Outlook

Since Windows Server 2000, MS Active Directory (AD) has included attributes for saving an image (photo) to a user account. This information can be used in some applications (such as Instant Messaging) that retrieve user information from AD. And it's useful if we use a directory for personal data. Newly AD photos are supported in MS Outlook 2010. Inserting images into AD is not complicated, but there are various options, which we will describe here.

Almost everyone uses email on a daily basis. The disadvantage of electronic messages is that in most cases they are spread over the Internet completely openly (in other words, legibly). The security solution is some form of encryption, either of traffic or of individual messages. We'll take a light look at encrypting selected messages as is common in a corporate environment. We will consider that each user has an encryption certificate stored on a smartcard. The main focus is on the most common problems and their solutions.

I have solved different behavior of scheduling appointments to Outlook calendar (with an account on Exchange server) in different environments. I haven't figured out what is causing the problem, but I have gathered various information regarding the operation of events and appointments and the use of the iCalendar format. I will list these notes here, which unfortunately are not comprehensive. I have not found detailed information about the functioning and processing of meetings on the Exchange server side anywhere.

The web interface for accessing mail on the Exchange server used to be called Outlook Web App (OWA) and before that Outlook Web Access. Since Exchange Server 2016 it has been renamed to Outlook on the web, but the acronym OWA is still commonly used. It should be intuitive and identical to Outlook (I guess it depends on your point of view). A number of things have changed, and I don't know if for the better in any case.

In Outlook, we can schedule meetings in rooms that we create as a special object (Resource). We can also use Room Finder to search for available rooms. We can prepare Room Lists on the Exchange server.

Typically, distribution groups are managed by an administrator using Active Directory Users and Computers, PowerShell, or Exchange Admin Center. Distribution groups can be configured with an owner who can then add or remove members using MS Outlook. The whole thing is simple, but the first time we try it we may get an error. You then need to do an intervention (permission) on the Exchange server.