabled Active Directory user that represents a user outside the Exchange organization. Each mail user has an external e-mail address.
159. mail-enabled universal distribution group A group of recipients that are created to expedite the mass e-mailing of messages and other information.
160. Mailbox An area on a storage device where email is placed. In email systems, each user has a private mailbox.
161. mailbox database A database for storing mailboxes in Exchange Server. The mailbox database manages the data in mailboxes, tracks deleted messages and mailbox sizes, and…
162. mailbox delivery queue A group of temporary queues that hold messages that are being delivered to a Mailbox server by using encrypted Exchange RPC.
163. Mailbox server role An Exchange Server 2007 server role that provides e-mail storage and advanced scheduling services for Microsoft Office Outlook users.
164. mailbox user A mail-enabled Active Directory user object that has mailbox attributes. [Exchange 2007]
165. managed content settings Settings that are applied to the managed folders in users' mailboxes to control the retention and journaling of messages for messaging records management…
166. managed custom folder A type of managed folder that is created by an Exchange administrator and placed in a user's mailbox for messaging records management (MRM) purposes.
167. managed default folder A mailbox folder (such as the Inbox folder) that appears in Office Outlook by default and to which messaging records management (MRM) has been applied.
168. managed folder A folder in a user's mailbox to which messaging records management (MRM) has been applied.
169. managed folder assistant A Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Assistant that creates managed folders in users' mailboxes and applies managed content settings to them for messaging records…
170. managed folder mailbox policy A logical grouping of managed folders. When a managed folder mailbox policy is applied to a user's mailbox, all the managed folders that are linked to the…
171. MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) The API that is used by Microsoft messaging applications such as Outlook to access collaboration data.
172. matched name selection method The mechanism used to help a caller differentiate between users with names that match the touch-tone or speech input. [Exchange 2007]
173. message dehydration In Exchange Server 2007, the removal of unnecessary elements, such as MIME content, from queued messages that are cached in memory.
174. message envelope The information contained in an e-mail message that is required to send and deliver a message between messaging servers by using SMTP protocol commands.
175. Message Header Message headers generally contain the identities of the author and recipients, the subject of the message, and the date the message was sent.
176. message tracking The tracking of events from the time a message enters an Edge Transport server or Hub Transport server to the time it leaves the any of the Edge Transport…
177. Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services A set of four distinct hosted services: Hosted Filtering, which helps organizations protect themselves from e-mail-borne malware; Hosted Archive, which…
178. Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Assistants The process that runs on a Mailbox server and performs background processing of mailboxes in the Exchange store. [Exchange 2007]
179. Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant A Microsoft Exchange tool that is used to automatically determine what set of data is required to troubleshoot symptoms that are identified.
180. Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging service A service that implements Unified Messaging (UM) capabilities for UM-enabled users. [Exchange 2007]
181. migrate See "migration." [Exchange 2007]
182. migration Moving files to another computer application or platform; may require conversion to a different format.
183. missed call notification An e-mail message that is sent to a Unified Messaging subscriber that indicates that someone called but did not leave a message. [Exchange 2007]
184. mixed mode The default operating mode of Exchange when it is installed. Mixed mode allows Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2000 servers and servers running earlier…
185. MNS (Majority Node Set) A type of cluster quorum model in Windows Server 2003. Exchange Server 2007 uses a new type of MNS quorum with file share witness to support failover…
186. Monad The code name for the Windows command-line shell technology and scripting language that provides a task automation solution for the Windows platform.
187. move The task of moving an object from one location to another, such as moving a mailbox from one server to another.
188. MRM (messaging records management) Records management technology in Exchange 2007 that helps organizations to reduce the legal risks that are associated with e-mail and other communications.
189. MTE (Message Transfer Envelope) A MAPI message that holds the delivery information for a message.
190. multifactor authentication An authentication method that requires two or more authentication methods, which may include something the user provides, such as certificates; something…
191. National Association of Securities Dealers 3010 & 3110 (NASD 3010 & 3110) The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) requires that member firms establish and maintain a system to "supervise" the activities of each…
192. native mode An operating mode of Exchange Server 2003 when the Exchange organization consists of only Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 servers.
193. NDR (non-delivery report) A notice that a message was not delivered to the recipient. [Exchange 2003]
194. OAB (offline address book) A copy of an address book that has been downloaded so that an Outlook user can access the information it contains while disconnected from the server.
195. OAB (offline address book) distribution The method by which the OAB can be accessed by users when they are working remotely or over a dial-up connection.
196. OAB (offline address book) distribution point The HTTP Web address or public folder where client computers can download an offline address book.
197. OAB (offline address book) generation The process by which Exchange Server creates and updates the OAB. Administrators can define when the OAB generation process will run. [Exchange 2007]
198. OAB (offline address book) version 4 The OAB version that was introduced with Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). OAB version 4.0 is required for Web-based distribution. [Exchange 2007]
199. OABGen When the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant generates the offline address book (OAB), it calls Oabgen.dll (referred to as OABGen).
200. open proxy A proxy server that accepts connection requests from anyone anywhere and forwards the traffic as if it has originated from the local hosts. [Exchange 2007]